From Sevnica to the World Stage. Melania Trump may be one of the most gorgeous and mysterious First Ladies in U.S. history, but she didn’t start off with gold-plated penthouses or political stardom. During the Communist era, she lived in a small apartment in Sevnica, Slovenia. It had a view of the factory chimneys and a calm riverbank. Now that she is older, her life is all about fashion and diplomacy. When she was younger, it was all about discipline, creativity, and a quiet desire that never went away.
She is a student who is polite and follows the rules. Melanija Knavs was her birth name, and she grew up alongside her sister Ines in a home that valued hard work and stability. A childhood friend named Mirjana Jelancic said she was “an excellent student, very organized, disciplined, and very polite.” Swearing? Not too often. She was great at art and geography. She fashioned bracelets and put perfume ads on her schoolbooks in class, which was an early indicator of her career in fashion.
They also have great taste in music. Damian Kracina, a former classmate, believes that the Knavs sisters preferred pop music more than rock music. They politely stayed away from those who were really into Metallica or The Cure. She has fashion in her blood. Even before she became a model, Melania had a unique style. A person who knows her family remarked that she never wore clothes that she bought. Melania’s mother, Amalija Knavs, worked in a factory that made garments for kids. She would make clothes based on Melania’s sketches.
People remembered Amalija’s grace for years after they saw it. Her father, Viktor, was just as stylish. He often donned fancy clothes that made him look different from the other males in the area. Beauty That Stood Out A former neighbor told GQ, “She was a special kind of beauty.” She had a beauty that was different from what most people thought was beautiful. It was like staring into the eyes of an animal when you peered into her eyes.”
In 1987, when Melania was 15, photographer Stane Jerko saw something that shocked him. At first, she said no to his offer to model since she wanted to focus on school. But she changed her mind later, which led her to runways throughout the world, magazine covers, and eventually the White House.
Sevnica’s goals are too big. Her pals saw her future early on. Someone told the Associated Press, “I think I can say Sevnica was too small for her.” “She wanted to move when she was a kid.” That’s exactly what she did: she left her hometown, crossed the Atlantic, and finally traveled to the White House, where she is now serving her second term as First Lady. Melania thinks that her roots are still important, even now she is famous. “I love my childhood,” she said to GQ. “It was a nice childhood.”
