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Melania Trump does not have verifiable evidence of a completed university degree; contemporary biographies and White House materials say she “studied design” and attended university for about one year...
Melania Knauss (born Melanija Knavs) began modeling as a teenager in Slovenia after being discovered at about age 16 by photographer Stane Jerko; her first portfolio and early assignments were shot in...
Documents obtained and reporting by the Associated Press show Melania Trump was paid for 10 U.S. modeling jobs totaling $20,056 that took place in the seven weeks before she had “legal permission to w...
Melania Trump (born Melanija Knavs, April 26, 1970) is a Slovenian‑born former fashion model who became First Lady of the United States during Donald Trump’s presidencies, serving 2017–2021 and return...
Melania Trump’s upbringing in Sevnica, Slovenia—daughter of a car salesman father and a mother who worked in the textile industry—exposed her to design and fashion early; she attended a secondary scho...
Melania Trump’s verified pre–First Lady résumé centers on a long career as a fashion model that began in Slovenia as a teenager and expanded to Milan, Paris and New York, supplemented later by consume...
Melanija Knavs—known professionally as Melania Knauss and later Melania Trump—grew up in Sevnica, then part of Yugoslavia, left university after a year to pursue modeling, and built an international f...
Melania Trump, born Melanija Knavs in Novo Mesto, Slovenia (April 26, 1970), is the mother of Barron William Trump and a former fashion model who became First Lady and a U.S. citizen; she married Dona...
Melania Trump began modeling as a teenager in Slovenia — commonly reported as being discovered around age 16 — and left formal study after about a year at university to pursue modeling abroad, buildin...
Yes. Melania Trump has given interviews and sits for profiles that discuss her career and education, including a 2024–25 wave of media coverage tied to her memoir and renewed public role; authoritativ...
Melania Trump attended the University of Ljubljana for about one year before leaving to pursue a modelling career; reporting across biographies and regional outlets says she “briefly attended college”...