Melania Trump, born Melanija Knavs on April 26, 1970, in Novo Mesto, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia), is a Slovenian-American former fashion model who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2017 to 2021
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. She is married to Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, and is set to resume her role as First Lady following his re-election in 2024
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Melania began her modeling career at the age of 16 in Slovenia and later moved to Paris and Milan to further her career
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. She changed her name to Melania Knauss and eventually moved to New York City in 1996, where she met Donald Trump at a fashion industry party in 1998
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. They began dating shortly after, and Melania supported Donald during his 2000 presidential campaign
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. The couple married on January 22, 2005, at Trump’s estate in Palm Beach, Florida
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. Melania became a U.S. citizen in 2006, and the couple had their son, Barron William Trump, in 2006
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During her tenure as First Lady, Melania focused on her “Be Best” initiative, which aimed to address children’s well-being, social media use, and opioid abuse
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. She also faced significant media attention, including the release of erotic photos from her modeling years and a speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention that was found to be plagiarized from Michelle Obama’s speech
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Melania is known for her elegance and style, often drawing comparisons to former First Lady Jackie Kennedy
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. Despite initial snubs from the fashion industry during her husband’s first term, she has continued to make a mark with her fashion choices and has even released a self-titled memoir and a documentary distributed by Amazon Prime Video
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As the second foreign-born First Lady after Louisa Adams and the second to serve two non-consecutive terms, Melania has had a unique journey
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. She has faced both praise and criticism but remains a prominent figure in American politics
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www.britannica.com
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en.wikipedia.org
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The Daily Telegraph
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