In a recent interview, Beatrice Keul described the encounter as violent and distressing. Keul also recounted being approached by Jeffrey Epstein that same day.
A former beauty queen who has accused US President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her has alleged that he later warned her not to speak publicly about the incident, telling her that “bad things can happen if you speak out”. Beatrice Keul, a former Miss Switzerland and Miss Europe contestant, made the claims in an interview with PunchUp, a publication by The Daily Beast.
Keul, 55, first publicly accused Trump in October 2024, alleging that he sexually assaulted her in 1993 after inviting her to a private meeting during his Donald J Trump American Dream Pageant in New York. According to Keul, she was 23 at the time and working as a banking executive while modelling part-time. She alleged that an aide escorted her to a suite at the Plaza Hotel, where Trump assaulted her.
Speaking to PunchUp, Keul said the encounter ended after she persuaded Trump to stop. “He was grabbing and touching my body everywhere he could,” she alleged. “It was violent, it was quick, it was intense. I was screaming for help, and nobody came. It was bad.” She further alleged that Trump warned her not to discuss the incident, saying: “Otherwise, bad things can happen.” Keul said she interpreted the remark as a threat.
“I stood up to the American president to save lives,” she told PunchUp. “This is my truth, and I will not be silenced.” Keul also alleged that the late financier Jeffrey Epstein approached her on the same day, introducing himself as “Don’s best friend” and telling her she was supposed to be his “prey”.
In an earlier interview with Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), Keul described the events as “like a horror show”, saying: “First, the sexual assault by Donald Trump, and then Jeffrey Epstein wouldn’t let go of me.”
According to PunchUp, Keul said she has received repeated threats since making her allegations public. She said one AI-generated audio message, received around the time of the death of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre in April 2025, stated: “We know where you are, and we will get you.” Her allegations were previously detailed in a December 2024 investigation by The New York Times, in which several women came forward with accounts of alleged sexual misconduct involving Trump.
Trump has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct made against him, calling them “unequivocally false”, and has said he has “never met” some of his accusers.
Responding to Keul’s latest interview, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told The Daily Beast and PunchUp: “Just as President Trump has said, he’s been totally exonerated on anything relating to Epstein.” She added that Trump “has done more for Epstein’s victims than anyone before him.”
