Melania Trump

1 week ago - When asked by The New York Times ... like Betty Ford or Jackie Kennedy." Melania saw extensive media attention as tabloids considered the idea of a model as first lady. Melania was one of the first models recruited to Donald's modeling agency, Trump Model Management, after its ...

Melanija Knavs (Melania Knauss) was born on April 26, 1970, in Novo Mesto, Slovenia (the former Yugoslavia) to parents Viktor and Amalija Knavs. As a young woman, Melania studied design before pausing her studies to pursue a modeling career abroad. She became a successful fashion model, appearing in television advertisements, fashion magazines, and billboards. She came to the United States during the 1990s and continued her modeling career. On January 22, 2005, she married businessman and real estate mogul Donald J. Trump at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida.

5 days ago - In a batch of Epstein-related photos released by the DOJ, Ratner was pictured hugging late French model agent and Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel, who is shirtless. ... Donald and Melania Trump Return to 'Doing Their Own Thing' Between ...

Trump was the Chairwoman for the American Heart Association, which raised $1.7 million for research. That same year she launched her own jewelry collection. While Melania Trump became a household name in modeling and a contributing member of her community, she is first and foremost a mother and wife, and in 2017, Melania Trump made the White House and Washington home for her family.

January 21, 2025 - Many of the photos were published for a men’s French magazine that’s no longer in circulation. Discussing the nude photos, Donald Trump told The Post, “Melania was one of the most successful models, and she did many photo shoots, including for covers and major magazines.

April 4, 2017 - Brian Prahl—Splash News/NewscomMelania Knauss and her mother, Amalija Ulčnik, attend the Zac Posen Fall Fashion Show at Bryant Park in New York City on Feb. 12, 2004. Mark Peterson—ReduxMelania Trump and Andre Leon Talley during her fitting ...

February 13, 2017 - Having shared a Paris apartment ... so strong-minded, very Slovenian and such a good person.” Trump was modeling for Marilyn Gauthier and Silvstedt was at Metropolitan....

July 23, 2025 - ... Married to President Donald ... life, particularly, how she met her future husband and father of her only child, Barron Trump....

December 14, 2018 - Melanija Knavs, who later changed her name to Melania Knauss, was born in Slovenia, Yugoslavia. At 18, she signed with a modeling agency in Milan. Here, the future Mrs. Trump poses for a photo shoot wearing a high ponytail in March 1987.

April 26, 2024 - Melania Trump was a first lady unlike any other. She was the only first lady in almost 200 years to be born outside the US, and the only first lady whose native language isn't English. Trump was also the first first lady to be a former lingerie model.

May 28, 2025 - Trump served 5 years as Honorary Chairwoman for the Boys’ Club of New York and was named Woman of the Year in 2006 by the Police Athletic League. In 2010, Mrs. Trump was the Chairwoman of the American Heart Association. In addition to her philanthropic work and modeling and fashion career, Mrs. Trump is an accomplished businesswoman. In 2010, she launched her own successful jewelry collection, Melania Trump Timepieces and Jewelry.

November 11, 2024 - In response to the controversy, her website was taken down, and visitors are now redirected to the Trump Organization’s website.) In 1987, a chance encounter with photographer Stane Jerko launched Melania’s professional modeling career.

He has personally signed models who have participated in his Miss Universe and Miss USA competitions, where his agency staff appeared as judges. Melania Trump was a Trump model for a brief period after meeting her future husband in the late ...

January 21, 2025 - Melania set a new tone for her political style at the 2025 inauguration. Melania Trump has been a public figure since she first became involved with Donald Trump in the 1990s. Melania, 54, was working as a model at the time, and her life changed ...

April 26, 2025 - Melania often appeared on “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump when he was host of the reality TV show on NBC. ... Married to President Donald Trump since 2005, the first lady got her start modeling when she was a teenager — and more than 25 years later, she’s still in the public eye.

May 23, 2019 - You know she's a former model who married Donald Trump. But did you know she also studied architecture, speaks six languages, and has secret half brother? Didn't think so. Grab a seat in your finest gilded reading chair, as we explore what Melania ...

1 month ago - Before she became First Lady, Melania Trump took part in an interview with comedian Ruby Wax and appeared to bare all - much to fans' dismay. ... The former model, who was 26 at the time, made an appearance on Ruby's American Pie, which aired ...

January 20, 2017 - She found success, first in Slovenia and later—under the name Melania Knauss—in Milan and Paris. In 1996 she was brought to New York by Paolo Zampolli’s modeling agency. In the course of her career she appeared on the covers of several magazines, and in 2000 she modeled for Sports Illustrated’s popular swimsuit edition. Knauss first met Trump in 1998 at a fashion industry party in New York City.

February 15, 2025 - The former Milanese modeling agent Paolo Zampolli introduced Donald Trump to his wife Melania—and originated the Mar-a-Gaza idea. Mattia Ferraresi reports.