Melania Trump’s Quiet Past: The Untold Stories Behind the First Lady’s Early Life and Loves

“It was my first real love,” he told Inside Edition. “I saw her in a crowd, and she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen.”

According to Butoln, the two met when Melania was studying in Ljubljana and dated until he left for military service. Their last contact, he said, was a postcard she sent in 1987 that read, “I send you this postcard with nice warm regards from the seaside.”

However, Melania’s representatives later denied that Butoln had been her official boyfriend, suggesting that the relationship may not have been as serious as he remembered.

The Last Slovenian Romance

Another figure from her pre-Trump years is Jure Zorcic, a man who met Melania in 1991 while riding his motorcycle through Ljubljana. “I saw her walking down the street and thought, ‘Who is this girl? She’s so beautiful,’” Zorcic told ABC News.

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