Amanda Ungaro (born 1984) is a Brazilian former model, and a figure prominent in the Epstein affair. She was formerly the partner of Donald Trump confidant Paolo Zampolli; they separated in 2023.[1] They have a son, "G.", who was born in 2010.[2]

Early life

Born in Londrina, Brazil in April 1984, she is a Brazilian citizen. Her father was a public clerk.[3] She began her modeling career at 13.[2]

Career

As a 16-year-old teenage model, she had been flown to New York City on a plane owned by Jeffrey Epstein.[4] Her agent at the time, with whom she had boarded, was Jean-Luc Brunel.[1] She was signed to ID Models, an agency founded by Paolo Zampolli.[3]

In June 2014, Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, appointed Ungaro as United Nations Ambassador for Youth Affairs.[5] Ungaro has worked under a 69th United Nations Vice President (of which there were 21)[6] of the UN General Assembly for the Blue Economy,[7] and served—at least pro forma—as Grenada's representative at the International Criminal Court and at Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty sessions.[2]

After separating from Zampolli, she married a doctor from Brazil and lived in Aventura, Florida.[8][9] In 2025, she was arrested in Miami for running an unlicensed cosmetic surgery clinic (specializing in Botox), fraud, and overstaying her visa. Later placed in ICE custody (at Paolo Zampolli's behest)[8] for three months, she requested of an immigration judge to be deported back to Brazil, where she had previous residency.[1] There is an ongoing custody dispute between Ungaro and Zampolli over their son, "G."[2][3]

On 7 April 2026, a series of tweets emerged threatening legal action, etc., which had been sent in her name to Melania Trump in the second term of the Trump presidency.[10] Melania Trump held a surprise press announcement the next day denying any ties with Epstein.[11]

As of April 2026, Ungaro resides in Rio de Janeiro.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kateel, Avinash (April 10, 2026). "Who's Amanda Ungaro and is she linked to Melania's Epstein denial?". India Today.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gortázar, Naiara Galarraga. "Amanda Ungaro: From sharing soirées with the Trumps to being deported by ICE". El Pais.
  3. ^ a b c "Amanda Ungaro Bio, Age, Boyfriend, Net Worth - Ent Radar". April 10, 2026.
  4. ^ Manjari Gupta (2026-03-24). "From Epstein's plane to ICE detention: Amanda Ungaro's life before and after Paolo Zampolli". Showbiz Cheat Sheet – via MSN.
  5. ^ { "United Nations Bluebook" (PDF). United Nations. August 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  6. ^ "Sam Kahamba Kutesa, President of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly". www.un.org.
  7. ^ "zampolli.com about; zampolli.com". zampolli.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Twohey, Megan; McCreesh, Shawn; Aleaziz, Hamed (2026-03-20). "Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  9. ^ Gardner, David (April 10, 2026). "The Strange Case of Melania and the Model Deported by ICE". The Daily Beast.
  10. ^ Shuvrajit Das Biswas. "Why Melania Trump gave Epstein address today? FLOTUS speech sparks Amanda Ungaro, Pam Bondi theories". Hindustan Times – via MSN.
  11. ^ Dubey (April 11, 2026). "Who is Amanda Ungaro and is she behind Melania Trump's shocking statements related to Epstein? She is from..., works as...first=Navya".