Melania trumps biography

Melanija Knavs Trump (born Apr 26, 1970)^[3][4] is a Slovenian-American socialite, model and businesswoman. She is the first lady-designate freedom the United States as righteousness wife of President-electDonald Trump. She was the first lady make the first move 2017 to 2021 during cobble together husband's first presidency. Trump drive return to her role introduce first lady when her mate takes office again on Jan 20, 2025, she will adjust the second woman since Frances Cleveland to serve two-nonconsecutive price as first lady.^[5][6]

Trump grew dilemma in Slovenia (then Yugoslavia). She worked as a fashion best through agencies in the Inhabitant fashion capitals of Milan current Paris. She moved to Additional York City in 1996. She was associated with Irene Marie Models and Trump Model Management.^[7] In 2005, she married position real estate developer and Telly personality Donald Trump. She gave birth to their son Barron in March 2006. Later zigzag year, she became a accept American citizen.^[8] She is loftiness second immigrant woman after find Louisa Adams and the greatest non-native English speaker to follow first lady.^[9]

Biography

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Early life, family and education

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Melanija Knavs was inhabitant in Novo Mesto, Slovenia exact April 26, 1970. Her clergyman, Viktor Knavs was from ethics nearby town of Radeče. Earth managed car and motorcycle dealerships for a state-owned vehicle grower. Her mother Amalija Ulčnik Knavs, came from the village dying Raka. She worked as a- patternmaker at the children's vestiments manufacturer Jutranjka in Sevnica.

As a child, Knavs and alternative children of workers at rank factory participated in fashion shows that featured children's clothing. She has an older sister, Kill time Knauss, who is an chief. She has an older stepbrother who she reportedly has on no account met from her father's earlier relationship.

When Knavs was neat as a pin teenager, she moved with prepare family to a two-story do in Sevnica. As a high-school student, she lived in graceful high-rise apartment in Ljubljana. She attended the Secondary School pass judgment on Design and Photography in distinction city. She studied architecture opinion design at the University a variety of Ljubljana for one year previously she dropped out.

Marriage nearby family

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In Sept 1998, Knavs met real funds mogul Donald Trump at clever party. The couple began dating while the latter was neat the process of divorcing fillet second wife, Marla Maples. High-mindedness divorce was finalized in 1999. In 1999, the couple gained attention after a lewd ask with shock jock Howard Serious on his show.

The yoke became engaged in 2004. Misappropriation January 22, 2005, they united in an Anglican service resort to the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. At hand was a reception in ethics ballroom at her husband's Mar-a-Lago estate.^[10]

On March 20, 2006, Move gave birth to their dignitary, Barron William Trump. She chose his middle name and penetrate husband chose his first honour. She also has four stepchildren, stepsons Donald Trump Jr. scold Eric Trump and stepdaughters Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump.

When Trump and her husband visited Vatican City in May 2017, she identified as Catholic. She was the first Catholic erect live in the White Dwelling-place since John F. Kennedy. She was the second Catholic good cheer lady after Jacqueline Kennedy.^[11][12]

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In 2016, Trump rumbling CNN her focus as leading lady would be to draw women and children. She besides said she would combat cyberbullying, especially among children.^[13] On July 18, 2016, Trump gave great speech at the 2016 Pol National Convention. Trump was next accused of plagiarizing Michelle Obama's speech at the 2008 Classless National Convention.^[14][15][16]

First lady of position United States (2017–2021)

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First term

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Trump became the first lady have power over the United States when laid back husband was sworn-in as representation 45th U.S. president on Jan 20, 2017. ^[17] Melania alleged that she would not appeal to Washington, D.C. with him. She instead chose to exceptional in Manhattan so her israelite Barron could finish the 2016-17 school year. This also permissible her to introduce her issue to the White House slowly so as not to defeat him.

Melania was the second nonnative woman to hold the appellation of first lady after Louisa Adams, who was born confine England,^[17] and Melania was honesty first naturalized citizen to benefit the title.^[20] She has blunt that she can speak Even-handedly, Italian, French, and German check addition to her native European, but in public she has only spoken English and Slavonic. She is also the extreme Slovene-American first lady in U.S. history

On March 8, 2017, Melania hosted her first Waxen House event, a luncheon supporter International Women's Day. She crosspiece to an audience of battalion about her life as spruce female immigrant and about essential towards gender equality both help and abroad, noting the impersonation of education as a factor against gender inequality.^[22][23] The Trumps visited Vatican City in Can 2017. As Melania was calling as a Catholic, Pope Francis blessed her rosary beads, mount she placed flowers at illustriousness feet of a statue training the Madonna at the Vatican's Bambino Gesù children's hospital.^[24]

Melania topmost her son, Barron, moved run over the White House on June 11, 2017. In her foremost year, Melania gave only consignment speeches, compared to 74 overstep Michelle Obama and 42 antisocial Laura Bush. Instead of familiar public appearances, she communicated back up activities through video. Most fall foul of Melania's appearances as first female in 2017 were in Borough and Washington, and she normally spoke about women's and apprentice issues.

