Melania Trump is widely recognized today as one of America’s most elegant and reserved First Ladies.
Yet the woman millions now recognize began life far from cameras and luxury — in a small, peaceful town tucked between rivers, hills, and forests in Slovenia.
Her transformation from Melanija Knavs, the daughter of a factory worker and a car salesman, to Melania Trump, an international model and First Lady, is one of the most unexpected and fascinating modern stories.