Journalism Beatrice was a contributor to
Newsweek and the
Daily Beast in 2013. Prior to that, and from the newspaper's beginning in 2009, she worked as a full-time reporter for
Il Fatto Quotidiano. She continued in that position through the year 2016. and former candidate for Colombia's presidency
Ingrid Betancourt both for
Il Fatto Quotidiano. For the same newspaper, she interviewed
Marcello Dell'Utri, Italian Senator and co-founder of
Forza Italia. In the interview, Dell'Utri admitted to have entered politics to get immunity in order to escape his arrest. Her first article for
Il Fatto Quotidiano, published on 14 September 2009, was about
Vito De Filippo, then-president of the Italian region of
Basilicata, allocating European funds for the
Miss Italia contest. She also wrote an article for
The Daily Beast published in June 2012 about Italian prosecutor
Nicola Gratteri. Borromeo directed
Mamma Mafia, a documentary about mafia women: its preview was released by the
Newsweek Daily Beast Company on 31 January 2013. That was her sole film in the English language. She has directed several documentaries in the Italian language, ranging from topics such as the women of
'Ndrangheta,
selfie surgery, and the children of
Caivano. Borromeo collaborated with
Marco Travaglio and
Vauro Senesi on the book
Italia Annozero (Chiarelettere, 2009). She also wrote the preface for
Birgit Hamer's
Delitto senza castigo: La Vera Storia di Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia. (Aliberti, 2011). Birgit is a very old family friend whose mother was dear friends with Borromeo's mother, and Borromeo has admitted to having grown up hearing about the murder of
Dirk Hamer from his sisters, including Birgit. Borromeo broke the story of the video confession of Vittorio Emanuele, who subsequently sued the newspaper for defamation. In 2015 a court ruled in favour of the newspaper. Borromeo then posted on Twitter: "Vincere una causa è sempre piacevole, ma contro Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia la goduria è doppia!" ("Winning a case is always nice, but against Victor Emmanuel of Savoy the pleasure is double"), which resulted in spat on social media with his son
Emanuele Filiberto.
Fashion and modelling Beatrice began modelling in 2000, when she was 15 years old. Her mother entrusted her to her friend
Piero Piazzi, who worked at the Tomei modelling agency; he managed and launched her career as a model. She then walked for brands such as
Chanel,
Valentino,
Trussardi, as well as becoming the face of
Blumarine. In March 2021, Borromeo was announced as 2021
Dior ambassador. == Personal life ==