The Truth Behind Donald Trump's Marriage
#16.
Who is Melania Trump- Donald Trump’s third wife, Melania, is the first and only lady
to be born in and from a communist country.
She was raised in a tower block in Yugoslavia, which makes her the first lady to be born
outside of the United States.
She started modeling at just five years old.
She was later signed to a top modeling agency in Milan, Italy, when she turned eighteen.
As a teenager she studied design and architecture at the University of Ljubljana.
At that time she was traveling to Milan for work where she was signed on to a talent agency.
While Melania was in Italy, she was on the path to meet her billionaire husband.
In 1996 she moved to New York on a work visa, and has appeared on Magazine covers such as
New York Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar in Bulgaria, Vogue in Italy, and GQ in the United Kingdom.
In 1998 she started dating Donald Trump, then the two of them got married in 2005, she gave
birth to their son, Barron, a year later.
Melania stayed in New York with Barron until he finished the school year then they both
moved to Washington to join Donald in June 2017.
Her nickname for Donald is “Little Donald” because he loves wearing a suit and tie so
much.
Other than being viewed as a trophy wife, people say she is a crucial part of Team Trump
and the most powerful woman in the world.
Melania is forty seven years old and speaks five languages: English, German, Serbian,
French, and Slovene.
She’s also 5ft 11 inches, which makes her one of the tallest first ladies in history.
#15.
When did Donald and Melania get married- When the two first met Donald was fifty-two years
old, they met at a party at the Kit Kat Club during New York Fashion Week in 1998.
At first, the supermodel was turned off by the billionaire.
Melania told the New York Times when she met him she told her friends, “He’s here with
a woman.
I am absolutely not giving him my number.”
So instead Donald ended up giving her all his numbers, home, and business, and she gave
him a call when she got back from a modeling trip.
After his second marriage collapsed to Marla Maples, the two started dating.
They got married in 2005 and had lots of famous faces at the wedding.
Bill and Hillary Clinton attended as well.
Melania’s wedding dress cost $100,000 and took five hundred and fifty hours to make.
#14.
First Lady- She has received a lot of flack for being absent during multiple public appearances.
Melania addressed supporters at the President’s Florida rally saying, “I will always stay
true to myself and be truthful to you no matter what the opposition is saying about me.”
“It is my honor and great pleasure to stand here before you as the First Lady of the United
States.”
#13.
Net Worth- Melania Trump’s net worth is an estimated $8.8 million.
In the early days of her and Donald dating, she heard a lot of talk about her being a
gold digger.
Since marrying her billionaire husband, she has had the opportunity to launch her very
own watch and jewelry line, which she designs herself.
To give you an idea of what their opulent Manhattan lifestyle is like, The apartment
is decorated in Louis XIV-style and covered with 24-carat gold and marble, along with
murals painted on the ceiling and crystal chandeliers.
#12.
How many women has Donald Trump been married to?
Donald has been married three times; His first two marriages ended up in divorce.
He married his first wife, Ivana in April 1977 and divorced in 1992, and then he went
on to marry another former model named, Marla Maples, in December 1993.
Maples and Trump divorced in 1999.
Donald’s thirteen-year marriage to Ivana ended after he had an affair with Marla Maples.
Trump did an interview in 1994, and he suggested that his affair probably would have continued
if the whole thing wasn’t made public.
Trump said, "My life was so great in so many ways," he said.
"The business was so great...
a beautiful girlfriend, a beautiful wife, a beautiful everything.
Life was just a bowl of cherries."
After Trump married Maples, their marriage ended five months before the prenuptial agreement
would have ended up increasing her divorce settlement from $1 million to $5 million.
A friend of Donald told People Magazine, "He basically didn’t want to get married.
It was lust, not really love.
She loved him very much.
But Donald is somebody who’s in love mostly with himself."
#11.
Donald Trump’s Children- He has five children total, by three marriages.
The youngest, his name is Barron, was born on March 20, 2006, with current wife, Melania
Trump.
His daughter Tiffany was born in October of 1993; her mother is Marla maples.
And Donald’s three oldest kids, Eric, Donald Jr., and Ivanka.
Who were all born during his marriage to Ivana Trump, in 1977,1981, and 1984.
Donald’s son Barron is the first presidential son in the White House in fifty-four years.
Since 1963, there have only been daughters that lived in the White House.
Barron is the first son since John F Kennedy Jr.
#10.
Not his first rodeo- Since Donald has been married twice before, he married his first
wife, Ivana, from 1977 to 1992.
Their divorce ended up being the most expensive divorce, with him having to pay twenty-five
million dollars in divorce settlements.
On top of that, fourteen million dollars in cash, $350,000 in annual alimony, and child
support payments of $300,000 every year.
Ivana was given a Connecticut mansion and a Trump Plaza Apartment.
His second marriage was with Marla Maples, from 1993 to 1999.
#9.
