Ivanka Trump is the daughter of former fashion model and athlete Ivana Trump and multibillionaire business mogul-cum-pop culture celebrity Donald Trump. Ivanka was born in 1981.
She inherited both the traffic-stopping glamour of her mother and the staggering fiscal wealth of both parents — reason enough for her to be selected as one of the chief participants in the 2002 documentary Born Rich, a glimpse into the lives of some of the wealthiest young heirs and heiresses in the world — helmed by Jamie Johnson, prince of the Johnson & Johnson empire.
Trump landed on the cover of Seventeen Magazine at the age of 16, which marked the beginning of a glossy and prestigious career as a fashion model. She then attended Georgetown University and Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in economics.
As a young adult, Trump became a frequent guest star on talk programs, news magazines, and reality series such as Late Night with David Letterman, Entertainment Tonight, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Project Runway (appearing as a guest host in 2006). She also hosted the 15th Annual Miss Teen USA Pageant in 1997.
In 2005, Ivanka joined her father’s business organization, working in real estate development.
Starting in 2006, Ivanka began to appear on her father’s popular reality show The Apprentice, becoming a regular boardroom judge the following year, replacing Carolyn Kepcher starting with the sixth season of the series.
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Linda Dube 04.29.08 at 2:14 pm
My question is very simple. I’m asking Ivanka if there is any known supply of capital for new real estate agents trying to survive this horrible market. Everyone says to hang on tight…the market will turn soon. I’m from Kingsville, OH and I so love my career and certainly do not want to be forced out..especially by family members who don’t know the first thing about it. HELP!!!
Jim 04.30.08 at 11:55 am
Hmmm she looks…big here
Would love to meet her someday.
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Cheers!
Jim
jackie 04.30.08 at 12:58 pm
I tell you what if I could be born into any family the trump family would have been it. I mean not only are you born rich, but you have the genes of a business genius. I think Ivanka has it made she even has her own jewelry line.