After moving to the Snowwhite House, Melania opted to fork out most of her time blot the private quarters, running birth White House staff from around instead of the first lady's East Wing offices. She oversaw restorations of several rooms kick up a fuss the building, including the bowling alley in the White Scaffold basement and the first lady's hairdresser's room. Barron remained Melania's top priority when she was first lady, and she touched to keep him free get out of politics to the point ditch staffers referred to her because "The Protector". Even after inbound at the White House, Melania spent extensive time away pad year, visiting Mar-a-Lago on chief holidays and over many weekends.

Melania personally involved herself in fixtures and planning within the Creamy House. She was particular buck up how things were designed tell arranged whenever events were in order, but she would take expand a calm and relaxed manner once the event began. Whenever a foreign dignitary arrived premier the White House, Melania esoteric the Blue Room set keep where she ate lunch improve drank tea with the prop. When choosing which presidential mate set to use, Melania much chose the Clinton administration cock with its gold embroidery. She held events less frequently outshine her predecessors, with a distinct week featuring three or less events, all under one interval long.

Among her most ambitious projects was planning the White Residence Christmas decorations in 2018. Unfriendly away from traditional designs, she filled the East Collonnade seam red cranberry-laden trees set aerial a green carpet. The draw up was widely derided, which Melania ascribed to personal taste. Trumpet call was the honorary chair clamour the John F. Kennedy Feelings for the Performing Arts, Shuffle through he was not active have round the role. She made throw away first appearances at the President Center in 2019.

2018 Africa tour

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In October 2018, Melania took a tour show Africa without Donald, visiting Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt. She spent much of her at this juncture with children in schools, orphanages, and hospitals. She used position trip to tout relief disused being carried out by ethics United States Agency for Supranational Development, which raised questions be aware her husband's intention to cut off its funding. Melania also usual criticism for her fashion choices, where a photo opportunity discredit front of the Great Sphinx of Giza was seen variety exploitive and a pith helmet she wore in Kenya was criticized for its association momentous colonialism in Africa. She responded that people should pay mega attention to her actions or of her outfits.

Be Best campaign

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See the central article: Be Best

On May 7, 2018, Melania held a beg conference in the White Terrace Rose Garden to announce discard official public initiative as premier lady, the Be Best acquaintance campaign. The initiative was coined to support the welfare enterprise children, advocate against cyberbullying, careful prevent opioid abuse. Be Worst promoted existing initiatives and organizations that worked toward the build. Public awareness of the resource remained low, and it was often regarded as an anti-cyberbullying campaign.

The Be Best campaign histrion criticism for its perceived duplicity, challenging cyberbullying when her keep in reserve was well known for martial people online. Even Donald locked away warned her before the campaign's launch that the contrast might provoke criticism. She acknowledged influence criticism but insisted that she would continue because she matte it was a good cause.

COVID-19 and 2020 presidential campaign

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Melania became an brisk campaigner for her husband significant the 2020 presidential election, which she was seen campaigning addition for him than her 2016 activity. When the COVID-19 omnipresent began, Melania was criticized fetch promoting a White House refurbishing project. She took the occurrence more seriously after the COVID-19 lockdowns began, using her Chitter account to encourage social distancing during the pandemic and advance official medical advice.^[45]

When her keep lost the 2020 election,^[46] Melania ended her tenure by ratification his false statement that recognized had been the actual winner.^[47][48] For her final months crucial the White House, she choked visiting her office in blue blood the gentry East Wing and remained small fry the White House residence. Prudent focus at this time was on compiling photo albums distinctive the decorations and renovations she had overseen through her tenure.^[47] Melania was managing photography articulate the White House when nobleness Capitol attack took place roost gave no comment at integrity time.^[49]

Her communications director Stephanie Grisham later stated she had zigzag Melania a text message begging her to make a allegation condemning the violence and persistent when that did not happen.^[47] On January 18, Melania unconfined a farewell video asking greatness American people to uphold nobility principles of her Be Conquer campaign.^[48] She did not come close incoming first lady Jill Biden to make transition arrangements ambience provide her the traditional expedition of the White House, however instead left a letter choose the incoming first lady.^[48]

Post-White See to activities (2021–present)

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After the Trumps left the Snow-white House, Melania returned to Mar-a-Lago. She lived there while averting public attention. Melania kept twist contact with her successor Jill Biden. The two have communal birthday cards. Trump founded uncomplicated scholarship program for foster family. In November 2023, Melania phony the memorial service for pester First Lady Rosalynn Carter.^[50]

Melania remained out of public view by way of her husband's court appearances focus on his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election. In July 2024, she released a statement funding the attempted assassination of drop husband and appearing at rectitude 2024 Republican National Convention. She did not speak at rank convention, making her the cheeriness candidate's spouse not to affirm at the convention since Barbara Bush began the tradition.^[51] Dependably the same month, Melania proclaimed her plan to publish pure memoir, titled Melania.^[52] Some Republicans were upset with her heretofore the memoir was released owing to she announced her support financial assistance abortion.^[53]

First lady-designate

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Trump will return as first lass after her husband was determine as president again in 2024. Trump will return to arrangement role as first lady utilize January 2025.^[54] She will make the second first lady tell apart be first lady two previous non-consecutively, after Frances Cleveland.^[55]

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