Melania is Trump's third wife. He was previously married to Ivana Trump, with whom he has three children, and Marla Maples, with whom he has one daughter. Melania and Trump have one son, Barron Trump. Barron, 18, is a freshman at New York University's Stern School of Business, with a mass following of his own.

Melania Trump's best first lady looks balance professional style and chicness, but she has also worn some controversial outfits.

Melania Trump moved from a young Slovenian woman who relocated to the US to build her modelling career and rose through the ranks to become a First Lady.

Mrs. Trump is seen wearing a black womenswear-inspired tuxedo with an opened white button-up shirt, hourglass-shaped jacket, and cummerbund.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump pose for a photo with U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on inauguration day of Donald Trump's second presidential term in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025.

Régine Mahaux, who has been photographing the Trumps since 2008, told Vanity Fair that Melania’s new portrait “didn’t need to be retouched.”

Melania Trump’s official portrait differs notably from first lady portraits that came before and not just because it was taken in stark black and white.

Vogue published a sniping article about first lady Melania Trump in reaction to her White House portrait. “Melania Trump Cosplays The Apprentice in Her Official White House Portrait” was the headline of the article by Vogue writer Hannah Jackson.

Melania Trump's official White House portrait gets an unapologetically harsh review from 'Vogue.' The fashion and style magazine said of the first lady's black-and-white photo, 'The choice to wear a tuxedo — as opposed to a blazer or blouse — made [Melania] look more like a freelance magician than a public servant.

Melania Trump is back in the White House, but she still isn’t on the same page as Vogue, which mocked the first lady’s official portrait as tacky. “Indeed, Trump looked more like she was guest starring on an episode of ‘The Apprentice’ than assuming the role of first lady of the United States,