The first wife of former President Donald Trump, Ivana Trump, passed away last Thursday at the age of 73. The news shocked the American entertainment world and Trump himself, who issued some heartfelt words after hearing the sad news.
Ivana was Czechoslovakian and had humble beginnings. However, after her divorce with Trump, she managed to establish herself as one of the most recognized businesswomen in the country, becoming a multimillionaire. Her fortune left her children Ivanka, Donald Jr. and Eric, a net worth of at least $100 million.
She managed to build her fortune after her divorce, as she used it as a springboard to launch two of her own companies: Ivana Haute Couture, and Ivana Inc. Companies dedicated to selling beauty products, clothing and jewelry through television channels that would leave millions of dollars in profits.
Similarly, the businesswoman also founded a perfume and fashion company, House of Ivana. However, she did not stop there, as she decided to publish a series of books where she talks about divorce and how to deal with it.
Why Ivana separated from Donald Trump:
Ivana Trump was born in 1949 in the Czechoslovak city of Gottwaldov and He met Donald Trump during a business trip he made to New York. She was the model and worked promoting the 1976 Olympic Games, which would take place in Montreal (Canada).
Donald Trump and Ivana were married in 1977 and from that moment she began to be part of the tycoon’s companies, as she showed that she had business skills.
They made up a couple that was very well known and made people talk in the 80s and 90s for their appearances in commercials and campaigns for famous brands.
But the marriage ended when Ivana Trump discovered her husband’s affair with former Georgia beauty queen Marla Maples, after that they separated in 1990 and in 1991 they divorced after 14 years of relationship.
The woman sued Donald Trump over the total of his assets, to receive at the end of the divorce proceedings a total of 25 million dollars in cash and the family mansion located in Connecticut; He also received a million housing allowance, $5 million a year in child support for his three children Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr., plus 49% of Mar-a-Lago, the house located in Palm Beach and various jewelry. This was what Ivana had left after her separation from the billionaire businessman.
In 1993 Donald Trump married his former mistress, model Marla Maples.
Years later, Ivana and Donald Trump made peace and in 1997 they starred in a pizza commercial in which they disputed the last piece. But, in addition to showing a reconciliation, what was clear was the ability of the two for business.
The American tycoon married for a third time with Melania Trump, in 2005, and they had a son, Barron, who is now 16 years old.
Ivana Trump, who died at the age of 73, also stood out as a writer, businesswoman, skier and designer, in addition to the appearances she had in public at various social events.