Let ∑ be a convex hypersurface in the Euclidean space R4 with mean curvature H. We obtain a geometric lower bound for the Willmore functional f∑ H2dσ. This bound is an invariant involving the area of ∑, the volume and Minkowski quermassintegrals of the convex body that ∑bounds. We also obtain a sufficient condition for a convex body to contain another in the Euclidean space R4.