Former Miss Switzerland contestant Beatrice Keul has accused US President Donald Trump of raping her at New York's Plaza Hotel in November 1993, according to a report released by Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee. Keul said Trump first offered to help her get a US visa and a place at New York University before the alleged attack.
The report, released on Monday, 26 October, includes Keul's account of the alleged assault and her claims about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The White House has denied the allegations against Trump, calling the report a political attack.
The claims have not been established in court, and Trump has not been charged in connection with Keul's allegations. The report brings renewed attention to her account of a meeting linked to a beauty pageant held more than three decades ago.
Visa and University Promises
According to the report, Keul was 24 and working as a model when she travelled to the US in November 1993 for the Donald J. Trump American Dream Pageant. Event promoter Jill Harth had reportedly helped recruit her for the contest.
Former Miss Switzerland Beatrice Keul has just accused Trump of raping her in a hotel suite in 1993.
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Keul said she met Trump during a lunch event at the Plaza Hotel in New York, where the pageant was being promoted. She alleged that Trump offered to use his connections to help her obtain a US visa and gain admission to New York University.
The report also says Epstein approached Keul during the event and made similar offers of help. According to her account, he invited her to a party at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
What Keul Allegedly Told Congress
Keul told committee staff that a person acting for Trump later invited her to meet him in a hotel room. She said she accepted because she believed the meeting could help her career and her plans to study in the US.
According to her account, Trump grabbed her from behind, tore off her dress and raped her. She said the alleged attack left bruises on her body and described the experience as 'brutal'.
Keul further claimed that Trump repeated his offers to help with her visa and university admission after the alleged assault. She said he also urged her to remain silent, using the words, 'The show must go on.'
Epstein's Alleged Role
The report places Keul's account within a wider review of Trump's past links to Epstein. It describes allegations that the two men used promises of help, travel and access to draw young women into their social circles.
Keul said Epstein introduced himself as Trump's best friend and offered to cover her travel and stay for a gathering at Mar-a-Lago. These details come from her account to congressional staff and should not be treated as proof that either man committed a crime.
The committee report also includes claims from other women about alleged sexual misconduct involving Trump. Each account is separate, and the claims must be judged on their own evidence.
White House Denies Claims
A White House spokesperson rejected Keul's allegations in a statement given to the media. The spokesperson said, 'None of these allegations are true,' and accused Democrats of trying to distract the public from Trump's record.
The statement also said Trump had removed Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago club because he was a 'creep'. It further claimed that Trump had been fully cleared of any wrongdoing linked to Epstein.
Trump has not been arrested or charged over Keul's allegations, according to the available reports. The White House's denial and the absence of criminal charges are important context, but neither alone establishes what happened during the alleged 1993 encounter.
Earlier Account Raises Questions
Keul had previously spoken publicly about an encounter with Trump in 1993. In an October 2024 interview, she described unwanted sexual advances, including claims that Trump kissed and groped her.
Her earlier account differed from the more serious allegations described in the 2026 report. The newer report provides further details about what she says happened, but it does not settle the truth of the claims.
Keul said she returned to Switzerland after the pageant and refused to take part in another Trump-sponsored contest in Hawaii weeks later. She also alleged that Trump called her months after the incident and again offered to help her obtain a visa and enter New York University, but she declined.
The allegations remain unproven, and Trump denies them. Further evidence or official findings would be needed to establish what happened at the Plaza Hotel in 1993.
