Mr. Donald Trump has just won the 47th US presidential election. Information related to his family immediately flooded social networks.
During his speech in Florida, Mr. Trump called Melania “my beautiful wife,” thanking her for working hard to help people and supporting him.
Melania Trump, 54 years old, is Donald Trump's third wife. She was born in Novo Mesto, Slovenia in 1970, into a wealthy family, her mother was a fashion designer and her father was the director of an automobile company.
Melania Knauss began her professional modeling career at the age of 16, after being discovered by photographer Stane Jerko. At 18, she signed with a modeling agency in Italy.
In 1992, Melania won second place in the fashion contest “Look of the Year” organized by Jana Magazine in Ljubljana.
She worked for many fashion houses in the fashion capitals of Paris and Milan, before moving to New York in 1996.
Since then, Melania's career has grown. She has appeared on the covers of many prestigious magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, GQ, Ocean Drive, InStyle Weddings, New York Magazine, Avenue, Allure...
Photographer Antoine Verglas, who has worked with Melania dozens of times since 1996, said of her: “I like Melania Trump’s beauty, her figure, her elegance. She is quite reserved and not an extrovert. She is always very professional, kind to her staff and those around her.”
Paolo Zampolli - founder of ID Models - described Melania Trump in her twenties as a determined girl who was very serious and professional about her career.
She speaks six languages, including Slovenian, French, German, Italian, English, and Serbian.
When Melania Knauss moved to New York, she first met Donald Trump at a fashion industry party in 1998. She was 28 and he was 52.
Donald Trump fell in love with Melania Knauss at first sight. Donald Trump divorced his second wife in 1999. Melania and Donald fell in love when her fame and modeling career were at its peak.
After a long courtship, Trump and Knauss married in January 2005 in Florida. In 2006, Melania Trump gave birth to Barron William Trump, her first son and Mr. Trump's fifth child.
During Donald Trump’s first term as president, Melania rarely attended events with her husband. She mainly focused on taking care of her family and raising her children. The media considered Melania Trump to be a standard-breaker among American First Ladies.
After Mr. Trump's presidential term ended in 2021, Mrs. Melania lived a private life. During Donald Trump's election campaign this year, Mrs. Melania also rarely appeared, but she still supported her husband.
Melania Trump currently has a personal career in fashion, business, social activities and real estate investment. Her net worth is estimated at $70 million.
