Ivana Trump, the first wife of former US President Donald Trump, died on Thursday at the age of 73. The information was confirmed by the Republican himself on the Truth Social platform.
“I am very sad to inform all those who loved her, and there are many of them, that Ivana died at her home in New York. She was a wonderful, beautiful and incredible woman who led an inspiring life,” Donald Trump wrote on the platform developed. by him. The cause of death is being investigated.
Ivana and Donald were married in 1977 and had three children: Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric. They divorced in 1992. “Ivana Trump was a survivor. She fled communism and embraced this country. [EUA]. She taught her children about courage and toughness, compassion and determination.”
According to the New York Times, police are investigating whether Ivana fell down the stairs of her home. An official said there was no evidence of a break-in, and that the death appeared to have been accidental. The Fire Department was called to respond to a cardiac arrest call and found the woman dead at 12:39 pm (1:39 pm BrasÃlia time).
Ivana was born and raised under the communist regime of former Thecoslovakia, where she was part of the junior national ski team. In the US, she worked as a model, writer and businesswoman. In the 1980s, she played an important role in building the family business and the image of Donald Trump.
She worked alongside her husband on the development of Trump Tower in New York and helped oversee the construction of the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
In October 2017, a few months after Trump’s arrival in the White House, Ivana published the book “Raising Trump” [Criando Trump]in which he said he had taught his children “the value of money, not to lie, not to cheat or not to steal, in addition to respecting others”.
After Ivana, Donald Trump married actress Marla Maples, with whom he had another daughter, Tiffany. Since 2005 he has been married to former Slovenian-American model Melania Trump.
