Melania Trump is considered by many one of the most beautiful and most stunning first ladies the US has ever had.
It was back in 1987 when young Melania decided to drop out of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and focus on modeling instead. It took her only a year to get a contract with a modeling agency in Milan. Her looks opened the doors to the fashion industry for her and she was very successful at what she did.
From a small town in her homeland of Slovenia to the White House, her life has been quite an adventure. Melania Trump remains a captivating presence and a name associated with elegance and grace.
Here are some fascinating facts about Melania Trump you may not know.
1. Melania was born in Melanija Knavs on April 26, 1970, in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, making her the second first lady born out of the United States of America. The first was Louisa Adams, wife of President John Quincy Adams.
2. In her homeland, Melania attended the university of Ljubljana, where she studied architecture. However, she decided to drop out of her studies in order to pursue a modeling career.
3. After dropping out of university, it took Melania only a year to get a contract with a modeling agency in Milan.
When she met famous Italian businessman Paolo Zampolli, he helped her get a work visa to the US.
She had appearances in magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and GQ.
4. Melania once shared that she speaks several languages, including Slovenian, English, French, Serbian, German, and Italian. However, she’s not fluent in all of them.
5. Melania received a green card in March 2001 and became a U.S. citizen in 2006, according to PBS. She has always claimed that she arrived in the country legally and never violated the terms of her immigration status.
6. Melania Trump first met her future husband at a Kit Kat Club event during the New York Fashion Week in 1998. He was with a date that night, but when he saw Melania, he immediately wanted to know more about her. The couple tied the knot in 2005 during a lavish ceremony at the Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal church in Palm Beach, Florida.
She’s Trump’s third wife and is 24 years his junior.
7. Melania is involved in a number of charities, including Be Best program, which she launched in 2018. It aims at promoting physical and emotional wellbeing among children.
8. She is the first Catholic First Lady since Jackie Kennedy.
9. Melania Trump is a devoted mother to her son Barron Trump whom she kept out of the spotlight most of his life. During his childhood, she didn’t have nannies because she has raised him all by herself.
10. The first lady is an advocate against cyber bullying.
A survey recently conducted to rank America’s First Ladies has rekindled debate, but there is likely to be an unpleasant surprise for some.
As some of the country’s past First Ladies still retain their popularity several years on since they stepped down from their roles, present-day First Lady Melania Trump finds herself in a more complicated position, symbolizing the sharply polarized opinions of the American people.
In this survey of 2,255 Americans, Melania found herself among such famous First Ladies as Michelle Obama and Jackie Kennedy.
According to polling from YouGov, Melania Trump has an approval rating of -16. This places her behind her successor, Jill Biden, who scored -9—but she does not rank at the very bottom.
The holder of that title is Hillary Clinton, whose approval score was -17. On the whole, one can notice that negative approval scores for political figures are rather common nowadays.
However, there were some First Ladies who enjoyed the support of voters from various ideological backgrounds.
Among them:
Nancy Reagan (+25)
Rosalynn Carter (+32)
Lady Bird Johnson (+23)
Barbara Bush (+21)
Michelle Obama (+21)
Laura Bush (+19)
But towering above all these other figures in terms of popularity and influence was none other than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis with an impressive approval rating of +56.
The poll also reflected a familiar pattern: Melania Trump performed much better among Republicans than Democrats, mirroring the broader political divide tied to her husband’s presidency.
Explaining its methodology, YouGov said:
“A random sample (stratified by gender, age, race, education, geographic region, and voter registration) was selected from the 2019 American Community Survey.
“The sample was weighted according to gender, age, race, education, 2024 presidential vote, 2020 election turnout and presidential vote, baseline party identification, and current voter registration status.”
The poll comes as a documentary about Melania Trump becomes popular, earning $7 million during its opening weekend, with Amazon reportedly paying $40 million for the rights and another $35 million for promotion.
The poll also surveyed former American presidents, and the results were just as shocking. Donald Trump came in last place among the 20 presidents that were surveyed, with a net approval rating of -20. Right behind him was Joe Biden, who came in second as the least popular president in the poll.
Nearly 48 percent of respondents rated Donald Trump as “poor,” while an additional 6 percent described his performance as “below average.”
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