Maria Belen Chapur in 2001
Everyone knows the reason why Maria Belen Chapur hits the worldwide news headlines–she was the mistress of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. Considering the fact that many are curious to know something about Maria, we here compile an unofficial biography about her based on the info scooped from the internet.
You already know Maria Belen Chapur is from Argentina. As Argentina is a Spanish-language speaking country, María Belen Chapur has a Spanish name-María Belén Chapur. Sometimes Chapur spelled as Shapur, so Maria’s name can also be María Belén Shapur.
According to Huffington Post, Maria Belen Chapur is described by a neighbor as a beautiful brunette. A bar owner told TMZ Maria has “a banging body”, green eyes, and dirty blonde hair. Maria lives with a healthy lifestyle. She plays tennis, and jogs in the morning.
Maria Chapur stays in a 14-story building on Republica de la India in the upscale Palermo district, a street across Carlos Thays Botanical Gardens/Buenos Aires Zoo in the capital city of Argentina.
Maria Belen Chapur married once but got a divorce with her husband in 2001. She is a single mother with two teenager sons, aged at 19 and 15.
Reports on the age of Maria Belen Chapur are contradictory. Some media said she is 43 years old while others said she is 41.
Maria Chapura received early education at St. Catherine College in Buenos Aires. Later Maria entered the Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) where she obtained a BA in Political Science. Other than Spanish, she can speak fluent, English, Portuguese, and Chinese.
Not as earlier reports said she works for the international agribusiness firm Bunge y Born, Maria Belen Chapur had a career involving in various media productions.
Maria Belen Chapur Reporting 9/11 Attacks for C5N
During the month after New York attacked by the terrorist, Maria Belen Chapur temporarily worked as a journalist for Argentine TV station C5N (watch a short clip above). Then she became an English translator for the television station for a few years.
Maria Chapur Boyfriend South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Picture
Maria Belen Chapur reportedly got to know S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford through online chatting in 2001. Their eight-year relationship evolved into an extramarital affair in 2008 which is now rocking the South Carolina political scene and casts the shadow over Sanford’s political life.
Sources: News Bizarre & Noticias.erra.
