Melania Knauss was born Melanija Knavs on April 26, 1970 in Novo Mesto, Slovenia and raised in Sevnica, Slovenia to
Amalija Knavs, a patternmaker &
Viktor Knavs, a car dealer.
She attended the Secondary School of Design and Photography in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. She then studied Architecture and Design at the University of Ljubljana for one year before leaving to pursue a modeling career.
She started modeling in her home country of Slovenia, and other places in Europe, in cities such as, Paris and Milan, later moving to New York City. Melania is fluent in Slovene and English.
On January 22, 2005, she married
Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida. On March 20, 2006, she gave birth to their son
Barron Trump in Manhattan, New York City. She became a US citizen in 2006.
On January 20, 2017, she became the First Lady of the United States.
Zoolander(2001)as European Immigrant
Melania(2026)
ABC News Breakfast(2008)as Self - US First Lady
Review of the Day(1952)as Self, Self - Trump's Wife
Weekend Breakfast(2012)as Self - US First Lady
Outnumbered(2014)as Self - First Lady of the U.S.
The Rachel Maddow Show(2008)as Self
Planet America(2012)as Self - US First Lady, Self - Former US First Lady, Self - Former First Lady
Way Too Early with Jonathan Lemire(2009)as Self
Entertainment Tonight(1981)as Self
Apokalypse & Filterkaffee(2020)as Self
The MeidasTouch Podcast(2020)as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)as Self
