Maria Belen Shapur is reportedly the mistress of Governor Mark Sanford. Shapur, age 43, resides in an apartment building in Buenos Aires, Argentina and has two sons. A blog reported that she works for the grain and oilseed corporation Bunge y Born, but this appears to be untrue, according to news reports.New Yor Daily News: Maria Belen Shapur identified as South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's Argentine mistress(June 25, 2009)
In June 2009, Mark Sanford publicly admitted that he had cheated on his wife with a woman in Buenos Aires, but he has not named the woman he had the affair with.New Yor Daily News: Maria Belen Shapur identified as South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's Argentine mistress(June 25, 2009)
Mark Sanford
South Carolina governor Mark Sanford went missing for several days in June 2009. While his office made up an excuse that he went hiking on the Appalachian Trail, Sanford later announced he had spent time with a mistress in Buenos Aires. Sanford's wife and children did not know where he was. On June 24, 2009, Sanford held a press conference admitting his infidelity to the public. He said he had an affair with the woman for about two years. Sanford has not named the woman, but newspaper has reported she is Maria Belen Shapur. After Sanford admitted to the affair, the newspaper The State published emails between the two.Chicago-Sun Times: Sanford's mistress is 43, athletic: report(June 25, 2009)
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43 years old in 2009
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Resides in an apartment building in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Speaks English, Portuguese and Chinese
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It was reported that she works for Bunge y Born, but that appears to be untrue
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A bar owner in Buenos Aires was quoted in a newspaper saying that the two had been to his bar and had been "all over each other"
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Sanford's wife says that she heard about the affair about two weeks before Sanford publicly admitted to it
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The emails between Sanford and his mistress were published in the newspaper The State
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