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Melania Knauss 2000 GQ Photo Shoot

The 2000 GQ photo shoot of Melania Knauss, shot by Antoine Verglas aboard Donald Trump's private Boeing 727, and its republication in 2016 by British GQ during the U.S. campaign.

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Jan 15, 2026
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How did British GQ’s 2000 photo shoot with Melania Knauss come to be republished in 2016, and who photographed it?

British GQ republished a risqué January 2000 photo shoot featuring Melania Knauss on its website in March 2016 after "digging through the archives," a decision the magazine and its editor framed as a ...

Feb 5, 2026

How did Melania Trump's 2000 GQ photo session affect her modeling career and public image?

shoot — shot by aboard ’s private jet and later republished and widely discussed during political campaigns — both cemented ’s credentials as an international fashion model and became a recurring poli...