10 Melania Trump Facts Beyond The Headlines

Former first lady Melania Trump is nothing like the former FLOTUS women to occupy the White House. Born in a tiny town in Slovenia back when it belonged to Yugoslavia, this ex-model is the only FLOTUS who grew up in a Communist country. Her career over the decades has taken her from magazine spreads to mogul and reality TV show star (now, ex-POTUS can be added to his CV) Donald Trump.

She never wanted to seek a public life as notorious as the one she lives today, and while she’s defined in part by her husband’s success, she’s had her rebellious moments, like an anti-bullying campaign that made a statement against her hubby’s penchant for bullying on Twitter. Here are some other facts about this stoic and often silent woman who isn’t a PDA or fast fashion fan.

1. She’s close in age to her stepkids

Melania is the third wife of Donald Trump, having married him in 2005. When doing so, she became a stepmom to his four kids from pre-existing marriages. Her stepkids are quite close in age to her. She’s only seven years older than Donald Jr., and the jump in years between her and Eric, Tiffany, and Ivanka isn’t huge either.

2. She’s honest about her sex life with Donald

Donald Trump isn’t one to censor himself, as the “Access Hollywood” tapes prove. However, his wife is just as candid. In a 90s interview with Howard Stern, she admitted that she made love to her husband at least once a day and “sometimes even more.” Donald has also been open about how great his wife looked in a “very small thong.”

However, these days, the news goes that Melania and her hubby didn’t sleep in the same bed while they lived in the White House, and she even lived on a whole different floor.

3. She was the only foreign-born FLOTUS in nearly two centuries

Her nationality alone sets her apart. Born to an Austrian dad and Slovenian mom in Slovenia during the 70s, she’s one of the only first ladies born in a foreign country, including the wife of John Quincy Adams all the way back in 1825, who was born in England. Besides Slovenian, she speaks English, French, German, and Serbian.

4. The only first lady to pose nude

Despite shunning PDA, she once posed completely naked for a British GQ spread. She wasn’t bothered by the kitschy factor of the shoot, which involved Melania spread out nude on a fur rug, covered in diamonds, and handcuffed to a briefcase in a private plane. Melania has always been about luxury and scandal, and nothing proved it better than this shoot.