Simonetta Lein


Simonetta Lein is a TV personality, model and businesswoman.

Early life

Lein was born in Pordenone, in the northern part of Italy. For her education, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Art in Rome. Simonetta also has a specialization as a Gestalt counsellor and an honorary degree from the Papal and Tiber University in Rome. She currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Career

Lein is a former columnist for Vanity Fair Italy, La Repubblica, and La Voce Di New York. She has also written for Forbes, Entrepreneur and Huffington Post USA. She has written a book, Everything Is Possible: A Novel About the Power of Dreams, which was published by Sperling & Kupfer in 2013.
As a model, she has been featured in Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair Italy and Cosmopolitan. Simonetta has modelled for several fashion designers and photographers including Bruno Oliviero and Giovanni Gastel.. She is the CEO and co-founder of Ausonia Partners, a media and public relations agency headquartered in Pennsylvania. She has also been cited as one of the top 100 fashion and social media influencers.

The Wishwall

In 2015, Lein founded The Wishwall Foundation- an initiative to address social causes like literacy, poverty, women's safety and to help make wishes come true. In 2018, her work at the foundation was extended to a television program called The Wishwall, produced Rocco Leo Gaglioti of the FNL Network and is now available worldwide on Roku TV and Amazon Fire TV.
Lein is a former columnist for Vanity Fair Italy, D di Repubblica, and La Voce Di New York. She has been featured in Vogue Italy, Vanity Fair Italy Cosmopolitan etc.