Other Names | Melanija Knavs,Melania Knauss | Date Of Birth | 26 April 1970 | Age | 54 years 4 months 6 days | Place Of Birth | Novo Mesto, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | Son | Barron Trump | Mother Tongue | Slovene | Father | Viktor Knavs | Mother | Amalija Ulčnik | Languages Known | Solvene,English, French, Italian, German, Serbo-Croatian | Height | 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) | Friends | Jelancic(childhood friend) , Edith Molnar(modelling career) | Eye color | Blue-green | Hair color | Blonde | Wiki Page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melania_Trump | Twitter Profile | https://twitter.com/melaniatrump | Sister | Ines Knavs | Aunt | Olga Ulčnik | Weight | 57 kg (125 pounds) | Half Brother | Denis Cigelnjak | Facebook Profile | https://www.facebook.com/MelaniaTrump/ | BiographyMelania Trump is a Slovene American model, who is married to Donald Trump & is the first lady of the United States of America.
Childhood, Family & Personal Life
![Young Melania Trump](/i/i/y/o/u/young-melania-trump.jpg) Young Melania Trump
Melania Trump born as Melanija Knavs on April 26, 1970 in Yugoslavia to Amalija Ulčnik (Mother) and Viktor Knavs (Father). Her Father was a motorcycle dealer, her Mother was a patternmaker at the clothing center.
![Melania Trump with parents](/i/i/m/e/l/melania-trump-with-parents.jpg) Melania Trump with parents
Melania has a sister named "Ines Knavs" & a half-brother named "Denis Cigelnjak"from her father's previous relationship. Olga Ulčnik(b. 1943) is her Aunt
Education:
- High School: Secondary School of Design and Photography in Ljubljana.
- College: University of Ljubljana.
Melania speaks six languages: English, French, Italian, German, Serbo-Croatian & her mother tongue Slovene.
Marriage to Donald Trump: Melania & Donald met in 1998, they married in 2005. They have a Son Barron William Trump born on March 20, 2006.
![Melania Trump with Donald Trump](/i/i/m/e/l/melania-trump-with-donald-trump.jpg) Melania Trump with Donald Trump
![Melania Trump's Son Barron Trump with father Donald Trump](/i/i/m/e/l/melania-trump-s-son-barron-trump-with-father-donald-trump.jpg) Melania Trump's Son Barron Trump with father Donald Trump
Modelling Career
Melania started her modeling career at the tender age of 5 and started appearing in commercials at 16. By 18 she was already modelling in Milan, Italy.
![Melania Trump modelling](/i/i/m/e/l/melania-trump-modelling.jpg) Melania Trump on the cover of a magazine
Melania moved from Italy to Paris and then to New York for her Modelling career before settling permanently in US after 2001, when she was granted permanent residence. |
Melania Trump: Photos, Pictures( All Melania Trump Photos)
Melania trump with parents
Young melania trump
Melania trump with donald trump
Melania trump's son barron trump with father donald trump
Melania Trump: Videos
Melania Trump CNN interview: part 1
Melania Trump CNN interview: part 2
Melania Trump On Her Life, Marriage
Interesting Facts and Trivia[ Top ⇑] - Initially she did not like Donald Trump to be a presidential candidate, she was concerned he would be too busy, later seeing he was serious she stood behind him
- Melania is the third of the businessman wife Donald Trump
- Melania's mother was a model herself in her youth.
- Her parents are moved to US, now they stay close to Melania's house.
- Melania Trump is the only first Lady of USA whose mother tongue isn't English
- Melania was not raised religious. She was not baptized by her parents, and she is believed to be non-religious
- Melania Trump is the first 'first lady' to speak more than 2 languages fluently.
- She received a twenty-five-carat diamond from Donald Trump for anniversary.
- Melania doesn't drink alcohol.
- Melania is reported to have said that she would be like "Jackie Kennedy" as the first Lady.
- She wore a $200,000 Dior gown at her Palm Beach wedding with Donald Trump.
- Melania was a quiet young girl, she did not have boyfriends even when she was modelling, which is considered unusual on the profession.
- Melania and Donald donated nearly $30k to a local hospital.
- Melania was runner-up in the 1992 Jana Magazine "Look of the Year" contest
- She owns a line of jewelry named after her "Melania Timepieces & Jewelry".
- Melania has long feet, her shoes were custom made
- Melania has appeared on the covers of Harper's Bazaar, Ocean Drive, In Style Weddings, New York Magazine, Avenue, Allure, Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ
- She is the only first lady to have gone topless & even semi-nude. It comes with her profession of modelling.
- Melania says hes has two boys in her house big Donald and Mini Donald
- Melania's father was a member of the Communist Party.
- With the height of 5 feet 11 inches she is also the tallest 'first lady' along with Michelle Obama and Eleanor Roosevelt who are also of the same height.
- She's rich, but not a socialite
- Melania has done a lot of charity work including The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Martha Graham Dance Company, Police Athletic League, The American Red Cross, American Heart Association
- Melania calls Barron "Mini-Donald."
- According to Melania's childhood friend Jelancic, Melania was smart, shy girl and very practical as well. Melania could sew her own clothes even as a teenager.
- Melania changed her second name from "Knavs", a Slovenian name to "Knauss", a German name.
- Melania is said to have taught fluent Slovene to her son Barron Trump.
- Melania Trump is only the second First Lady of USA to be foreign born after 'Louisa Adams' wife of 'John Quincy Adams' who was born in London.
- Melania has more than 800,000 followers on Twitter
- Melania did not give her number to Donald Trump at their first meeting, He however gave his and asked her to call, she called him after a week.
- Melania has many houses where she lives from time to time.
Quotes[ Top ⇑] - Our culture has gotten too mean & too rough, especially to children & teenagers. It is never OK when a 12-year-old girl or boy is mocked, bullied, or attacked.
- I’m not that kind of wife who would say, 'Learn this' or 'Learn that' I'm not a nagging wife
- I am disappointed that most of the hit jobs on me, especially the sexist stuff is written by females.
- I would be very traditional, like Betty Ford or Jackie Kennedy
- I am not ashamed of my body, I like my body, I am proud of my past.
- I did not expect media to be so mean and dishonest
- I have my own mind. I am my own person, and I think my husband likes that about me.
- I think the mistake some people make is they try to change the man they love after they get married. You cannot change a person
- I like to help women to spend not a lot of money—to feel powerful, elegant, glamorous, to feel good about themselves
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