Where Was Melania Trump Born?
Melania Trump was born in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia. She grew up in a small town in southeastern Slovenia before moving abroad to pursue modeling and later studying architecture and design.
Early Life and Education in Slovenia
She attended local schools in Novo Mesto and later studied at the University of Ljubljana. Her early interest in fashion and languages helped shape her career path before she relocated to the United States.
Path to the White House
After working as a fashion model in Europe, she moved to New York City and later became a U.S. citizen. She met Donald Trump in 1998 and became First Lady of the United States in 2017.
For more details on her background, see her biography on Britannica.
