Donald Trump's success with women
- The American tycoon has had to face the accusations of his ex-wife
- He has gone through the altar up to three times. The result of these marriages are their five children
- His current wife, Melania Trump, is 24 years younger than him
- His slip with Marla Maples (his second wife) was the reason for his divorce from Ivana
- The tycoon leads the polls as a Republican candidate for the White House
The latest controversy that has made Donald Trump -favorite in the face of the Republican primaries- grab headlines has not been one of his outbursts, but the sexual scandal starring with his first wife, Ivana Trump. The allegations that his first ex-wife made on his day, that she said she had felt raped during her marriage, have recently gained strength.
Donald Trump's lawyer threatened a journalist investigating Ivana Trump's rape allegations
In 1993 a book titled Lost Tycoon: The Many Lives of Donald J. Trum was published. The author was Ivana Trump. In this publication, Trump's ex-wife used the word "rape" to refer to a sexual encounter with her husband after an argument. After the racist comments of the American tycoon about Mexicans, whom he accused of rapists and criminals, the investigation of this story by the media was fueled. And the scandal was reborn when a reporter for The Daily Beast ran into the lawyer for the American billionaire.
In an article published in this same medium, it was said that lawyer Michael Cohen had threatened the journalist with "unpleasant consequences" if he went ahead with the story. In addition, a few unfortunate comments about it, such as that there could be no rape in a marriage, further fueled the controversy. Faced with the barrage of criticism for his statements, Cohen has publicly retracted his words and Trump has also expressed his disagreement with the behavior of his lawyer.
A divorce with many zeros
In 1977 Donald Trump married a young woman of Czech origin named Ivana ZelnĂková. Professional skier (she managed to be selected as a substitute at the 1972 Olympic Games in Czechoslovakia), model, successful businesswoman in the world of fashion ... All these professions have been carried out by Trump's first wife. It was precisely her abilities as an athlete that allowed her to travel and discover the luxury of the West. But the way he could get out of the Soviet bloc was by getting married. So his first marriage was to George Syrovatka, a Canadian friend. He lived in Canada until 1976, when he divorced Syrovatka and moved to New York. It was precisely in the city that she never sleeps that she met Donald Trump.
Without a doubt, Ivana was one of the pillars on which Trump began to build his empire. She served in numerous roles within the company. Among them, she is vice-president of Design. Her main work was the decoration of the interior of the Trump Tower, the company's headquarters. A 58-story tall building located on Fifth Avenue, the heart of Manhattan. On June 16, 2015, Trump announced his candidacy for President of the United States in this very building.
Donald and Ivana had three children together: Donald Junior, Ivanka, and Eric. His oldest children have already made him the grandfather of seven grandchildren, five of his son Donald Jr and two of his daughter Ivanka.
In 1992 rumors of infidelity began, which put an end to their marriage. There was talk of a relationship between the businessman and actress Marla Maples. The New York Post reported a confrontation between Ivana and Maples on the ski slopes of Aspen (Colorado).
It was after the death of Ivana's father that the couple decided to reach an agreement
Like all divorces with more than six zeros, the Trumps' was a real brawl. The two fought tooth and nail for their slice of the cake. Despite the pre-nuptial agreements that protected the assets of the Republican candidate, Ivana continued to fight for what she had worked for and, in her opinion, she corresponded to him. Of course, the media relayed all the gruesome details of the negotiations, further increasing the tension between the marriage.
As in many cases, a misfortune had to occur for both of them to reconsider their behavior. It was at the funeral of Ivana's father that they saw each other after all the accumulated tension and they finally reached an agreement. Ivana received a succulent amount of money and several properties, including her family mansion.
His brief marriage to Marla Maples
His divorce from Ivana did not cause him to reject the sacrament of matrimony and a year later he would go through the altar again. In 1993 the American tycoon said yes, I love Marla Maples. As a result of that marriage, her daughter Tiffany was born. This marriage also failed and in 1999 they signed the divorce papers.
The love of his life is 24 years younger than him
Although his work is a very important part of his life, and despite his multiple marital failures, the businessman has not given up on love. Donald Trump met the spectacular Slovenian model Melania Knauss, 24 years his junior. They met in 1999, in the midst of Trump's divorce from Maples, during a fashion event. It was a crush. Almost five years later, specifically on April 26, 2004, the Republican candidate proposed to her.
On January 22, 2005 a wedding was celebrated in style, in which no details were spared. The link was held in Mar-a-lago, the luxurious mansion that the tycoon owns in Palm Beach (Florida). Between the bride's Dior dress and the banquet for more than 500 guests, the cost of the celebration exceeded a million dollars.
In 2006, Knauss gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy named Barron William Trump.
