Louise Camuto

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Louise Camuto-Grieder
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Born
Louise Drevenstam
OccupationEntrepreneur
Title Miss Sweden 1989
Spouse(s) Vince Camuto
(married 1999–2015)
Daniel Grieder
(married 2022–present)

Louise Camuto-Grieder (born as Louise Drevenstam) [1] is a Swedish model, entrepreneur, interior designer and brand advisor.

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Career

Camuto-Grieder was Miss Sweden 1989, [2] [3] [4] and finished as first runner-up in the Miss Universe 1989 pageant. [1] Later that year, she was crowned Miss Scandinavia in Helsinki. [5] [6]

In 2001, together with her late husband, businessman Vince Camuto, Camuto-Grieder established the Greenwich based company Camuto Group. [7] [8] [9] Camuto-Grieder was Creative Director and President of Marketing at Camuto Group, where she crafted and designed brands with Vince Camuto. [10] After his death in 2015, she took over the role of Chief creative officer. [1] [11] Besides, she also worked as a creative director for the brand Louise et Cie. [12]

Camuto-Grieder has since been working as an interior designer, [13] brand advisor, entrepreneur, and designer. [11] [14] [15]

In 2015, Camuto-Grieder was appointed board member of Two Ten Footwear Foundation. [16] In 2016, Camuto-Grieder was honored as an "outstanding mother" alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and others by the National Mother’s Day Committee. [17] One month later, she was also honored for her philanthropy at the 10th Annual Women of Inspiration luncheon in New York. Camuto-Grieder is also active in several other charitable initiatives, e.g., FFANY Shoes On Sale by QVC, which supports breast cancer research and awareness. [18]

Personal life

Camuto-Grieder was married to the late Vince Camuto from 1999 until his death in 2015, [19] and together they had a son, Philip Camuto. [1] [13] Camuto-Grieder also had two step-children with her late husband. [20] [21] [22]

In 2019, Camuto-Grieder’s engagement to Hugo Boss CEO Daniel Grieder was announced. [23] The couple married in 2022. [24] Her main places of residence are in the US and Switzerland. [11]

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