Melania Trump

Extracted Attributes

• Education

  Secondary School for Design and Photography, Ljubljana; University of Ljubljana (one year)

• Birth Name

  Melanija Knavs

• Occupation

  Fashion Model, Businesswoman, First Lady of the United States

• Citizenship

  United States (since 2006)

• Distinction

  Second Roman Catholic First Lady (after Jacqueline Kennedy)

• Nationality

  Slovene, American

• Date of Birth

  1970-04-26

• Place of Birth

  Novo Mesto, Slovenia (then Yugoslavia)

• Political Party

  Republican

• Languages Spoken

  Slovene, English, Italian, French, German

Timeline

• Born Melanija Knavs in Novo Mesto, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia). (Source: Multiple Sources)

  1970-04-26

• Began her modeling career at the age of 16. (Source: Web Search Results (Archives of Women's Political Communication))

  1986

• Moved to New York City to continue her modeling career. (Source: Multiple Sources)

  1996

• Met Donald Trump at a party in New York City. (Source: Web Search Results (Miller Center))

  1998

• Recruited as one of the first models for Donald Trump's modeling agency, Trump Model Management. (Source: Web Search Results (Wikipedia))

  1999-02

• Became engaged to Donald Trump. (Source: Web Search Results (Miller Center))

  2004

• Married Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, with the ceremony at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea and reception at Mar-a-Lago. (Source: Multiple Sources)

  2005-01-22

• Gave birth to her son, Barron William Trump. (Source: Multiple Sources)

  2006

• Became a naturalized U.S. citizen. (Source: Multiple Sources)

  2006

• Accompanied Donald Trump when he announced his presidential campaign at Trump Tower. (Source: Web Search Results (Miller Center))

  2015-06

• Became First Lady of the United States. (Source: Multiple Sources)

  2017-01-20

• Moved to the White House. (Source: Web Search Results (Miller Center))

  2017-06

• Launched her signature initiative, "Be Best," focusing on the well-being of children. (Source: Web Search Results (The White House archives))

  2018-05-07

• Embarked on a solo international trip to Africa, visiting Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Egypt to highlight programs benefiting children. (Source: Web Search Results (The White House archives))

  2018-10

• Supported Artificial Intelligence (AI) education initiatives as First Lady. (Source: Structured Data (related_documents))

  2017-2021

• Concluded her term as First Lady of the United States. (Source: Multiple Sources)

  2021-01-20

Web Search Results

• Melania Trump | Archives of Women's Political Communication

  Melania Trump has served as first lady of the United States since 2025 as wife of the 47th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump. She previously served in this position from 2017-2021 during her husband's first term as 45th president. She is the second foreign-born first lady, after Louisa Adams, the British-born wife of President John Quincy Adams, who served from 1825-1829. She is also the second first lady to serve in this position nonconsecutively, after Frances Cleveland, the [...] Trump, née Melania Knauss, was born in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, on April 26, 1970. She began a modeling career at the age of 16, and studied at the University of Ljubljana for one year. She married businessman Donald Trump on January 22, 2005, and became a U.S. citizen in 2006. [...] Archives of Women's Political Communication Menu Search # Melania Trump | | | --- | | Born: | April 26, 1970 (age 55) | | Career: | First Lady of the United States, 2025-present First Lady of the United States, 2017-2021 | | Party: | Republican |

• Melania Trump

  Melania was one of the first models recruited to Donald's modeling agency, Trump Model Management, after its creation in February 1999. The following months, she appeared in several magazines and advertisements organized by individuals close to Donald. While Donald was organizing his campaign, Melania appeared in the February edition of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The image featured her in a bikini alongside a large inflatable whale, and the shoot was run by Antoine Verglas, an associate [...] Melania was the second foreign-born woman to hold the title of first lady after Louisa Adams, who was born in England, and Melania was the first naturalized citizen to hold the title. She has said that she can speak English, Italian, French, and German in addition to her native Slovene, but in public she has only spoken English and Slovene. She was also the second Roman Catholic first lady of the United States, after Jacqueline Kennedy. [...] Melania was the one who finally convinced Donald to campaign for president in the 2016 presidential election, telling him that he either needed to do it or stop talking about it. When the campaign began, Melania made it clear to her husband that she would not be pressured into campaigning or attending events, and that she would only make appearances when she wanted to. She subsequently played a relatively small role in the campaign, which had been atypical of spouses of presidential candidates

