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Melania Trump. Melania Trump (born Melanija Knavs; [a] April 26, 1970) is a Slovenian-American former model who served as the first lady of the United States from 2017 to 2021 as the wife of President Donald Trump. She is the first naturalized citizen to become first lady and the second foreign-born first lady after Louisa Adams .
- Who Is Melania Trump?
- Early Life
- Modeling Career
- Marriage to Donald Trump
- Presidential Campaign Trail
- First Lady
- Policy Focus and Controversies
- 'Be Best'
- Border Enforcement
- Health Scares
Born in Slovenia, Melania Trump worked in Europe as a model and eventually wound up in New York, where she met real estate mogul Donald Trump. The couple married in 2005 and had a son, Barron, the following year. With Donald's election to the U.S. presidency in 2016, Melania became the first foreign-born U.S. first lady since Louisa Adams in the 18...
Melania was born Melanija Knavs, Germanized to Melania Knauss on April 26, 1970, in Novo Mesto, Slovenia (then part of communist Yugoslavia). Her father was a car dealer and her mother was a designer for children's clothing. She grew up in a modest home with her younger sister and later discovered she had an older half brother, whom her father had ...
Melania began modeling at age 16, and two years later she signed on with an agency in Milan. She enrolled at the University of Ljubljana but dropped out after one year to pursue her modeling career. In her early days of modeling, Melania worked in Milan and Paris, before moving to New York in 1996. There she gained steady work, working with well-kn...
Melania met her future husband Donald at a New York fashion party in 1998. Although she first refused to date him, the couple eventually began establishing a relationship and were engaged in 2004. The following year they married in a lavish Palm Beach, Florida, ceremony, with celebrity attendees including Shaquille O'Neal, Barbara Walters, Kelly Ri...
When Donald announced his intentions to make a 2016 presidential bid for the White House, the normally private Melania was pushed into the national spotlight along with her past modeling work, some of which was considered racy. One of the first controversial images that began circulating online was her 2000 British GQspread that had her lying naked...
On November 8, 2016, Donald won the majority of electoral college votes and was elected the 45th president of the United States in a stunning defeat of Hillary. With her husband’s victory, Melania became the first foreign-born U.S. first lady since Louisa Adams, John Quincy Adams’s wife, who was born in London. As Donald prepared for his transition...
In January 2018, Melania hired 27-year-old Reagan Thompson, previously an executive assistant on the National Security Council and adviser to Congressman turned CIA director Mike Pompeo, to serve as her policy director. A spokesperson said the new hire would help prepare and roll out the first lady's official platform in the coming months. The move...
On May 7, 2018, Melania unveiled her platform, "Be Best," with a focus on three key objectives: well-being, fighting opioid abuse and positivity on social media. "As a mother and as first lady, it concerns me that in today's fast-paced and ever-connected world, children can be less prepared to express or manage their emotions and oftentimes turn to...
In June 2018, the first lady weighed in on the controversial issue of children being separated from their parents after illegally crossing the Mexican border. Although her husband had blamed Democrats for a law that supposedly mandated such actions, it was part of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' zero-tolerance policy toward preventing illegal entry...
On May 14, 2018, Melania underwent kidney surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington, D.C. "Melania Trump underwent an embolization procedure to treat a benign kidney issue. She will likely remain there for the duration of the week,” her office said in a statement. “The first lady looks forward to a full recovery so she...
Mar 5, 2019 · At that point almost no one – including Trump himself – suspected he’d be president one day. But hey, sometimes the strangest things are true. Don’t worry – Melania is 11 years older ...
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May 31, 2019 · As First Lady of the United States, Melania hosts a number of White House events including luncheons and state dinners. She conducted a solo, four-country tour of Africa in 2018, without Donald. She also accompanied Donald on his visit to the UK last year, and will accompany him on his state visit next week. On 7 May 2018, she formally launched ...
Jul 26, 2023 · In her post-presidential life, Melania Trump has pursued what she could not get in the White House: a sense of privacy. James Devaney/GC Images, via Getty Images. Lisa Lerer covers national ...
Dec 2, 2019 · Adapted from Kate Bennett’s “Free, Melania: The Unauthorized Biography” set for release Tuesday. Washington CNN —. First lady Melania Trump, like those before her, has battled the vast ...
Jan 27, 2017 · Donald Trump now occupies the office of the presidency, and his wife of nearly 12 years, Melania Trump, is the nation's first lady. The former reality star and business mogul has often shared ...
