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Melania Trump stood by her husband, now President-elect Donald Trump, during a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida, early Wednesday morning.

“I also want to thank my beautiful wife, First Lady Melania.” Trump said“Who has the best-selling book in the country? Can you believe it?” he asked, prompting the crowd of supporters to cheer.

Trump walked up to her and kissed her on the cheek before walking to the podium.

“He’s done a great job, he works hard to help people,” he continued.

Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris will make Melania First Lady for a second term. Here’s what you need to know about him.

How old is Melania Trump?

Melania Trump, born as Melanija Knavs on April 26, 1970, is 54 years old. She eventually changed her name to Melania Knauss.

Where is Melania Trump from?

Melania Trump was born in Slovenia. She moved to New York in 1996 and met Trump at a fashion event two years later.

HE Received US citizenship in 2006A year after she married Trump. Their wedding was held at Mar-a-Lago.

She was a model

Melania Trump, according to The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Network. She started modeling at a young age. He was only 16 years old when he started his career and eventually signed a contract with an agency. He was able to work in Milan and Paris.

She recently defended herself in a video promoting her new memoir, “Melania.” previous nude modeling work.

“Can we no longer appreciate the beauty of the human body?” Embers he asks in the 45-second video. “We must honor our bodies and embrace the timeless tradition of using art as a powerful tool for self-expression.”

Melania is a mother and stepmother

Melania and Donald Trump have an 18-year-old son named Barron.

His four stepchildren: Ivanka, Donald Jr., Eric and Tiffany.

His speech at the Republican National Convention in 2016 was controversial

Melania was accused plagiarize part of an old conversation From former First Lady Michelle Obama speaking at the RNC in 2016.

Trump’s campaign He denied the claim that the speech was deliberately plagiarizedHe describes it as “beautiful”. They also accused Hillary Clinton’s team of spreading the story. But NPR reports that a Trump campaign writer He apologized for using some elements of Obama’s speech From 2008.

“This was my fault, and I feel terrible about the chaos I caused for Melania and the Trumps, as well as Mrs. Obama,” employee Meredith McIver said in a statement at the time. “I didn’t mean any harm.”

Melania Trump became First Lady in 2017

She became Melania Trump in 2017 first foreign-born First Lady in nearly two centuries. He attended the opening ceremony with a special ceremony sky blue Ralph Lauren ensemble.

Melania decided not to move to the White House in the early days of the Trump administration so Barron could finish the school year in New York. him and her son moved from Trump Tower to Pennsylvania Avenue that June.

According to CNN, her former senior advisor Stephanie Winston Wolkoff unknowingly recorded her. The First Lady complains about the continuation of her traditions, decoration for Christmas especially in 2018.

“I’m working… busy with Christmas stuff, you know, who cares about Christmas stuff and decorations? But I have to do this, right?” he reportedly said on tape.

Christmas theme in 2018 It was “American Treasures.”

‘Be the Best’ campaign

Melania Trump launched the “Be Best” campaign in 2018. “three” pillars: social media use, well-being, and opioid misuse.

“As a mother and First Lady, it concerns me that in today’s fast-paced and constantly connected world, children may be less prepared to express or manage their emotions. They also often turn to forums where destructive or addictive behavior takes place, such as bullying, drug addiction, and even “suicide” he said in question. “I am thrilled to announce ‘Be Your Best,’ an awareness campaign for our children, the most precious and vulnerable among us.”

According to CNN, the announcement came more than a year She rose to the position of First Lady. Condemnations of cyberbullying on social media were met with criticism, with people voicing how Trump used social media platforms to dig at his political opponents.

“Be the Best” slogan went viral after Trump in 2019 young climate activist mocked After Greta Thunberg was named “Person of the Year” by TIME Magazine.

He published a self-titled memoir this year.

In his memory, Released on October 8He touched on the 2020 presidential election and how he believes it was stolen, his stance on abortion rights, and his response to Rosie O’Donnell, who implied that her son Barron was on the autism spectrum after Trump won in 2016.

Melania wrote: “I was appalled by such cruelty. It was clear to me that he was not interested in raising awareness about autism.” “I felt like she attacked my son because she didn’t love my husband.”

He added: “There’s no shame in autism (even though O’Donnell’s tweet suggests there is), but Barron is not autistic.” “…Bullying a ten-year-old is a terrible thing, but doing it under the flimsy excuse of ‘raising awareness’…is truly disgusting.”

Credit: Dan Morrison, Rachel Barber, USA TODAY

Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach him at [email protected].