Melania Trump (/məˈlɑːniə/ mə-LAH-nee-ə; born Melanija Knavs [mɛˈlaːnija ˈknaːws],[tone needed] Germanized as Melania Knauss [meˈlaːni̯a ˈknaʊs]; April 26, 1970) is a Slovene-American former model and businesswoman who served as the first lady of the United States from 2017 to 2021, as the wife of President Donald Trump.
