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Paolo Zampolli's role in Melania's career

Paolo Zampolli's role in facilitating Melania Trump's modeling career and U.S. visa.

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Jan 24, 2026

How did Paolo Zampolli and Metropolitan Models shape the careers of Eastern European models in the 1990s?

, an Italian-born agent who worked with and founded in in the mid-1990s, was a visible conduit for Eastern European talent into the market and played a practical role in some high-profile arrivals suc...

Jan 19, 2026

What was Paolo Zampolli's occupation when he met Melania Knauss?

Paolo Zampolli was working as a modeling agent — the owner/manager of a modeling agency — when he met and began representing Melania Knauss in the mid-1990s, and he later introduced her to Donald Trum...