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Shawne Fielding

Shawne Fielding (born in El Paso, Texas, United States, on 27 June 1969) is an American-Swiss actress and model who has appeared in US, German, and Swiss television series and movies. Notably, Fielding had been married to Thomas Borer, former Swiss ambassador to Germany, and twice to American billionaire Charles Addison Williams[1] of Sammons Enterprises, her current husband again.[2]

Shawne Fielding
Fielding speaking at an event
Born27 June 1969
El Paso, Texas, United States
NationalityAmerican, Swiss
EducationSouthern Methodist University
Occupation(s)Actress and model
Spouses
Charles Addison Williams
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(m. 1994; div. 1998)​
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(m. 1999; div. 2014)​
Charles Addison Williams
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(m. 2022)​

Early days

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Fielding attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising with a minor in Psychology.[3] She was also Miss Dallas USA and 6th runner-up to Miss Texas USA and Mrs. Dallas America. Fielding won Mrs. Texas America, and was also the 3rd runner-up at Mrs. America.[4]

Life and career

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Though born in Texas, Fielding became strongly integrated into Swiss society,[5][6][7][8][9] and has been featured in the Carnival of Basel.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

On 12 August 2001, at the Marche-Concours in Saignelegier, where she was present as an official ambassador of the Swiss National Exhibition, she was presented by the Jurassic Béliers [fr] with the Unspunnenstein, which had been stolen by the Beliers in 1984 from the Museum of the Jungfrau Region in Interlaken.[17][18]

Fielding received the Unspunnenstein,[19] a large stone of Swiss historical significance used in the Unspunnenfest that led to the final formation of Switzerland’s 26 cantons.

In addition, Fielding's portrait and clothing are displayed in the National History Museum, Berlin, the Swiss National Museum, and the Audrey Hepburn Museum.[20] She has also been named as a cult figure (Kultfigur) in Europe.[21][22]

Marriage to Borer

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From 1999 to 2014, Fielding was married for the second time to Thomas Borer.[23] The couple gained much media attention in Germany and Switzerland,[24][25] with Fielding continuing to be in the media long after the "Borer Affair".[26][27] Her photo gallery, for example as "Cowgirl from the Alps", as "Cinderella", and as "Gunslinger" in the journal Max, led in 2001 to diplomatic complications, in the course of which the dismissal of Thomas Borer as ambassador loomed.[28][29] After an apology from Fielding, the affair was, however, shelved.[30] Fielding also caused a sensation when she took legal action against a photomontage showing her scantily dressed and "topless",[31] which had even gained attention at a White House press briefing.[32] She won her lawsuit against the publication in the Berlin district court, and the court banned another reprint of the controversial photos in 2001.[33]

During the Borer affair,[34][35] in which the Sonntagsblick newspaper imputed her then husband in an illicit sexual affair with the Berlin-based Djamila Rowe [de],[36] she stood by her husband. Subsequently, she suffered a miscarriage in 2002 and lost their child.[37][38] The Swiss government recalled their ambassador in Germany back to Bern under the impression that he could no longer fulfill his duties as a philandering media spectacle.[39][40][41][42][43] He was subsequently recalled to Bern to become the ambassador-at-large for refugee camps. Borer escaped the imminent recall by his own resignation.[44][45]

Borer and Fielding filed a claim for damages in the US court system against the Ringier publishing house, which had to apologize in public and pay compensation reportedly in the millions of Swiss francs.[46][47][48][49]

In 2010, Fielding filed for divorce from Borer, ending a troubled marriage.[50][51][52][53] The couple have two children together.

Relationship with Schöpf

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From 2014, Fielding lived with her partner Patrick Schöpf [de], a former professional ice hockey goalie,[54] in Immensee, in the canton of Schwyz.[55] In 2018, she and her partner took part in the RTL show The Summerhouse of the Stars – Battle of the Celebrity Couples (German: Das Sommerhaus der Stars – Kampf der Promipaare), and came in 2nd.[56][57][58][59]

Remarriage to Williams

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Fielding left Schöpf in July 2020.[60] On 25 September 2020, the couple were re-engaged and wed in a civil ceremony in 2022. The couple married in Hawaii on 27 July 2022.[61] Fielding currently lives in both Dallas, Texas, and Kilchberg, Zürich, Switzerland.[62]

Family

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Shawne Fielding's children are Roman Borer-Fielding (born May 27, 2003) and Ruby Borer-Fielding (born August 17, 2007).[63][64] Her maternal grandfather is C. L. Sonnichsen,[65][66] and her first cousin is Autumn Sonnichsen [pt], a photographer based in New York and São Paulo.[67][68]

Residences

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Fielding has resided in, and designed, restored and/or decorated the interior of the following historical residences:

Philanthropy

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Fielding is also involved in philanthropy and charity work.[81][82][83] She is currently President of the Swiss Foundation Kids with a Cause Europe.[84] She was an ambassador for the SOS Children's Villages,[85] Ambassador for the Swiss Expo.02[86] and honorary director of UNICEF Germany for special projects.[87] She has been supporting the LGBT community since the early 1990s as a board member for AIDS Arms in Dallas, Texas, as the honorary chairman of DIFFA, and as an ambassador for AIDS Hilfe Schweiz.[88]

Selected filmography

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The following are some of the TV series and films in which Fielding has appeared:[64]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Shawne Fielding spricht exklusiv über Hochzeit mit Milliardär Charles Williams auf Hawaii und zeigt Fotos". Schweizer Illustrierte (in German). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ "SMU 80th Annual Commencement Convocation" (PDF). Southern Methodist University.
  4. ^ Williams, Carol J. (12 April 2002). "Swiss Give Their Berlin Envoy the Boot". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ "Interlaken welcomes home the Unspunnen stone". Swiss Info. 15 August 2001.
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  10. ^ Taylor, John (13 February 2003). "Eerie creatures criss-cross streets during Basel, Switzerland's carnival". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  11. ^ Ramming, Stephan (23 July 2017). "Mehr als ein Stein". Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
  12. ^ "Wirbel um Shawne Fielding Borer". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 5 May 2001.
  13. ^ "Fasnachtsmontag in Basel: "Kai Fasnacht ohni uns"". Swiss Info. February 2002.
  14. ^ "Basler Fasnacht auch bei Regen". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 21 February 2002.
  15. ^ "D Glygge sinn so froh, isch kai Rääge koo". Fasnacht. 18 August 2002.
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  18. ^ Olson, Elizabeth (11 April 2002). "Swiss Ambassador Is Recalled After a Scandal Too Many". The New York Times.
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  22. ^ Winteler, Chris (2 November 2024). "Shawne Fielding: «Trump is full of shit»". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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  29. ^ Paterson, Tony (6 May 2001). "Embassy wife hits back in photo row". The Telegraph.
  30. ^ "Deiss akzeptiert Shawne Fieldings Entschuldigung". Swiss Info. 7 May 2001.
  31. ^ "Shawne Fielding will "BZ" und "tip" verklagen". Berliner Zeitung. 26 May 2001.
  32. ^ Fleischer, Ari (15 May 2001). "Press Briefing by Ari Fleischer". White House.
  33. ^ "Nacktdarstellung des "Cowgirls von der Alm" verboten". Spiegel. 28 August 2001.
  34. ^ "Djamila Rowe: Ich hatte nie Sex mit Borer". Boulevard Berlin. 8 July 2002. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.
  35. ^ Gebauer, Matthias (16 July 2002). "Die Schlammschlacht geht weiter". Spiegel.
  36. ^ Möller, Domescu (28 February 2022). "Aufgewachsen in der DDR: Djamila Rowe wurde als Kind von der Stasi bespitzelt!". Berliner Kurier (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  37. ^ "Botschafter-Frau Shawne Fielding-Borer verliert ihr Baby". Net Zeitung. 12 April 2002.
  38. ^ "Shawne Borer-Fielding hat ihr Baby verloren". Stern. 15 April 2002.
  39. ^ Fleck, Fiona (11 April 2002). "Swiss ambassador sacked over 'affair with model'". The Telegraph.
  40. ^ "Thomas Borer rappelé à Berne". Swiss Info. 10 April 2002.
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  42. ^ "Der Fall Borer: Protokoll einer Skandalierung". Rhetorik. 14 April 2002.
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  44. ^ "Live by the Media, Die by the Media". DW. 12 April 2002.
  45. ^ "Diplomatico "sotto silenzio" dopo un'infelice battuta in TV". Swiss Info. 19 November 2000.
  46. ^ "Borer und die Medien". Rhetorik. 14 July 2002.
  47. ^ "Chronologie der Affäre Borer-Ringier". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 14 July 2002.
  48. ^ "Newspaper boss quits over Borer story". Swiss Info. 11 July 2002.
  49. ^ "Der "Blick" bleibt dabei". Der Bund. 14 October 2009.
  50. ^ Kunz, Andreas (16 June 2010). "Es war eine Tragödie ohne Ende". Die Weltwoche.
  51. ^ Fitchett, Joseph (18 April 2002). "The Global Class: Dallas Does Berlin". New York Times.
  52. ^ Battaglia, Gabriela (10 January 2018). "Polizei-Einsatz bei den Borers". Blick.
  53. ^ "Shawne Fielding zu einer Strafe von 150000 Franken verurteilt". Aargauer Zeitung. 13 November 2013.
  54. ^ "Patrick Schöpf". EVZ.
  55. ^ Kempa, Sylvie (20 July 2015). "Sie spricht über ihr Leben mit ihrem neuen Freund". Schweizer Illustrierte.
  56. ^ Huber, Sarah (13 August 2018). "Ziehen Fielding und Schöpf nun ins Dschungelcamp?". Schweizer Illustrierte.
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  63. ^ Fielding, Shawne (18 July 2024). "Roman & Ruby Borer-Fielding 2007". Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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