Mr. Donald Trump just won the 47th US presidential election. Information related to his family immediately flooded social networks.
In his speech in Florida, Mr. Trump called Melania my beautiful wife, thanking her for working hard to help people and support her.
Mrs. Melania Trump is 54 years old this year, Donald Trump's third wife. She was born in Novo Mesto, Slovenia in 1970, into a wealthy family, with her mother being a fashion designer and her father being the director of an auto company.
Melania Knauss started his professional modeling career at the age of 16, after being discovered by photographer Stane Jerko. At the age of 18, she signed a contract with a modeling agency in Italy.
In 1992, Melania won the runner-up prize in the "Look of the Year" fashion contest 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 developed further. She 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 about her: "I like Melania Trump's beauty, figure and elegance. She is quite reserved and not an extrovert. She is always very professional, kind to the staff and people around her.
Mr. Paolo Zampolli - founder of ID Models - described Melania Trump in her twenties as a decisive girl and very serious and professional about her career.
She speaks 6 languages, including Slovenia, French, German, Italian, English, Serbian.
When moving to New York, Melania Knauss first met Donald Trump in 1998 at a fashion industry party. She was 28 years old at the time, and Trump 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 while her reputation and modeling career were on the rise.
After a long courtship, Trump and Knauss got married in January 2005 in Florida. In 2006, Melania Trump gave birth to Barron William Trump, her first son and Trump's fifth child.
During Donald Trump's first term as president, Melania rarely attended events with her husband. She mainly focuses on taking care of her family and raising children. The media has assessed Melania Trump as a standard-breaker among US First Ladies.
After Trump ended his presidential term in 2021, Melania lived a private life. During Donald Trump's election campaign this year, Mrs. Melania also rarely appeared but she still supported her husband.
Ms. Melania Trump currently owns a personal career in the fields of fashion, business, social activities and real estate investment. Her net worth is estimated at about 70 million USD.