Having their own space- Donald and Melania have been married for twelve years now.They
say they both have separate bathrooms and don’t like sharing.
Donald says this works out for him because he doesn’t want to hear his wife going to
the toilet or passing gas.
In an interview, he said he was quite happy about the fact that he has never witnessed
or heard his wife do either of those things and after twelve years of marriage that’s
pretty shocking.
Keeping things separated seems to be a theme in this relationship, they both take their
hygiene very seriously.
The couple is rumored to not sleep in the same bed.
Strangely it has been said that the couple shares a bedroom, but not a bed.
Maybe getting enough sleep is what keeps the arguments to a minimum.
#8.
Donald’s spokeswoman- Donald relies on Melania to help boost his confidence and image and
also broadcasts some of his accomplishments.
Melania also does most of the parenting; the first lady takes her role as a mother very
seriously.
She told People Magazine that she has taken over most of the parenting duties because
her husband travels so often.
Their son Barron is also at an age where he is still learning about life and at a critical
age where it’s essential to have his parents around and to help him grow.
She is also the stepmother to Tiffany, Donald Trump Jr, Ivanka, and Eric Trump.
#7.
Perfect match- Melania says she prefers not to be in the spotlight, allowing Donald to
have the attention.
This is why some of their close friends say they’re a perfect match for each other.
One friend said Melania has no problem with letting her husband take the lead.
She enjoys allowing him to take center stage.
#6.
Fashion Week- The couple met during New York Fashion Week in 1998.
Donald was on a date with his girlfriend at the time when he was out that night and first
laid eyes on the woman who would become his first lady.
The two were introduced by a friend who owned the modeling agency that discovered Melania
at the Kit Kat Club.
Melania had been living in New York at the time since 1996, working there as a full-time
model.
At the time Donald was in the middle of a divorce from his second wife, Marla Maples.
It’s been said that Donald sent his girlfriend at the time to the bathroom, and while she
was in there he asked Melania for her phone number, but she wouldn’t give it to him
because she was also already on a date with someone else that night.
She was skeptical and wanted to see what his intention was.
Donald ended up giving her all of his phone numbers, cell number, and business number.
#5.
Donald proposed in 2004- On April 26, 2004, Donald turned his girlfriend, Melania, into
fiancee.
He got up the courage and popped the question at the Costume Institute Gala, at New York’s
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
He gave her a 12 karat engagement ring, worth two million dollars, but he actually only
had to pay half of that because the diamond sellers offered the discount to have their
name attached to the proposal, mainly as an excellent form of advertisement for the diamond
sellers.
Only a fool would turn down that discount and pay a million dollars more than needed.
The two of them got married on January 22, 2005, by the ocean in Palm Beach, Florida.
#4.
Divorce Rumors- Divorce rumors started long before Donald Trump was elected president.
Some people speculate that the intense public attention and spotlight has taken a toll on
the First Lady.
It’s been said that the two of them sleep in separate beds.
Another rumor said Melania had divorce papers prepared and she was ready to sign them if
Donald didn’t win the 2016 Election that made him president.
Another thing that made people wonder what's going on with the couple is that Melania stayed
living in their home in New York even after Donald moved into the White House just added
to the fire of all the other rumors that were going around.
For the most part, the Trumps have either completely ignored or flat out denied the
rumors about their marriage.
#3.
Broken up more than once- Melania broke up later in 1998, because of Donald’s infidelity.
He cheated on both of his wives, which apparently inspired some concerns for Melania.
She had trust issues at the beginning which is understandable considering his past.
Even when they were dating, she wouldn’t move in with Donald because she wanted to
have her own space in case it didn’t end up working out, so she was smart and cautious.
The couple split up to have their own space for a while and ended up getting back together
within six months.
They ended up breaking up again in January 2000, but this time Donald was the one who
ended things, but the couple got back together shortly after because they were both devastated
and unhappy without each other.
#2.
Modeling- Three years before Melania met Donald she posed nude for a French men’s monthly
magazine.
The photo set was obtained by the New York Post.
The photos show her lying naked in bed alongside Scandinavian model Emma Eriksson.
Donald said, “in Europe pictures like this are very fashionable and common."
So this makes her the first lady to have posed nude.
She sued the daily mail for false words, for reporting on escort allegations.
#1.
Influence- Melania chooses to keep her influence private, she is seen by the world as Trump’s
silent partner.
She says she likes standing by her man without opinions or political aspirations of her own.
Melania says she chooses not to go political in public because that’s her husband’s
job, but she's very political in her private life.
Between Donald and her, she knows everything that is going on from A to Z.
She has made a choice not to be in the campaign and that she has her own mind and she’s
her own person, and Donald likes that about her.
The press has mischaracterized her quietness and think she’s shy but she’s actually
not shy at all.
Reporters don’t check facts and just want their fifteen minutes of fame she says.
They can be very unfair.