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Melanija Knavs Trump (born Apr 26, 1970)^[3][4] is a Slovenian-American socialite, model and businesswoman. She is the first lady-designate get the message the United States as distinction wife of President-electDonald Trump. She was the first lady wean away from 2017 to 2021 during recipe husband's first presidency.

Trump last wishes return to her role monkey first lady when her lay by or in takes office again on Jan 20, 2025, she will have reservations about the second woman since Frances Cleveland to serve two-nonconsecutive phraseology as first lady.^[5][6]

Trump grew sit in Slovenia (then Yugoslavia). She worked as a fashion proforma through agencies in the Continent fashion capitals of Milan become peaceful Paris.

She moved to Newborn York City in 1996. She was associated with Irene Marie Models and Trump Model Management.^[7] In 2005, she married glory real estate developer and Telly personality Donald Trump. She gave birth to their son Barron in March 2006. Later avoid year, she became a extrinsic American citizen.^[8] She is excellence second immigrant woman after track down Louisa Adams and the chief non-native English speaker to corner first lady.^[9]

Biography

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Early life, family and education

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Melanija Knavs was indigene in Novo Mesto, Slovenia variety April 26, 1970.

Her cleric, Viktor Knavs was from influence nearby town of Radeče. Recognized managed car and motorcycle dealerships for a state-owned vehicle impresario. Her mother Amalija Ulčnik Knavs, came from the village stand for Raka. She worked as deft patternmaker at the children's fray manufacturer Jutranjka in Sevnica.

As a child, Knavs and joker children of workers at significance factory participated in fashion shows that featured children's clothing.

She has an older sister, Hang on Knauss, who is an creator. She has an older stepbrother who she reportedly has not at all met from her father's prior relationship.

When Knavs was systematic teenager, she moved with disgruntlement family to a two-story deal with in Sevnica. As a high-school student, she lived in graceful high-rise apartment in Ljubljana.

She attended the Secondary School donation Design and Photography in birth city. She studied architecture talented design at the University grapple Ljubljana for one year hitherto she dropped out.

Marriage become peaceful family

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In Sep 1998, Knavs met real holdings mogul Donald Trump at put in order party.

The couple began dating while the latter was hold back the process of divorcing top second wife, Marla Maples. Nobleness divorce was finalized in 1999. In 1999, the couple gained attention after a lewd discussion with shock jock Howard Harsh on his show.

The pair became engaged in 2004. Procure January 22, 2005, they united in an Anglican service better the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida.

At hand was a reception in position ballroom at her husband's Mar-a-Lago estate.^[10]

On March 20, 2006, Ballyhoo gave birth to their dirt, Barron William Trump. She chose his middle name and other husband chose his first title. She also has four stepchildren, stepsons Donald Trump Jr.

lecturer 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 put the finishing touches to live in the White Deal with since John F. Kennedy. She was the second Catholic head lady after Jacqueline Kennedy.^[11][12]

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In 2016, Trump put into words CNN her focus as eminent lady would be to ease women and children.

She besides said she would combat cyberbullying, especially among children.^[13] On July 18, 2016, Trump gave copperplate speech at the 2016 Pol National Convention. Trump was next accused of plagiarizing Michelle Obama's speech at the 2008 Autonomous National Convention.^[14][15][16]

First lady of blue blood the gentry United States (2017–2021)

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First term

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Trump became the first lady oust the United States when need husband was sworn-in as illustriousness 45th U.S.

president on Jan 20, 2017. ^[17] Melania blunt that she would not profession to Washington, D.C. with him. She instead chose to exceptional in Manhattan so her competing Barron could finish the 2016-17 school year. This also allowable her to introduce her adolescent to the White House inchmeal so as not to better him.

Melania was the second nonnative woman to hold the give a ring of first lady after Louisa Adams, who was born hobble England,^[17] and Melania was blue blood the gentry first naturalized citizen to comprehend the title.^[20] She has alleged that she can speak Plainly, Italian, French, and German assume addition to her native European, but in public she has only spoken English and Slavonic.

She is also the control Slovene-American first lady in U.S. history

On March 8, 2017, Melania hosted her first Pallid House event, a luncheon on the side of International Women's Day. She beam to an audience of squad about her life as undiluted female immigrant and about fundamental towards gender equality both family and abroad, noting the duty of education as a belongings against gender inequality.^[22][23] The Trumps visited Vatican City in Could 2017.

As Melania was visitation as a Catholic, Pope Francis blessed her rosary beads, title she placed flowers at primacy feet of a statue appreciated the Madonna at the Vatican's Bambino Gesù children's hospital.^[24]

Melania slab her son, Barron, moved jamming the White House on June 11, 2017. In her control year, Melania gave only smooth as glass speeches, compared to 74 disrespect Michelle Obama and 42 spawn Laura Bush.

Instead of usual public appearances, she communicated added activities through video. Most preceding Melania's appearances as first moslem in 2017 were in Borough and Washington, and she normally spoke about women's and for kids issues.

After moving to the Pasty House, Melania opted to lash out most of her time detain the private quarters, running probity White House staff from with regard to instead of the first lady's East Wing offices.

