the news that Ivana Trump passed awayShocked by everyone who knew her. She was only 73 years old, and as recently as the day before she had just had a better meal at her favorite restaurant.
She allegedly fell ill as soon as she got home and fell down the long stairs. when it was found, Life was not to be saved.
– I was devastated after my mother died. She was wonderful, charming, emotional and incredibly funny. She lived life to the fullest – and never gave up an opportunity to laugh and dance, her daughter Ivanka wrote on Twitter.
Sudden death: I photographed Ivana during New York Fashion Week last September. She died suddenly earlier in July, after her apartment fell. Photo: Gregory Pace/Shutterstock/NTB
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Familiar madam
As a young woman, Ivana had a promising career as a mountaineer. She left Czechoslovakia in 1971, and made a living as a ski instructor in Austria and Canada before her modeling career took her to New York.
Here she met Donald Trump, whom she married in 1977. Children are Donald Jr. Ivanka (44), Ivanka (40) and Eric (38) arrived like pearls on a string, and Ivana quickly became one of the most famous wives in the New York social world.
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She had a penchant for business, and worked with her husband on several of his big projects.
Version: Marla Maples is similar in appearance to its predecessor. Ivana never hid her anger against Marla, but used her anger to get a good divorce settlement. Photo: AP Photo / NTB
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But in 1989, Ivana found out that Donald was cheating – with actress Marla Maples (now 58). Not only that – Marla came to her on the ski slope in the Aspen resort and declared her love for Donald.
This led to a heated debate, and several months of dirty laundry in the press.
bad settlement
But Ivana did not let herself be broken. She got a huge divorce settlement, which laid the groundwork for her to the tune of a billion kroner when she died.
Among other things, she got a massive Connecticut villa, an apartment in Trump Plaza, access to Mar-a-Lago for one month a year and $14 million when the divorce was finalized in 1992.
His wife forgave him on her deathbed
Many have seen her playing the role in the movie “First Wives Club” where she says “Don’t get angry. Get everything”, which can be translated as “Don’t get angry. Be rich.”
Became Friends Again: After Donald Trump split from Marla Maples, he and Ivana became good friends again. Here they are at a tennis match in 1998 – Donald was accompanied by Norwegian Selena Middelfart in the stands. Photo: AP/NTB
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After the divorce, Ivana worked in the fashion industry, shooting clothes, jewelry and perfumes. She tried her luck with several men, had a total of four marriages and cohabitation.
But she was single when she died. It is now possible that her considerable fortune will be divided among her children and grandchildren.
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