Melania Trump criticizes Vogue for putting Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden on the cover but not her
Former First Lady Melania Trump has criticized Fashion Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour for never putting her on the cover when her husband was her president, in her first interview since he left the White House.
Fox Nation host Pete Hegseth raised the issue in his meeting with Melania, noting that first ladies Jill Biden, Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton have graced the cover of Vogue and that Vice President Kamala Harris got the honor even before she was sworn in.
“They're biased and have likes and dislikes, and it's so obvious. And I think Americans and everyone sees it. It was his decision, and I have much more important things to do, and I did them at the White House, than to be on the cover of Moda,” Melania said.
It should be noted that the former model has appeared on the cover of Fashion back in February 2005, when she was photographed in her wedding dress while she was marrying Donald Trump.
Melania's former fixer, Stephanie Winston-Wolkoff, claimed that the former first lady was offered a Vogue shoot shortly after Trump came to power, but she refused to accept unless she was guaranteed a cover.
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According to journalist Amy Odell's new book Ana: The Biography of Her, Melania reportedly ignored Wintour during her 2016 visit to Trump Tower. Odell says Wintour arranged the meeting with Ivanka Trump and didn't tell her she was coming. Winston-Wolkoff says she was "so offended" that she "didn't even say hi" to Wintour when she arrived.
In an April 2019 interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Wintour was asked why she features more Democratic politicians than Republicans.
“If you're talking about First Lady [Michelle Obama] or Senator [Kamala] Harris, obviously these are women who we feel are iconic and inspiring to women from a global perspective. I also feel more strongly now that this is not the time to try, and I think that one has to be fair, one has to look from all sides, but I don't think this is a time not to take a position... I think I don't know it can be everything for everyone and I think it is a time in which we live in a world, as you well know, of fake news… [and] those of us who work at Conde Nast believe that you have to defend what you believe and you have to take a stand of sight”.
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Then, in a July 2019 podcast interview with The Economist's Anne McElvoy, Wintour refused to even acknowledge Melania as the first lady. When asked to name something in Mrs. Trump's wardrobe that she admires, Wintour offered this response: “Well, I think First Lady Michelle Obama was really amazing in every fashion decision that she made. She supported young American designers. She supported designers, in fact, from all over the world. She was the best ambassador this country could have, in many ways, obviously way beyond fashion…”
When McElvoy chimed in to remind Wintour: “But now she's not the First Lady. What about the one you have now?
“And for me, she is the example that I look up to,” Wintour concluded.
Other Republican first ladies, including Laura and Barbara Bush, were denied the opportunity for a Vogue cover.
In her interview with Melania Fox Nation, she also criticized the president of the United States, Joe Biden, for the shortage of baby formula throughout the country and said that his administration lacks "leadership".
“It is heartbreaking to see that they are struggling and that food is not available for 21st century children in the United States of America,” she said.
Melania has kept a relatively low profile since she left the White House, focusing on promoting her NFT digital artwork collection.
