Melania Trump was born on April 26, 1970 in Sevnica, Yugoslavia as Melanija Knavs. She is an actress, known for The Apprentice (2004), Miss USA (2003) and Fashion Week Diaries (2005). She has been married to Donald Trump since January 22, 2005. They have one child.
University of Ljubljana, University of Ljubljana, University of Ljubljana
Nationality
United States
Spouse
Donald Trump
Children
Barron William Trump, Barron Trump ; four stepchildren from Trump's previous marriages, Barron Trump, age
Parents
Viktor Knavs, Amalija Knavs, Viktor Knavs, Amalija Knavs, Viktor Knavs, Amalija Knavs, Donald Trump Jr., Vanessa Trump
Siblings
Tiffany Trump
Star Sign
Taurus
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[on the media bias against Donald Trump] When did we hear or read any great stories about my husband - or about me? The true stuff. The facts. The real stuff. We never read the New York Times. They are bashing, bashing, bashing. [Oct.2016]
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[defending her husband's attacks on the Clintons] They're asking for it. They started. They started from the beginning of the campaign, putting my pictures from the modeling days [into the newspapers]. That were my modeling days and I'm proud of what I did. I worked very hard. [Oct.2016]
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[about the attacks on her husband] The opposition doesn't want to talk about WikiLeaks and the Emails and Benghazi and all the rest of the stuff - they don't want to talk about it. So, they said: 'Let's do something to hurt his campaign'. [Oct.2016]
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Don't feel sorry for me. I can handle everything. [Oct.2016]
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My husband is real. He's raw. He tells it like it is. [Oct.2016]
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[on the accusations against her husband] I believe my husband. This was all organized by the opposition. Did they ever check the background of these women ? They don't have any facts. (...) That never happened. [Oct.2016]
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Fact
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Changed her surname Knavs to Knauss before Trump.
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Obtained her U.S. citizenship in 2006.
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Second foreign-born First Lady after Louisa Adams, the British-born wife of 6th US President John Quincy Adams.
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In the mid 1990s, before becoming Mrs. Trump, she roomed with Swede Victoria Silvstedt in Paris when both were struggling models.
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On July 29, 2016, USA Today reported that Melania Trump's personal website was taken offline. Previously, Melania's bio-statement stated there that she received a "degree in design and architecture at University in Slovenia." However, a biographer questioned the veracity of that claim by suggesting that Melania never completed her studies. At www.archive.org, the WayBack Machine has preserved a 2012 snapshot of Melania's website, where she printed the now-disputed statement.
$1.4 Million
