Margaux Dietz
{{short description|Swedish television personality and blogger}}
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| birth_place =Gothenburg, Sweden
| occupation = Television presenter, influencer, blogger
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Margaux Stéphanie Persson Dietz, (born 25 September 1990) is a Swedish blogger, television personality, and television presenter. She is best known as a former celebrity dancer in Let's Dance, presenting the dating show {{lang|sw|Hemliga beundrare}} (Secret admirers), and presenting the political YouTube channel "Partitempen".
Biography
Dietz grew up in Saltsjöbaden.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/margaux-dietz-gifte-sig-men-blev-hon-gift/|title=Margaux Dietz gifte sig – men blev hon gift?|date=19 September 2019|website=Dagens Nyheter|accessdate=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413171616/https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/margaux-dietz-gifte-sig-men-blev-hon-gift/|archive-date=13 April 2020|url-status=live}} In 2017, she gave birth to a son with Jacob Liebermann.{{Cite news|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/KJEm4|title=Svenska Margaux filmade hela sin förlossning – hyllas|website=Aftonbladet|accessdate=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607074551/http://www.aftonbladet.se/a/KJEm4|archive-date=7 June 2017|url-status=live}} The couple got married and were ordained by the Christian Democratic leader and friend Ebba Busch, although the marriage was not legally valid.{{Cite web|url=https://www.femina.se/margaux-dietz-brollop-det-hade-hon-pa-sig/|title=Margaux Dietz har gift sig – se hennes fantastiska brudklänning!|date=15 April 2019|website=Femina|accessdate=3 June 2020}} They separated in late 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/vQplRm|title=Margaux Dietz och fästmannen Jacob har gjort slut|website=Aftonbladet|accessdate=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219125400/https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/vQplRm|archive-date=19 December 2019|url-status=live}}
Since 2017 she is part of Splay Networks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.breakit.se/artikel/9059|title=Splay snor influencerstjärnor från värsta konkurrenten|website=Breakit|accessdate=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816110258/https://www.breakit.se/artikel/9059|archive-date=16 August 2019|url-status=live}} In 2018, she received four nominations in the social media awards Guldtuben and won "Video of the Year" for her video covering the birth of her child.[https://www.svd.se/margaux-dietz-att-vara-influencer-ar-att-leva-under-standig-press Margaux Dietz: ”Att vara influencer är att leva under ständig press”] Svenska Dagbladet Retrieved 3 June 2020 In the same year she won the award for Influencer of the Year at the Elle gala.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.se/elle-galan/arets-influencer-margaux-dietz-det-kanns-som-en-milstolpe-i-karriaren/|title=Margaux Dietz vinner Årets influencer på ELLE-galan|date=19 January 2018|website=ELLE Sweden|accessdate=3 June 2020}}
Dietz was one of the celebrity dancers on Let's Dance 2018 broadcast on TV4; her dance partner was Alexander Svanberg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/nalKvd|title=Margaux Dietz tar över som programledare för "Hemliga beundrare"|website=Aftonbladet|accessdate=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131195522/https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/nalKvd|archive-date=31 January 2020|url-status=live}} In 2019, she became the television presenter of the dating show Hemliga beundrare which is broadcast on TV3.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2019-11-11/margaux-dietz-leder-hemliga-beundrare|title=Margaux Dietz leder "Hemliga beundrare"|website=Sydsvenskan|accessdate=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112162955/https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2019-11-11/margaux-dietz-leder-hemliga-beundrare|archive-date=12 November 2019|url-status=live}}
In 2018, Margaux Dietz started the YouTube channel ”Partitempen” ({{literal translation|the party temperature}}) where she interviewed all the Swedish party leaders ahead of that year's election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/margaux-om-att-fa-unga-intresserade-av-politik|title=Så vill youtubern Margaux få unga att rösta|date=4 July 2018|website=SVT Nyheter|accessdate=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030195334/https://www.svt.se/kultur/margaux-om-att-fa-unga-intresserade-av-politik|archive-date=30 October 2019|url-status=live}} She wanted to get younger people more engaged with the politics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.resume.se/kommunikation/media/margaux-dietz-intervjuar-samtliga-partiledare/|title=Margaux Dietz intervjuar samtliga partiledare|website=Resume|accessdate=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310210652/https://www.resume.se/kommunikation/media/margaux-dietz-intervjuar-samtliga-partiledare/|archive-date=10 March 2020|url-status=live}} The idea for the videos occurred to her when meeting leader Ebba Busch Thor who told her about the difficulties of reaching over 400,000 young voters that would be able to vote for the first time in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/val-2018/margaux-dietz-sager-inte-vad-jag-rostar-pa/|title=Margaux Dietz: "Säger inte vad jag röstar på"|website=Expressen|accessdate=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030192640/https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/val-2018/margaux-dietz-sager-inte-vad-jag-rostar-pa/|archive-date=30 October 2019|url-status=live}}
Partitempen operated differently to normal TV interviews for the party leaders.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagensmedia.se/marknadsforing/sa-fick-margaux-dietz-partiledarna-till-youtube-studion-6904179|title=Så fick Margaux Dietz partiledarna till Youtube-studion|website=Dagens Media|accessdate=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015133133/https://www.dagensmedia.se/marknadsforing/sa-fick-margaux-dietz-partiledarna-till-youtube-studion-6904179|archive-date=15 October 2019|url-status=live}} In the interviews all the party leaders could voice their opinions about current events.
In October 2022, Dietz filmed and published a video of herself and her son encountering a visibly injured and passed out man outside her apartment, attempting to portray the situation as comical. {{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} Several brands distanced themselves from Dietz and withdrew their sponsorships.{{Cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/foretag-bryter-samarbeten-med-margaux-dietz-efter-kritiserad-video|title=Företag bryter samarbeten med Margaux Dietz efter kritiserad video|date=8 November 2022|website=SVT Nyheter|accessdate=8 November 2022}}
Bibliography
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References
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Category:Swedish television hosts
Category:Swedish television personalities