In 1993, Cole posed with Trump.Image source: beatricekeulofficial
A former Miss Switzerland candidate has accused Donald Trump of “jumping” on her at a conference and touching and kissing her against her will.
Swiss Beatrice Keul participated in the Miss Switzerland beauty pageant and international beauty pageants in the 1990s. During one of the contests, she apparently caught the attention of Donald Trump — who invited Cole to New York to participate in a modeling contest he was organizing, as she told the Daily Mail.
A Trump staffer invited her to visit him in his suite after Trump spoke to her for a long time at a contest event. He wanted to have a private meeting. Coul said:
“I thought Trump wanted to talk, as another person told me. I was confident, but I went with my eyes closed.”
Apparently, the real estate mogul and current presidential candidate had other ideas for the then 21-year-old:
“When I came in, he jumped on me. I just had time to turn around. I wasn't prepared. I tried everything I could to get away from him.”
Trump touched her and tried to kiss her multiple times even as she pushed him away, Cole continued. He also tried to lift her clothes and touch her everywhere “as much as possible”.
Trump invited Kuhl to his room.Image source: beatricekeulofficial
Cole was convinced that only her condition could save her from something worse. The Swiss woman is 1.85 meters tall and currently lives in Bern and works in a bank. The 53-year-old went on to say that she had done everything she could to de-escalate the situation. She finally succeeded in placating Trump.
“I had to breathe. I thought: How do I get out of here? Let's be nice, I thought.”
She then sat down with the future President of the United States, and he gave her something to drink. She then spoke with Trump for about half an hour, and he offered to help her find a place to study in New York so she could stay in the United States.
“He asked me if I agreed to see him again. I said yes because I didn't want any trouble. He asked me if I was angry and I said no. I had to find some diplomacy.”
Go one step further:
“When you're around patients, you have to stay calm because if you're not, very bad things can happen. I try to act normal and lie in my answers.”
Then he kissed her goodbye again and said, “See you later.”
Cole further explained that the incident occurred at the start of the event, which lasted a week. She knew that if she left early, she would have to explain herself. She can't do that.
“I was in a foreign country. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to go home or come back. I was afraid of everything, and when you're afraid, you do whatever it takes to save yourself.”
Cole's statement is similar to those of other alleged Trump victims. She is the 28th woman to accuse an American of sexual assault or even rape. Trump has already been convicted once: In May 2023, a U.S. court ordered the former president to pay $88 million in damages to writer Jean Carroll for defamation. Trump sexually assaulted Carroll in a locker room in the 1990s and later accused her of fabricating the accusations.
Cole is speaking ahead of the US election now because memories came flooding back to her after she discovered old photos from the time in her attic during a recent move.
When she returned to Switzerland from the United States, she was so depressed that she threw all her documents, such as photos and invitations, into a box and put it in the attic.
Donald Trump's team denies the accusations. Spokeswoman Caroline Levitt called the Swiss woman's account “wrong.” This story is being released now to distract from the allegations against Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff. An ex-partner recently accused him of assaulting her during an argument at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, The Guardian and other media reported. A spokesman for Emhoff also denied the accusations.
You may also be interested in:
The Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into alleged voter fraud in parliamentary elections in the South Caucasus Republic of Georgia. Georgian media reported that authorities will examine the accusations made by President Salome Zurabishvili, politicians and observers.
