Where is Melania Trump from and how many languages does she speak?
MELANIA Trump is the current First Lady of the United States, married to President Donald Trump.
But where is Melania from, and how many languages does she speak?
Where is Melania Trump from?
Melania Trump, born Melania Knavs, grew up in the town of Sevnica in Slovenia - which was then part of Yugoslavia.
She was born in 1970 in the small town with about 5,000 residents, which is an hour's drive from Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital.
Melania is the second First Lady to be born outside of the US - the first being Louisa Adams - wife of President John Quincy Adams - who was born in London.
She is the first to be a naturalised citizen and the first whose native language is not English.
When did she move to the United States?
Melania moved to New York City in 1996, at the age of 26, to help with her modelling career.
She had previously worked as a fashion model through agencies in Paris and Milan.
When she moved to the US, her career was associated with Irene Marie Models and Trump Model Management.
In 2001, she became a permanent resident of the US, and in 2006, one year after marrying Donald Trump, she obtained her US citizenship.
She became First Lady of the US on January 20, 2017.
How many languages does Melania Trump speak?
The First Lady is a polyglot - and speaks five different languages.
Alongside her native Slovenian, she speaks English, French, Italian and German.
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Where does her family live now?
Melania's parents, Viktor Knavs, 78, and Amalija Knavs, 75, are often seen travelling alongside the President and First Lady.
Both of them took an oath of citizenship in August 2018, making them US citizens.
Prior to that time, Melania's parents had been permanent U.S. residents living in the country with green cards.
According to , the Knavs "split their time among an apartment in Trump Tower, Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida and the suite in the White House once used by Mrs Obama’s mother."