Isabel Preysler
| Isabel Preysler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
María Isabel Preysler Arrastia 18 February 1951 Manila, Philippines |
| Citizenship | Philippines Spain |
| Occupation | Journalist, Television host |
| Spouse(s) |
Julio Iglesias (m. 1971; div. 1979) Carlos Falcó (m. 1980; div. 1985) Miguel Boyer (m. 1987; d. 2014) |
| Partner(s) |
Mario Vargas Llosa (2015–present) |
| Children |
Chabeli Iglesias (b. 1971) Julio Iglesias, Jr. (b. 1973) Enrique Iglesias (b. 1975) Tamara Falcó (b. 1981) Ana Boyer (b. 1989) |
María Isabel Preysler Arrastia (born 18 February 1951), better known as Isabel Preysler, is a Spanish Filipinasocialite and television host.
Preysler was born in Manila, Philippines, the third of six children to a wealthy family. She attended a private Roman Catholic school; Her father, Carlos Preysler y Pérez de Tagle, was the executive director of Philippine Airlines and on the Board of Directors for the Banco Español de Manila (Spanish Bank of Manila), while her mother, María Beatriz Arrastia y Reynares, was the owner of a real estate company in Manila. She is the niece of actress Neile Adams, who is her mother's half-sister. She is also a first cousin once removed of American actor Steven R. McQueen, who is Neile's grandson.
The Pérez de Tagle family, a Filipino cadet branch of the Spanish dynasty that has held the marquisate of Altamira since the 1600s, produced abacá and copra. Abacá was the main ingredient in ropes and other products prior to the invention of nylon.
The Arrastía family is from the province of Pampanga. Their old town was Lubao, site of the ancient San Nicolas Tolentino Cathedral. The Arrastías used to own one of the largest haciendas there, most of which were utilized to plant rice and sugarcane.
During her youth, Preysler was a model who participated in beauty pageants and charity events for the Sheraton Hotels and Resorts in Manila and went on to win titles in several events. At the age of 16, she migrated to Madrid, Spain to live with her uncle and aunt and to study at Mary Ward College, an Irish Catholic University in Spain, where she studied accounting.
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