As Donald Trump's race for the White House comes to an end, the businessman claims his victory this Wednesday, November 6 during a speech from his HQ in Florida. If Melania Trump remained in the background throughout her husband's campaign, she is at his side to celebrate his return to the White House. But in this family, the former president of the United States is not the only one to establish himself in the business world. His wife is also a real business woman. Although she started out in modeling, five years after her marriage to Donald Trump in New York, the former First Lady launched her business in 2010, a jewelry line called Melania Timepieces and Jewelry. The jewelry is sold by QVC, an American home shopping channel. Commercial success is there. According to Business Insidershe would have earned more than $45 million. Thanks to her jewelry brand and investments, Melania Trump's personal fortune is estimated at $70 million.
With her jewelry line and last year alone, the former president's wife would have won more than $7 million. In January 2016, the businesswoman also invested in real estate. She bought an apartment worth $1.5 million in Trump Tower in New York. Even if the Trump couple already owns the penthouse in this building. Rumor has it that this new space will serve as a private library. During her husband's time in the White House, Melania Trump put her career on hold to devote herself to her family and her son Baron. In 2023, despite her personal fortune, Donald Trump's wife would have renegotiated the terms of her marriage contract, to anticipate the impact of her husband's legal affairs, according to our colleagues at Capital.
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Melania Trump: her modeling career before Donald Trump
The former First Lady, born in Slovenia in 1970, began her career as a model and signed with an agency in Italy when she was 18. She had the chance to parade in Paris and Milan, the appearances of the young model were noticed. After several years, the young woman moved to New York in 1996 and her career took off. Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour… Melania Trump makes appearances in the most prestigious fashion magazines. In addition to taking off her career, in New York, she met her future husband in 1998.
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