Although Ivana’s love life has often been the subject of tabloids, the mother of three has continued to promote her career over the years, having written several books
Donald Trump’s first wife, Ivana, breathed her last at the age of 73 on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Although her marriage to the country’s former president brought her into the limelight in the late 70s, Ivana was much more than just Mrs. Trump.
She was a smart businesswoman, athlete, writer, versatile clothing and jewelry designer and above all a proud mother who was adored by her children.
Born as Ivana Marie Zelníčková in Zlin, a factory town in then-communist Czechoslovakia, she was the only child of Marie, a telephone operator, and her engineer father, who died in 1990. Ivana skied as a child and was a member of the national ski team, and the sport dominated her life . After graduating from Charles University in Prague with a master’s degree in physical education, Ivana married Austrian skier Alfred Winklmayr to get a Western passport, as she previously reported to People.
When they divorced two years later, she moved to Montreal, where she modelled. Her stint in the modeling industry led to her meeting Donald Trump during a photo shoot in New York in 1976. They married nine months later and eventually had three children together: eldest son Donald Jr., only daughter Ivanka and younger son Eric;
While married to Donald, Ivana took on key roles in some of Trump’s businesses, including running Trump’s Castle in Atlantic City as CEO. In his book Trump: The Art of the Deal, the reality TV star-turned-politician called Ivana a “great manager,” describing her as “demanding and competitive.”
Following her split from Trump, Ivana tied the knot with Italian actor Rossano Rubicondi in April 2008 after six years of dating. The couple separated in less than a year, however, Ivana was by his side while he was ill. He died in 2021 at the age of 49.
Although Ivana’s love life has often been the subject of tabloids, the mother of three has continued to promote her career over the years, having written several books. She also loved fashion. She has carved her own successful career path throughout her life, yet being a devoted mother has always been one of her greatest achievements.
“It wasn’t easy raising three children as a full-time working mother, even with nannies”, she wrote in her memoirs. “No matter how busy I was, I had breakfast with my kids every day. I would sit with them at dinner every night and help them with their homework (I loved algebra) before going out in a Versace dress to a charity event». In the last years of her life, Ivana continued to travel the world, spending time in numerous locations abroad, including St. Tropez, where she was a frequent visitor.
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