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Melania Knauss Trump [a] [3] (born Melanija Knavs, [b] April 26, 1970) is a Slovenian and American former model serving as the first lady of the United States since 2025 as the wife of President Donald Trump. She previously held the role from 2017 to 2021.
Where is Melania from? Melania, 54, then Melanija Knavs, was born in Slovenia, which was then part of Yugoslavia. She began modelling at the age of 16 and moved to New York when she was 26.
Melania Trump Birth country: Yugoslavia (present day Slovenia) Born () April 26, 1970 (age 54) [103] [104] January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021 46 years, 269 days Donald Trump m. January 22, 2005: 46 Jill Biden Born () June 3, 1951 (age 73) [105] January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025: 69 years, 231 days Joe Biden m. June 17, 1977: 47 Melania Trump
Melania Trump — before she even met the president — first stepped foot on United States soil at age 26. Born Melania Knauss, she came to America from Slovenia in 1996 with "youthful confidence
President-elect Donald Trump kisses Melania Trump as he arrives for the inauguration ceremony before he is sworn in as 47th president in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025.
Amalija Knavs (née Ulčnik; July 9, 1945 – January 9, 2024) was a Slovene-American woman who was the mother of Melania Trump, the First Lady of the United States. [1] [2] In 2018, Knavs and her husband, Viktor, obtained green cards and then became naturalized U.S. citizens using the U.S.'s family-based immigration program.
Married to billionaire Donald Trump, Melania Trump began her modeling career at age 16 and moved to New York in 1996. The couple met in 1998, became engaged in 2004 and married in 2005.
Donald Trump, his third wife Melania, and their son Barron were the first family for the duration of his presidencies from 2017 to 2021 and again since 2025. Trump's father Fred was a son of German immigrants from Bavaria, while his mother Mary Anne MacLeod was a Scottish immigrant. Trump has five children from three wives, and ten grandchildren.