Their love story began at a 1998 Fashion Week party in New York. Donald Trump, then recently separated, noticed Melania Knauss, a young model from Slovenia. “He wanted my number, but he was with a date,” Melania recalled. Instead, she asked for his numbers and called him a week later.
Despite strong chemistry, the relationship hit bumps. They split briefly in 2000. “Melania is an amazing woman… she will be missed,” Donald told The New York Times. Friends said Melania had trust issues and even kept her own apartment. Within months, though, they reunited and grew closer.
By 2004, Donald was ready to propose. At the Met Gala, he surprised Melania with a stunning 12-carat diamond ring worth $2 million. “It was a great surprise. We are very happy together,” she told the New York Post.
They married in 2005 at Mar-a-Lago in a lavish ceremony. A year later, their son Barron was born. From a chance meeting to a glamorous proposal, their journey remains one of the most talked-about love stories in American politics.
Do you believe fate truly brought Donald and Melania together that night?
