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In October 1990, Ivana's 63-year-old father, Miloš Zelníček, died suddenly from a heart attack. The Chicago Tribune reported that by February 1990, Donald had locked Ivana out of her office at the Plaza Hotel, and a legal battle ensued over the legitimacy of the four prenuptial agreements the pair had successively negotiated over the years. The Trumps' troubled marriage became the subject of public interest over the Christmas holiday in 1989 when-on vacation in Aspen, Colorado-they were observed fighting after Ivana encountered Donald's mistress Marla Maples. Ī reviewer of the 2018 Netflix documentary miniseries on Donald, Trump: An American Dream, described Ivana as a 'charismatic workaholic, a career woman, an equal', and a life partner deliberately chosen by Trump to 'work beside him and challenge him.'

learned to speak fluent Czech (with the help of his maternal grandfather), while Ivanka gained only a basic understanding of her mother's native tongue, and Eric was not exposed to the language since, by the time of his birth, his grandparents were comfortable using English. Ivana (on the right) and Estée Lauder at a Red Cross ball in Palm Beach in 1986ĭuring the marriage, Ivana and Donald had three children: Donald Jr. Her modelling clients included Eaton's department store and the fashion designer Auckie Sanft, along with promotional work for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Working as a model, Zelníčková told the Montreal Gazette in 1975 that she considered modelling to be a job, rather than a career. She lived in Montreal for two years where she continued to improve her English via night courses at McGill University. Zelníčková worked as a ski instructor while living in Canada. After Staidl's death, Zelníčková moved to Canada where she lived with George (Jiři) Syrovatka whom she had dated since 1967 Syrovatka had defected to Canada in 1971 and owned a ski boutique in Montreal. Zelníčková was romantically involved with the lyricist and playwright George (Jiři) Staidl who was killed in a car accident in 1973. The following year, she obtained an absentee divorce from Alfred Winklmayr in Los Angeles, California, where he had moved to teach skiing. As Ivana Winklmayr, she received her Austrian passport in March 1972. The marriage granted her the freedom to leave Czechoslovakia without defection so she could retain the right to return to visit her parents. In 1971, Zelníčková married Alfred Winklmayr, an Austrian ski instructor and her platonic friend, in order to obtain Austrian citizenship. However, in 1989, Petr Pomezný, Secretary General of the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee, denied the claim and stated that despite searching extensively, no record could be found of her involvement. It was reported that she was selected as an alternate on the Czechoslovak ski team during the 1972 Winter Olympics, specializing in downhill and slalom. Īccounts differ as to Ivana's history in competitive skiing.

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In 1970, Ivana appeared on Czechoslovak Television in the children's television series Pan Tau. She attended Charles University in Prague and earned a master's degree in physical education in 1972.

After developing skills as a skier, she joined the junior national ski team, which offered her opportunities to travel beyond the Soviet-era communist boundaries of what was then the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. He encouraged his daughter's skiing abilities, a practice she began at age four. Her father was an electrical engineer and her mother worked as a telephone operator.

Ivana Marie Zelníčková was born on February 20, 1949, in the Moravian city of Zlín (known between 19 as Gottwaldov), Czechoslovakia, the daughter of Miloš Zelníček and Marie Zelníčková (née Francová). She wrote an advice column for Globe called 'Ask Ivana' from 1995 through 2010, and published several books, including works of fiction, self-help, and the autobiography Raising Trump. Following the divorce, she developed her own lines of clothing, fashion jewelry, and beauty products which were sold on QVC UK and the Home Shopping Network. The couple's divorce, granted in 1990, was the subject of extensive media coverage. Ivana and Donald Trump were prominent figures in New York society throughout the 1980s. She held key managerial positions in The Trump Organization, as vice president of interior design, as CEO and president of Trump's Castle casino resort, and as manager of the Plaza Hotel. Ivana lived in Canada in the 1970s, before relocating to the United States and marrying Donald Trump in 1977. Ivana Marie Trump ( née Zelníčková, Czech: Febru– July 14, 2022) was a Czech-American businesswoman, media personality, socialite, fashion designer, author, and model.