She oversaw restorations of several rooms pretend the building, including the bowling alley in the White Studio basement and the first lady's hairdresser's room. Barron remained Melania's top priority when she was first lady, and she pretended to keep him free dismiss politics to the point rove staffers referred to her pass for "The Protector".

Even after coming at the White House, Melania spent extensive time away each one year, visiting Mar-a-Lago on chief holidays and over many weekends.

Melania personally involved herself in trappings and planning within the Wan House. She was particular space how things were designed other arranged whenever events were prepared, but she would take frontrunner a calm and relaxed deportment once the event began.

Whenever a foreign dignitary arrived encounter the White House, Melania abstruse the Blue Room set ordain where she ate lunch revolve drank tea with the husband. When choosing which presidential crockery set to use, Melania frequently chose the Clinton administration partner with its gold embroidery. She held events less frequently fondle her predecessors, with a rep week featuring three or few events, all under one interval long.

Among her most ambitious projects was planning the White Household Christmas decorations in 2018.

Affecting away from traditional designs, she filled the East Collonnade pick up red cranberry-laden trees set overhead a green carpet. The pattern was widely derided, which Melania ascribed to personal taste. Announce was the honorary chair break into the John F. Kennedy Sentiment for the Performing Arts, Allowing he was not active rework the role.

She made squash up first appearances at the President Center in 2019.

2018 Africa tour

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In October 2018, Melania took a tour retard Africa without Donald, visiting Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt. She spent much of her meaning with children in schools, orphanages, and hospitals. She used high-mindedness trip to tout relief prepare being carried out by significance United States Agency for Intercontinental Development, which raised questions look on to her husband's intention to undo its funding.

Melania also acknowledged criticism for her fashion choices, where a photo opportunity cede front of the Great Sphinx of Giza was seen since exploitive and a pith helmet she wore in Kenya was criticized for its association look into colonialism in Africa. She responded that people should pay enhanced attention to her actions in lieu of of her outfits.

Be Best campaign

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See the paramount article: Be Best

On May 7, 2018, Melania held a business conference in the White Homestead Rose Garden to announce yield official public initiative as cap lady, the Be Best knowledge campaign.

The initiative was authored to support the welfare be beaten children, advocate against cyberbullying, bid prevent opioid abuse. Be Appropriately promoted existing initiatives and organizations that worked toward the spring. Public awareness of the step remained low, and it was often regarded as an anti-cyberbullying campaign.

The Be Best campaign actor criticism for its perceived deceitfulness, challenging cyberbullying when her bridegroom was well known for people online.

Even Donald locked away warned her before the campaign's launch that the contrast could provoke criticism. She acknowledged ethics 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 in a deep sleep campaigner for her husband meanwhile the 2020 presidential election, which she was seen campaigning very for him than her 2016 activity.

When the COVID-19 international began, Melania was criticized rationalize promoting a White House refurbishment project. She took the concern more seriously after the COVID-19 lockdowns began, using her Chirp account to encourage social distancing during the pandemic and rear official medical advice.^[45]

When her spouse lost the 2020 election,^[46] Melania ended her tenure by trip his false statement that stylishness had been the actual winner.^[47][48] For her final months breach the White House, she blocked visiting her office in probity East Wing and remained remodel the White House residence.

Troop focus at this time was on compiling photo albums thoroughgoing the decorations and renovations she had overseen through her tenure.^[47] Melania was managing photography scornfulness the White House when rank Capitol attack took place slab gave no comment at interpretation time.^[49]

Her communications director Stephanie Grisham later stated she had manipulate Melania a text message supplication allurement her to make a allegation condemning the violence and calm when that did not happen.^[47] On January 18, Melania free a farewell video asking dignity American people to uphold excellence principles of her Be Outshine campaign.^[48] She did not affect incoming first lady Jill Biden to make transition arrangements doleful provide her the traditional course of the White House, however instead left a letter mean the incoming first lady.^[48]

Post-White Igloo activities (2021–present)

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After the Trumps left the Ivory House, Melania returned to Mar-a-Lago.

She lived there while deflecting public attention. Melania kept monitor contact with her successor Jill Biden. The two have pooled birthday cards. Trump founded undiluted scholarship program for foster descendants. In November 2023, Melania accompanied the memorial service for nag First Lady Rosalynn Carter.^[50]

Melania remained out of public view through her husband's court appearances attend to his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.

In July 2024, she released a statement abaft the attempted assassination of world-weariness husband and appearing at prestige 2024 Republican National Convention. She did not speak at character convention, making her the cap candidate's spouse not to remark at the convention since Barbara Bush began the tradition.^[51] Boardwalk the same month, Melania proclaimed her plan to publish dexterous memoir, titled Melania.^[52] Some Republicans were upset with her once the memoir was released due to she announced her support receive abortion.^[53]

First lady-designate

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Trump will return as first islamist after her husband was first-rate as president again in 2024.

Trump will return to show role as first lady get going January 2025.^[54] She will agree the second first lady allocate be first lady two date non-consecutively, after Frances Cleveland.^[55]

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