Who is Mikel Arteta’s wife Lorena Bernal? Miss World candidate, CSI: Miami actress and Arsenal manager’s partner

LORENA Bernal is a captivating blend of beauty and talent, with a life story that spans continents and industries.

From winning Miss Spain at just 17 to starring in hit TV shows and marrying a Premier League football manager, her journey is as intriguing as it is inspiring.

Lorena was born in San Miguel de Tucaman, ArgentinaGetty Images – Getty

Who is Lorena Bernal?

Lorena Raquel Bernal Pascual is an Argentine-Spanish actress, television host, and model.

She was born on May 12, 1981, in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina and moved to San Sebastián, Spain, at the age of one.

Lorena attended the French Lycée Français de Saint Sébastien in Spain and later studied at Maurice Ravel school in Saint Jean de Luz, France.

She is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.

Her career in modeling began early, as she started working at just seven years old.

By the age of 13, she was also taking drama classes.

Her career expanded beyond modeling to include acting and television hosting.

She has worked in both Spain and the United States, with notable appearances on American television shows such as Chuck, where she played an international arms dealer, and CSI: Miami, where she portrayed Mía, a nanny, in the episode My Nanny.

Did she win the Miss World competition?

In 1999, at the age of 17, she won the Miss Spain title.

However, due to her age, she was ineligible to represent Spain in the Miss Universe competition.

She competed in Miss World instead, where she became one of the top 10 finalists.

When did she get married to Mikel Arteta and do they have any children?

Lorena and Mikel

Lorena and Mikel Arteta met in 2002 in a nightclub in San Sebastián, Spain.

At the time, Mikel was playing football for Rangers F.C. and Lorena was already an established model and television personality.

They married in 2010, after six years of dating.

The couple has three children together.

Their first child, Gabriel, was born in 2009, a year before they got married.

Their second child, Daniel, was born in 2012, and their third child, Oliver, was born in 2015.

All three children were born in Spain.

Mikel said in an interview with the BBC about his wife: “She has changed my life.

“She has changed my perception about life.

“We have navigated many, many different situations, some of them fascinating, some of them really difficult.

“I have that feeling with her that we never get bored. I can be sitting there five hours, 10 hours, go anywhere in the world and enjoy and have fun and laugh.”

Is she on social media?

As you might expect from someone who is not only a model and actress but also the wife of a well-known sports star, Lorena Bernal has social media.

She boasts over 60,000 followers on Instagram, where she frequently shares glimpses of her life, including professional photoshoots, family moments, and snapshots from her travels.

In addition to Instagram, Lorena is also on Twitter, where she has more than 21,500 followers.

However, her activity on Twitter has been minimal, with her last tweet dating back to August 2020.