Ivana Trump, the first wife of former US President Donald Trump, has died. In a statement, the family mourns the loss of “an incredible woman.” Her ex-husband is also “very sad”.
Ivana Trump, the first wife of former US President Donald Trump, has died at the age of 73. The family announced this in a statement on Thursday, which was reported by several media.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Ivana Trump,” they said. “Our mother was an incredible woman – a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty and a caring mother and friend,” it said. “She will be greatly missed by her mother, her three children and ten grandchildren.”
The background is still unclear. As reported by ABC News, paramedics rushed to the Upper East Side in New York, where Ivana Trump lived, for a cardiac arrest and found a 73-year-old woman there around 12:30 p.m. (local time).
Donald Trump: “Rest In Peace Ivana!”
There was also a statement about the death from Donald Trump’s account on the Truth Social platform he co-founded. “I am very saddened to announce to all those who loved her, of whom there are many, that Ivana Trump has died at her home in New York City,” Trump wrote. “She was a wonderful, beautiful and amazing woman who lived an amazing and inspiring life. Her pride and joy were her three children Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric. She was as proud of them as we were all so proud of them. Rest in peace Ivana!”
Ivana Trump became known as the first wife of the future US President. The former model and then real estate mogul became part of New York’s elite in the 1980s before their highly publicized divorce in the ’90s and Trump married his second wife, Marla Maples. The marriage produced three children – Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric.
Athlete, model – and then a Trump
Ivana Marie Zelnícková was born in 1949 in what is now the Czech Republic. She showed sporting talent as a skier early on. She left her homeland and emigrated to Canada, where she began a modeling career in the 1970s. In New York she met Donald Trump, whom she married in 1977.
She subsequently took on numerous positions in her husband’s conglomerate and played a central role in her husband’s business. She has worked at Trump Tower in Manhattan and oversaw the construction of a Trump Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
After separating from Trump, she wrote several books, including the guide: “The best is yet to come: Coping with divorce and enjoying life again”. She returned to the limelight in 2010 when she appeared on the British TV show Celebrity Big Brother.
Source: Stern
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