Melania Trump v Ivanka Trump net worth: The impressive fortunes the Trump women have made

Melania Trump, 50, has been the US First Lady since Donald Trump, 74, was inaugurated in 2017. She is the stepmother of his four children, including Ivanka Trump, 38. How much money do they have in the bank?

The mother-of-one is sure to have built her fortune while doing shoots for the likes of Vogue, Vanity Fair and New York Magazine.

As well as earning money from her modelling career, Melania has launched her own businesses.

Her jewellery collection Melania Timepieces sold lavish statement jewellery designed by the First Lady.

Pieces in the collection, which sold on QVC, would often sell out within minutes of being released.

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The keen businesswomen also launched the Melania Skin Care Collection which focused on skincare goods including anti-aging products.

In 2016, the range reportedly brought in royalties of up to £40,000.

She also has money in property and bought a New York City flat worth around £1million the same year.

Since being the First Lady, Melania is thought to have cut off ties with her businesses to focus on her political role.

She later turned her hand to business and built her bank account as an executive vice president for the family-owned Trump Organization.

During this time, it was reported Ivanka earned a whopping pre tax salary of £27million.

She continued her work for the family by managing the interior design for the Trump hotels.

Since Donald became President, she has worked as one of his senior political advisors and is not thought to take a salary.

Melania Trump: Five facts about the USA’s First Lady

Languages

Mum-of-one Melania can speak more languages than any other First Lady before her: English, French, German, Italian, Serbian and of course her mother tongue, Slovenian.

This also makes her the only First Lady whose first language is not English.

Religion

After Jacqueline Kennedy, Melania is the second First Lady who is a practising Catholic.

She met Pope Francis as part of a foreign tour with her husband and stepdaughter Ivanka.

Career

Melania was a successful model, posing for Sports Illustrated, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and GQ.

Her skills aren’t confined to print, and she appeared in a commercial for Aflac, an American insurance company, in 2005.

Family

Melania’s parents are Amalija Knavs and Viktor Knavs, and the couple live together in Washington.

She has one sister, Ines, who is reported to live in New York and work as an artist.

Charity

On May 7 2018, Melania launched her flagship campaign as First Lady, BE BEST, which The White House describes as “an awareness campaign focused entirely around the well-being of children”.

There are three main strands to the initiative: well-being, social media, and opioid abuse.

source: express.co.uk