First lady Melania Trump turns 55: Her life in photos, from Slovenia to White House

Melania Trump is celebrating her day connected April 26 arsenic she's been resuming her White House duties for the 2nd time. 

To commemorate the archetypal lady's 55th year, Fox News Digital takes a look backmost astatine her way from increasing up successful Slovenia to stepping into her relation successful the White House.

The aboriginal days

Trump was calved connected April 26, 1970, successful Novo Mesto, Slovenia, astatine Splošna bolnišnica Novo mesto General Hospital, to parents Viktor and Amalija Knavs, according to nationalist records.

The archetypal woman was christened astatine the Church of St. Lawrence successful Novo Mesto, wherever she was fixed her name, Melania. 

She reportedly spent the archetypal fewer years of her beingness surviving successful an flat successful Sevnica.

Her household past relocated to a location successful the aforesaid town. 

The Knavs household attended services astatine the Church of St. Nicholas in Sevnica. 

Melania Trump attended the Church of St. Nicholas with her household successful Sevnica. (Ivan Vukovic for Fox News Digital)

Fox News Digital besides spoke with the archetypal lady’s fifth-grade teacher, Milena Krajnc.

Krajnc shared that Trump was a bully pupil and was ever consenting to assistance classmates who were falling behind.

Milena Krajnc, pictured present successful Sevnica, Slovenia, connected March 20, 2025, was archetypal woman Melania Trump's fifth-grade teacher astatine Sava Kladnika Elementary School. (Ivan Vukovic for Fox News Digital)

Hometown ties

Srečko Ocvrik, the politician of Sevnica, told Fox News Digital that the Knavs household were pleasant and actively progressive successful the community.

"While I did not cognize the household personally, section narratives consistently represent the Knavs household warmly, highlighting their affirmative power and beingness successful the community," said Ocvrik.

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The politician shared that it would person been an "undoubtedly blessed clip for those who were young" growing up successful the 1970s and '80s, "as economical advancement was evident."

America's archetypal lady, Melania Trump, was raised successful the municipality of Sevnica, Slovenia. (Ivan Vukovic for Fox News Digital)

"We indispensable see that Slovenia and Sevnica are portion of Central Europe, characterized by a prime of beingness that is inclusive and hardworking," helium went on.

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At the clip that Melania Trump was increasing up, the country was portion of the erstwhile state of Yugoslavia, which dissolved successful the 1990s, according to the mayor. 

"Slovenia, arsenic the westernmost republic of Yugoslavia, was importantly much aligned with Western civilization and standards compared to the confederate republics," helium added.

The politician of Sevnica, Srečko Ocvrik, shown here, told Fox News Digital that the Knavs household was pleasant and actively progressive successful the community. (Ivan Vukovic for Fox News Digital)

A section bakery successful Sevnica, Okusne Dobrote, created pome pies named successful grant of Melania Trump to people her birthday.

Career and family

At property 16, the archetypal woman began a palmy modeling career, marked by galore high-profile advertizing campaigns and assorted philanthropic works, according to the White House website.

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She moved to New York successful 1996 and became a national of the United States 10 years later, records show.

Melania Trump began a palmy modeling vocation astatine property 16, marked by galore high-profile advertisement campaigns and assorted philanthropic works. (Scott Gries/Getty Images; Mitchell Gerber/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

She joined President Donald Trump connected Jan. 22, 2005, astatine The Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea successful Palm Beach, Florida, followed by a reception astatine Mar-a-Lago.

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On March 20, 2006, the mates welcomed their son, Barron William Trump.  

On March 20, 2006, the mates welcomed their son, Barron William Trump.  (Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage)

A young Barron Trump and ma Melania Trump.  (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

In 2010, Melania Trump launched her ain jewelry collection, Melania Trump Timepieces and Jewelry.

Last year, she penned a memoir, "Melania," a No. 1 New York Times bestseller.  

Melania Trump is lone the 2nd archetypal woman to beryllium calved extracurricular the U.S. (Reuters)

Barron Trump gestures arsenic he's recognized during an indoor inauguration parade astatine Capital One Arena connected Jan. 20, 2025 successful Washington, D.C.  (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Politics and philanthropy

Melania Trump is the 2nd archetypal woman to beryllium calved extracurricular the U.S. — the archetypal was Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams from London, woman of John Quincy Adams.

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Thus far, Melania Trump the lone archetypal woman to go a naturalized citizen.

During her archetypal tenure arsenic archetypal lady, she launched "BE BEST," focusing connected the biggest issues impacting children successful America.

First woman Melania Trump launched the "BE BEST" inaugural successful 2018, focusing connected the biggest issues impacting children successful America.  (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

The inaugural has "the extremity of encouraging children to BE BEST successful their idiosyncratic paths, portion besides teaching them the value of social, affectional and carnal health," the ngo connection notes. 

"BE BEST volition ore connected 3 main pillars: well-being, online information and opioid abuse."

Melania Trump is the lone archetypal woman to go a naturalized citizen. (Getty Images)

She besides established Fostering the Future, a BE BEST inaugural that provides assemblage scholarships to younker successful foster care.

She besides raises funds done her platforms connected melaniatrump.com and usamemorabilia.com, utilizing blockchain exertion to make gross for scholarships.

First woman Melania Trump speaks connected Capitol Hill to advocator for the transition of the Take it Down Act connected March 3, 2025. (Fox News )

Melania Trump has held respective philanthropic roles, serving arsenic chairwoman of the American Heart Association, honorary chairwoman of the Boys’ Club of New York, and honorary chairwoman of the Martha Graham Dance Company, among galore others, according to the White House website.

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Most recently, the archetypal woman celebrated the triumph of the "Take it Down Act," a measure that safeguards children from online threats specified arsenic deepfakes. 

Karlo Pastrovic of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.