Melania Trump is a famous Slovenian model and designer who became the third wife of the controversial billionaire Donald Trump. She has built a successful international career and has also established herself as a designer. Now she spends most of her time at the Trump estate and devotes almost all her free time to her family: raising her son and supporting her husband in his activities.
Childhood and youth
Melanya Knauss was born in Slovenia (at that time in Yugoslavia) in 1970. Her father was a motorcycle salesman and her mother was a designer. She spent her childhood in a modest small apartment in a high-rise building. Melania Trump was interested in fashion and design in her youth. This influenced the choice of her speci alty and subsequent profession.
Melania graduated from the University of Ljubljana with a degree in design and architecture. From the age of 16, she begins her modeling career and at the age of 18 she signs an agreement with an agency in Milan. Melania Knauss Trump also continued to pursue her education. She is now fluent in English, French, Slovenian, Serbian and German.
Career start
After modeling in Milan and Paris, in 1996, Melania moved to New York. Here she collaborated with the most famous fashion houses, as well as world-famous photographers such as Helmut Newton, Mario Testino and others. Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, New York Magazine, Allure, Glamour, GQ, Elle - this is not a complete list of magazines, with whom Melania Trump has worked and whose covers have appeared. Photos illustrate this. During this period, she collaborated with many modeling companies, in particular with the agency of Donald Trump.
In 2000, she also won the title of "Miss Bikini" of Sports Illustrated magazine. A year after that, she starred in the film "Model Male". In parallel, she participated as a model in various advertising campaigns, but did not devote much time to this.
Meet Donald Trump
Melanie met her future husband in 1998 at a party in New York. Trump was there with another girl, but he still approached Melania and asked for her phone number, but she refused him. Donald was interested in an impregnable girl, and he promised himself to achieve her. They later crossed paths when fashion magazine Allure became the main place where Melania Trump started working. The biography indicates that since 1999 their relationship has become serious. They spent a lot of time together, but it was all secret.
In 2004, their relationship was publicized in one of their popular Donald show. He alsoannounced his love for Melania in a radio show, in which they were already present together. The following year, after the engagement, their marriage took place.
Wedding
Donald Trump and Melania Trump got married in 2005 at an Episcopal church in Florida. The wedding reception was hosted at Donald's massive estate, with guests including Hillary Clinton, Katie Couric, Rudolph Giuliani, Star Jones, Barbara W alters and many more who sang original songs for the bride and groom in chorus.
The entire wedding ceremony was covered by worldwide media agencies. Of particular note was the dress worn by Donald Trump's wife Melania (the photo above shows the outfit). It cost $200,000 and was made by John Galliano of the Dior fashion house. Almost one hundred meters of expensive white satin was used for the dress, as well as one and a half thousand pearls and precious stones. Its weight was almost 20 kilograms, so several people helped put on the outfit, as well as get Melania into the car. In addition, the bride also turned out to be free from prejudice. A few days before the wedding, Melania wore her dress to a photo shoot for fashion magazine Vogue, where she appeared on the cover.
Trump Manor Chef created a huge 50kg cake for the young. 300 roses were handcrafted for decoration. After the end of the wedding, talk about the ceremony did not subside for several years. The bride's dress was exhibited in the gallery as an exhibit, where everyone couldtouch while using white gloves.
Career after marriage
After the wedding, Melania's popularity increased, and she began to appear frequently in the press and fashion magazines. She also participated in advertising, in particular in the popular video of the insurance company Aflac. In the video, Melania did an imaginary experiment of swapping personalities between herself and the organization's mascot, the duck. The video was popular and showed Melania as a simple and friendly person who does not suffer from star fever.
Trump's wife also appeared on popular programs, in particular on the Larry King show and an episode of the Barbara W alters program. In their interviews, TV presenters mentioned that Melania is not only beautiful, but also extremely educated, smart and intelligent. She also collaborates with numerous print and online publications, and also participates in charitable projects. Since 2010, Melania Trump has been working on her own jewelry line as a designer. The occupation brings her additional popularity.
Work as a designer
Melania Trump has always been passionate about fashion, so her decision to work in this direction was quite predictable. She launched her own line of jewelry and watches branded with her own name, and has since gone on to develop cosmetics that have been featured on popular shows.
In 2013, Melania had some problems with the distribution of her goods, but after an additionalcapital investment and changes in marketing strategies the problem has been eliminated. She continues to work in this direction, and also promotes her new ideas.
Child
In 2006, Melania and Trump had a son, Barron William. After the birth of his son, the millionaire made a 20-minute statement on the radio from his phone, where he spoke about the good news and about the condition of his wife and child. Barron became Donald's fifth child.
Melania Trump devotes a lot of time to raising her son and claims that being a mother is her main job. Trump's free son speaks English and Slovenian, as well as French. He spends a lot of time with his parents, in particular playing tennis and golf with them. In the couple's Manhattan apartment, Barron has his own floor. Melania maintains friendly relations with her husband's other children and tries to create optimal conditions for her son to communicate with his brothers and sisters. The press also mentioned that the couple is considering having another child.
Charity
Melania does a lot of charitable work, in particular, she is an active member of the Breast Cancer Foundation, as well as a member of the Police Athletic League. As a result, she was named Woman of the Year in 2006 and was also made an Honorary Member of the Martha Graham Company.
The American Red Cross awarded her the title of Honorary Ambassador. Melania is a member of many public children's organizations, for which she also receivedawards.
Presidential Campaign
Donald Trump will take part in the US presidential election in November 2016. During the campaign, his statements appeared on many political and social issues, which caused discussions among citizens. This concerned issues of politics, religion, as well as racial issues. In one of her interviews, Melania stated that she believes in her husband and is sure that there are many things that he can do for the United States, because he loves his country and is trying to do something positive for American citizens. She also said that she often tries to recommend something to him or push him on something. Sometimes he listens to her, sometimes he doesn't. Melania Trump said that she is not happy with everything that her husband does, including as part of the presidential campaign, but this is normal. She claims that this is the part of marriage where spouses have different views on the same things.
Melania Trump is the wife of a famous American millionaire and participant in the presidential campaign. She built a career as a model and designer, but now she devotes most of her time to her family: raising her son and supporting her husband's activities. Melania Trump claims to have traditional views and will always support her husband Donald, regardless of his decisions. She appears frequently in the press as well as on television and is quite popular with Americans.
