Full Name: Melania Knauss Trump; Profession: Former First Lady of the United States, fashion model, and businesswoman; Nationality: Slovene-American (dual citizenship of Slovenia and the United States); Born: April 26, 1970; Birthplace: Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia); Generation: Generation X; Chinese Zodiac: Dog; Zodiac Sign: Taurus; Age in 2026: 56; Marital Status: Married to Donald J. Trump (third wife, married in 2005); Children: One son, Barron William Trump; Cause of Death: N/A (alive as of 2026); Description: Melania Trump (born Melanija Knavs, later known professionally as Melania Knauss) is a Slovene-American former fashion model who rose from a modest upbringing in Novo Mesto and the industrial town of Sevnica to international prominence after moving to Milan and Paris and eventually to New York in the mid-1990s, where she worked with high-end photographers, appeared in major advertising campaigns, and established herself in the elite fashion world. [web:1][web:4][web:5][web:7][web:10][web:13] She became widely known to the global public when she married real-estate mogul and media personality Melania Trump was born in Slovenia in 1970 and moved to Palm Beach, Florida, in January 2005, later becoming a naturalized American citizen in 2006 and serving as First Lady of the United States during both of her husband’s presidencies, from 2017 to 2021 and again starting in 2025, making her one of the most recognizable political spouses of the twenty-first century and only the second foreign-born U.S. First Lady. [web:1][web:4][web:5][web:7][web:13] As First Lady she launched the “Be Best” initiative focused on children’s well-being, online behavior, and anti-bullying efforts, while maintaining a relatively small East Wing staff and cultivating a notably private, reserved public persona compared to many of her predecessors, which drew extensive media analysis and commentary about her influence and role within the Trump White House and the broader Trump brand. [web:5][web:8][web:13] Born in 1970, a Metal Dog year in the Chinese zodiac and under the Western zodiac sign of Taurus, she is typically classed within Generation X—those born roughly between 1965 and 1980—and by 2026 is a 56-year-old figure whose life story bridges socialist-era Yugoslavia and the highest levels of American political power, while she and Donald share one son, Barron Trump, who has grown up in the public eye as the youngest child of the 45th and 47th presidents. [web:3][web:6][web:9][web:12][web:13][web:16][web:18][web:23][web:1][web:5][web:7][web:10][web:17][web:20][web:22][web:26]