Ivanka Marie Trump (born October 30, 1981 in New York City, United States) is an American businesswoman, socialite, heiress, and fashion model. She is the daughter of Ivana and Donald Trump, and is currently Vice President of Real Estate Development and Acquisitions at the Trump Organization. Before working for her father, she worked for Forest City Enterprises.1 Trump joined forces with Dynamic Diamond Corp., a diamond trading company sightholder, to design and introduce a line of jewelry at the brand's first flagship retail store called 'Ivanka Trump' on Madison Avenue.
Education
Trump attended Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut, as well as Chapin in New York City. After graduation, she spent two years at Georgetown University, then transferred to and graduated234 from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania-- her father's alma mater—with a bachelor of science in economics in 2004.
Modeling
Trump's first cover was a 1997 issue of Seventeen. Since then, she has made her way down fashion runways for Versace, Marc Bouwer and Thierry Mugler. She has done ad campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger and Sassoon Jeans and was featured on the cover of Stuff in August 2006 and again in September 2007. She was also recently featured on the covers of Forbes, Golf Magazine, Avenue Magazine, Elle Mexico and in the October 2007 issue of Harper's Bazaar.5 She placed #83 in the 2007 Maxim Hot 100. She has also placed #99 in the Top 99 Women of 2007 and then #84 in the 2008 edition on AskMen.com.
TV appearances
In 1997, she hosted the Miss Teen USA Pageant, which is partially owned by her father.
In 2003, she was featured in Born Rich, a documentary about the experience of growing up as a child in one of the world's most affluent families.
During an April 2006 appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Trump said that she and former boyfriend Bingo Gubelmann had broken up, yet they remain good friends. Leno commented that he could hear her father's influence and inflections in her. David Letterman also made a similar comment when she appeared on Late Show with David Letterman on April 24, 2007.
Trump was a featured guest-judge on Project Runway Season 3.
She was also at a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, event in April 2007 called the Creating Wealth Summit in which she spoke for about 30 minutes about making money and her latest projects.
She has been offered to appear on The Bachelorette, but she declined.6
The Apprentice
In 2006, she filled in for Carolyn Kepcher on five episodes of her father's television program The Apprentice 5, first appearing to help judge the Gillette task in week 2.7 Like Kepcher, Trump visited the site of the tasks and spoke to the teams, asking them pointed questions. She also evaluated contestants in the boardroom, pointing out critical errors and rebutting excuses they offered for losing the tasks. Though initially unsympathetic to the contestants, Trump later said,
- "Whenever I see their breakdowns, I understand. They go virtually 24 hours a day, and each task takes about three days. Unless they win, they don’t get a day off... It’s an incredible amount of work..."5
Ivanka now collaborates with season 5 winner Sean Yazbeck on his winner's project of choice, Trump Soho Hotel-Condominium.89
Trump replaced Carolyn Kepcher as a primary boardroom judge during the Apprentice 6 and The Celebrity Apprentice.
Personal life
Trump is in a relationship with Jared Kushner, owner of The New York Observer,10 and is converting to Judaism.11
References
- ^ Fitch, Stephane. "The Real Apprentices". forbes.com. http://biz.yahoo.com/special/usrich06_article2.html.
- ^ La Ferla, Ruth (December 27, 2007). "Introducing the Ivanka". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/fashion/27IVANKA.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5088&en=154e9cc30ee056df&ex=1356411600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss.
- ^ Gurley, George. "Trump Power". Marie Claire. http://www.marieclaire.com/life/career/successful/ivanka-trump-4.
- ^ "Ivanka Trump's Plan For Total World Domination". GQ Magazine. http://men.style.com/gq/features/full/?id=content_5591&pageNum=2.
- ^ a b Keith, Bill (September 2006). ""Ivanka on Top"" (in English). Stuff Magazine Online. http://www.stuffmagazine.com/cover%5Fgirls/girl.aspx?id=558. Retrieved on 2006-08-17.
- ^ "Ivanka Trump: I Love My Dad's Hair". People. January 27, 2007. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20010005,00.html.
- ^ "Ivanka Trump to appear on 'Apprentice'". Associated Press. March 2, 2006. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11645069/.
- ^ http://www.trumpsohohotel.com/_files/pdf/SoHo_Pre_Opening.pdf
- ^ http://www.trumpsoho.com/flash/download/press/st1.pdf
- ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (December 27, 2007). "Ivanka Trump Aims to 'Have Fun' With Her Looks". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20168280,00.html.
- ^ "Report: Tycoon Donald Trump's daughter converting to Judaism". Haaretz. October 30, 2008. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1032908.html.
External links
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Trump family and businesses |
| Family |
| 1st Generation: Fred Trump • Mary MacLeod Trump |
| 2nd Generation: Donald Trump • Maryanne Trump Barry • Robert Trump • Fred Trump, Jr. • Elizabeth Trump Grau |
| 3rd Generation: David Desmond | (Ivana Trump) - Donald Trump, Jr. • Ivanka Trump • Eric Trump | (Marla Maples) - Tiffany Trump | (Melania Knauss) - Barron William Trump |
| Media |
| The Apprentice (Seasons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,MS) • Trumped! • Trump Magazine • Books |
| Notable Properties |
| Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago, Dubai, Fort Lauderdale, Honolulu, Las Vegas, New Orleans, New York, Panama City, Phoenix, SoHo, Toronto)
Trump Tower (New York City, Tampa, Philadelphia, White Plains, Denver, Atlanta, Charlotte)
Trump Tower Variations (Trump World Tower, Trump Elite Tower, Trump Towers by the Sea)
Trump Plaza (Palm Beach, New York City, New Rochelle, Trump Plaza Tower)
Other Properties: Mar-A-Lago, Trump Grande, The Trump Building at 40 Wall Street, Trump Palace, Trump Parc, Trump Park Avenue, Grand Hyatt New York, Daewoo Trump World, Riverside South/Trump Place, Trump at Cap Cana
Trump Golf: The Estates at Trump National, Trump International Golf Links
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| Various Enterprises |
| Miss Universe • Trump Ice • Trump Model Management • Trump Mortgage • Trump Shuttle • Trump University • Miscellaneous |
| Annual Revenue:▼ $10.7 billion USD (FY 2007) | Employees: 22,450 | Website: The Trump Organization |
