The name Ivana Trump is synonymous with wealth and luxury.
However, the late socialite didn’t always have a glamorous life.
According to theBBC, Ivana began skiing when she was 4-year-olds.
You have to count only on Ivana."
Ultimately, these excursions outside of communist countries changed Ivana’s life forever.
Leaving Czechoslovakia illegally could be risky.
Thus Ivana decided to marry an Austrian skier, Alfred Winklmayr, in 1971.
Ivana left Czechoslovakia for Montreal, Canada, using her Austrian passport, and became a ski instructor.
Ivana and Winklmayr divorced in 1973.
The pair married in 1977 and had three children: Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric.
That said, many credit Ivana for Donald’s success.
The Trumps lived large and became household names in the process.
However, the good times did not last.
Donald began a relationship with another woman, Marla Maples, and their marriage began to disintegrate.
It’s here that Ivana had her first encounter with Donald’s mistress, Marla Maples.
To which Ivana replied, “Get lost.
I love my husband.”
What followed was a messy and very public divorce splattered all over the tabloids.
Nevertheless, theTrumps shielded their children from the fallout of their splitand finalized their divorce in 1992.
Trump went on to marry Maples in 1993 before divorcing in 1999.
Donald attended her funeral alongside the pair’s three children.
