Before Ivana Zelnickova traded in her last name for Trump, she was a model.
She and Donald Trump met in 1996 when she was in New York City for a fashion show.
That same night, the two started dating.
Nine months later, they were husband and wife.
The rest is history that will forever be in the archives of entertainment news.
Although, their divorce was a bigger scoop than their wedding.
Donald and Ivana Trump’s divorcewas a front-page story.
The drama heightened when Donald’s affair with Marla Maples, who later became his second wife, surfaced.
But it wasn’t just money and time Ivana and Donald shared.
Behind the gossip headlines, there were three children impacted by their parents' divorce.
They limited the media in their household and never let a bad word about the other slip.
It was part ofIvana’s secret to parenting Eric, Ivanka, and Donald Jr.amidst a public divorce.
However, the eldest Trump child had a slightly different experience than his younger sister.
“Being driven into school every day and you see the front page and it’s divorce!
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And you don’t even know what that means,” the namesake toldNew York Magazine.
“At that age, kids are naturally cruel.
After his parents' divorce, Don Jr. didn’t speak to his father for a year.
“Donny, in a way, is like a mentor.
“And I’m definitely closer to Ivanka because of it.
