Melania Trump
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 Melania with her husband Donald Trump |
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| Born: | April 26, 1970 (age 36) Sevnica, Slovenia |
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| Occupation: | model |
| Spouse: | Donald Trump |
| Children: | Barron Trump |
| Website: | MelaniaTrump.com |
Melania Knauss-Trump (born Melanija Knavs, anglicized to Melania Knauss, on April 26, 1970) is a fashion model from Slovenia, and is the wife of the prolific American business executive and real estate magnate Donald Trump, who is 24 years her senior and whom she married on January 22, 2005.
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Melania was born in Sevnica, Slovenia, at the time when it was part of (the former) Yugoslavia. She grew up in a home where her parents made sure she was well-educated with the intention of success in life on their minds. This meant many hours of studying when she was young.
In 1999, she met Trump at a fashion event. At the same time she secured a big modeling job for Allure magazine.
Her notoriety was raised a few notches after appearing on the Howard Stern show with Trump and revealing their naughty sex life. This led to a nude layout in British GQ magazine, including the cover shot in January 2000. She was considered a supermodel in many parts of Europe, although she did not achieve that level of fame in the United States.
As Melania's relationship with Trump grew, Melania continued to do modeling, but also became involved with the social set of New York. Their relationship received increasing publicity after the launch of Trump's successful business-oriented reality television show, The Apprentice.
Trump and Knauss became engaged in 2004, and married on January 22, 2005 at Bethesda by the Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida, followed by a reception at Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate. Their wedding ceremony was widely covered by the media, with the fact that Knauss wore a $200,000 dress made by the house of Christian Dior, frequently noted. It weighed 50 pounds and was so big, Melania had to sit on a bench for dinner. To dance the night away, she changed into a more maneuverable Vera Wang dress after the traditional first dance with her husband. The cake at the reception was a 50 pound orange Grand Marnier cake with a Grand Marnier buttercream filling, covered with 3,000 roses, constructed by the chef at Mar-A-Lago.
Recently, Knauss has appeared in a comic TV advertisement for Aflac insurance, in which she and the Aflac mascot, a duck, voiced by comedian Gilbert Gottfried, exchange personalities via a Frankenstein-like mad experiment. She has appeared as a guest host on The View.
On September 27, 2005, the Trumps announced that Melania was pregnant with Donald Trump's fifth child. [1]. On March 20, 2006 Melania gave birth to a boy, whom the couple named Barron William Trump. Donald Trump made the announcement via phone on the Imus in the Morning show about 20 minutes after birth, stating that "Everyone's perfect" [2].
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| Trump family and businesses | |
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| Trump Entertainment Resorts (casinos) Trump Organization (real estate and other ventures) |
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| Family | |
| 1st Generation: Fred Trump • Mary MacLeod Trump | |
| 2nd Generation: Donald Trump • Maryanne Trump Barry • Robert Trump • Fred Trump, Jr. • Elizabeth Trump Grau | |
| 3rd Generation: (Ivana Trump) - Donald Trump, Jr. • Ivanka Trump • Eric Trump | (Marla Maples) - Tiffany Trump | (Melania Knauss) - Barron William Trump | |
| Media | |
| The Apprentice (Seasons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, MS) • Trumped! • Trump Magazine • Books | |
| Notable Properties | |
| Trump International Hotel and Tower (New York, Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Toronto, SoHo, Honolulu, Dubai, Panama City, New Orleans, Phoenix)
Trump Tower (New York City, Tampa, Philadelphia, White Plains, Denver, Atlanta) • Trump Tower Variations (Trump World Tower, Trump Elite Tower Trump Towers by the Sea) Trump Plaza (Atlantic City, Palm Beach, New York City, New Rochelle, Trump Plaza Tower) Atlantic City Casinos: Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza, Trump Marina Other Properties: Mar-A-Lago, Trump Grande, The Trump Building at 40 Wall Street, Trump Palace, Trump Parc, Trump Park Avenue, Grand Hyatt, Daewoo Trump World, Riverside South/Trump Place, North Baja Trump Golf: The Estates at Trump National, Trump International Golf Links |
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| Various Enterprises | |
| Miss Universe • Trump Ice • Trump Mortgage • Trump Shuttle • Trump University | |
Annual Revenue: $26.5 million USD (FY 2005) | Employees: NA | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: TRMP | Website: The Trump Organization |
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