• Melania Trump

  ### What can we help you find? Main Content # Melania Trump Melanija Knavs (Melania Knauss) was born on April 26, 1970, in Novo Mesto, Slovenia (the former Yugoslavia) to parents Viktor and Amalija Knavs. [...] As a young woman, Melania studied design before pausing her studies to pursue a modeling career abroad. She became a successful fashion model, appearing in television advertisements, fashion magazines, and billboards. She came to the United States during the 1990s and continued her modeling career. On January 22, 2005, she married businessman and real estate mogul Donald J. Trump at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. The following year, the couple welcomed their son, [...] When Donald J. Trump was elected president in 2016, Melania Trump became the second first lady born outside of the United States (the first being Louisa Catherine Adams) and the only first lady to become a naturalized U.S. citizen (2006).

• Melania Trump

  As Mrs. Donald Trump, Melania lived in Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York City. She created a business, launching her own line of skin care products and jewelry. When her husband decided to run for president, Melania was with him when he made the announcement at Trump Tower in June 2015. During the campaign, however, she rarely accompanied him on campaign stops or spoke at rallies, saying that she chose to stay at home to keep life as normal as possible for their son. At the Republican [...] Melania Knauss, as she was known when she went Milan and Paris to model, moved to New York City in 1996 to continue her career. At a party in the city in 1998, Melania met Donald Trump, a businessman and entertainer who was divorced from his second wife. The couple soon began dating and became engaged in 2004. They were married in January 2005 in a lavish affair at Trump’s estate Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. Their son, Barron William Trump, was born the next year; he was Donald Trump’s [...] After Donald Trump took office, Melania worked to maintain her privacy, and she did not move to the White House until June 2017. As First Lady, she hosted state dinners, joined her husband on foreign trips, and accompanied the president as he toured areas devastated by natural disasters. While Donald Trump opposed much of his predecessor Barack Obama’s legacy, Melania Trump maintained a signature contribution of her predecessor—the White House garden—and harvested vegetables with children

• Melania Trump – The White House

  BE BEST also held a role on the international stage. In October of 2018, First Lady Melania Trump embarked on a solo international trip to Africa; visiting Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Egypt, highlighting impactful hospitals, schools, and USAID programs benefiting children. The First Lady also joined the President on countless international visits and met with more than 30 foreign diplomats, heads of state, and their spouses to share solutions to the issues impacting children globally.

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• Gender

  female

• Educated At

  Secondary School for Design and Photography, Ljubljana

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  writer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  4/26/1970

• Place Of Birth

  Novo Mesto

Melania Trump (/məˈlɑːniə/ mə-LAH-nee-ə; born Melanija Knavs [mɛˈlaːnija ˈknaːws], Germanized as Melania Knauss [meˈlaːni̯a ˈknaʊs]; born April 26, 1970) is a Slovene-American former model and businesswoman who served as First Lady of the United States from 2017 to 2021, as the wife of 45th President Donald Trump. Melania grew up in Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia), and worked as a fashion model through agencies in the European fashion capitals of Milan and Paris, before moving to New York City in 1996. She was represented by Irene Marie Models and Trump Model Management. In 2005, she married the real estate developer and TV personality Donald Trump and gave birth to their son Barron in 2006. Later that year, she became an American naturalized citizen. She is the second naturalized woman—after Louisa Adams—and the first non-native English speaker to become first lady.