Juliana Awada (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 3 April 1974) (Arabic: جوليانا عواضة) is an Argentine businesswoman of Lebanese and Syrian descent. She is the current First Lady of Argentina, married to the 53rd President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri.
In 2016 she was chosen the most elegant First Lady in the world by ¡Hola! magazine. She is the first First Lady of Argentina to receive the distinction of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic in 70 years and the second in history after Eva Perón in 1947. She is the second First Lady of Argentina in the history of her country of Arab descent (the first was Zulema Yoma).
Awada was born in Villa Ballester on 3 April 1974, the daughter of Ibrahim Awada, a Lebanese Muslim immigrant native of Baalbek, and Elsa Esther "Pomi" Baker, of Syrian descent. She is the sister of entrepreneurs Zoraida and Daniel Awada, artist Leila Awada, and actor Alejandro Awada.