Melania Trump, from modeling to motherhood to first lady: A life in pictures

New York Knicks fan Donald Trump sits with Melania Knauss in the front row on June 1, 1999 during the first half of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals game between the Knicks and the Indiana Pacers at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, IN.

Donald Trump and Melania Knauss at the Aida opening in New York City, NY on March 23, 2000.

Donald Trump and his girlfriend, model Melania Knauss arrive for the 73rd Annual Academy Awards March 25, 2001 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Donald Trump and girlfriend Melania Knauss attend the wedding of Rudolph Giuliani and Judith Nathan at Gracie Mansion May 24th , 2003 in New York City.

Donald Trump and girlfriend Melania Knauss attend the Luca Luca Spring/Summer 2004 Fashion Show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Bryant Park, September 14, 2003 in New York City.

Donald Trump and his then-girlfriend Melania Knauss (later Melania Trump) dance after dinner at Mar-a Lago on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2003.

Donald Trump with then-girlfriend Melania Knauss dance after dinner at Mar-a Lago on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2003.

In 2003, Donald Trump (second from left), then-girlfriend Melania Knauss and others enjoy dinner at Mar-a Lago on New Year's Eve. (DEBORAH COLEMAN/PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS)

Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka (left) and girlfriend Melania Knauss attend the "Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century" Costume Institute benefit gala on April 26, 2004 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City.

Melania Knauss is seen during the Olympus Fashion Week Spring 2005 at Bryant Park September 13, 2004 in New York City.

Donald Trump and fiancee Melania Knauss toasted the new year at Mar-a-Lago's New Year's Eve Gala on Jan. 1, 2005.

Luisa Beccaria's printed chiffon gathered halter dress, a fall selection, worn by Melania Knauss at The Mar-a-Lago Club. She became Melania Trump aka Mrs. Donald Trump on Jan. 22, 2005.

Billionaire Donald Trump and Slovenian model Melania Knauss were married Jan. 22, 2005, in Palm Beach, Florida.

Melania Knauss leaves the Bethesda By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida, after her wedding rehearsal with Donald Trump on Friday January 21, 2005. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post)

Billionaire Donald Trump and Slovenian model Melania Knauss were married Jan. 22, 2005, at Bethesda-By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida, with a wedding reception at Mar-a-Lago.

On Jan. 22, 2005, billionaire Donald Trump married Slovenian model Melania Knauss in Palm Beach, Florida. Shown are Mr. and Mrs. Donald Trump.

Melania Trump waves at the crowd after marrying Donald Trump at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda By-the-Sea on January 22, 2005, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Jeffrey Langlois/Palm Beach Daily News)

Donald Trump and a then-pregnant Melania Trump ring in the New Year at Mar-a-Lago on Dec. 31, 2005.

Donald and Melania Trump with 8-month-old Barron William Trump after the baby's baptism at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 8, 2006.

Melania Trump carries eight-month-old Barron William Trump after his baptism Dec. 8, 2006, at the Episcapal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida.

Melania Trump carries her son Barron William, 8 months old as she and her husband Donald Trump walk out of Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church December 08, 2006 after the baptism for the of eight-month-old.

Barron Trump and Melania Trump attend the 18th annual Bunny Hop to benefit the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center at FAO Schwartz on March 3, 2009, in New York City.

Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Melania Knauss-Trump, and Barron Trump attend the "The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life" book launch celebration at Trump Tower on Oct. 14, 2009 in New York City.

Photographed in 2011, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pose for a photo at Mar a Lago.

New Years Eve Celebration at Mar-a-Lago. Donald and Melania Trump with Barron Trump in this photo circa 2014.

New Years Eve 2015 at Mar a Lago Club, Donald Trump with son Barron Trump and wife Melania.

First Lady Melania Trump kisses her son Barron just after midnight at Mar-a-Lago Club on December 31, 2016 in Palm Beach.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands with his wife Melania Trump (center left) and from right, Donald Trump's children: Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Tiffany Trump. In the front row are Kai Trump and Donald Trump III, children of Donald Trump Jr. on April 21, 2016 in New York City. The family appeared at an NBC Town Hall at the Today Show.

First Lady Melania Trump, center, and Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listen as Park Administrator Bonnie White LeMay, right gives a tour of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Palm Beach Post)

First Lady Melania Trump, center, and Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, take a tour of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Palm Beach Post)

First lady Melania Trump's first official portrait, taken in family quarters of the White House, and released April 3, 2017. She's wearing a black jacket and scarf around her neck but the item that attracted the most social-media attention is her giant diamond ring, a 25-carat gift from President Trump for their 10th wedding anniversary.

US First Lady Melania Trump stands alongside the gown she wore to the 2017 inaugural balls, and the gown's designer, Herve Pierre (R), as she donates the dress to the Smithsonian's First Ladies Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, October 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEBSAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: AFP_TK8ZC

Flagler Museum Executive Director Erin Manning, (R) gives a tour of the Pavillon to first ladies Melania Trump, (C) and Akie Abe of Japan, during a tour in Palm Beach, Florida. (Greg Lovett / The Palm Beach Post)

First ladies Melania Trump and Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo tour the Flagler Museum, April 18, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Greg Lovett / The Palm Beach Post)

President Donald J. Trump and first lady, Melania, view the Florida Atlantic University Pep Band on the lawn of Trump International Golf Club before attending the President's annual Super Bowl watch party at the club in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 4, 2018. During the Super Bowl watch party at the Trump International Golf Club, Melania sported white J Brand pants with an Amiri satin varsity jacket.

Donald Trump stands with his wife Melania and son Barron Trump after he spoke during the 2016 Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump points at his wife Melania Trump at a campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina on November 5, 2016.

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump stand on stage during Republican president-elect Donald Trump's election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City. Donald Trump defeated Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 681416131 ORIG FILE ID: 621870070

Jan 20, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Donald Trump takes the oath of office,while standing with Melania Trump and Barron Trump, during the 2017 Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY ORG XMIT: USATSI-357229 ORIG FILE ID: 20170120_mje_usa_141.jpg

President Donald Trump watches the Super Bowl with his wife Melania at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 5, 2017. (Allen Eyestone / The Palm Beach Post)

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania in Melbourne on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, before a huge crowd at the AeroMod International hangar at Orlando Melbourne International Airport in Florida.

First Lady Melania Trump addresses the crowd of thousands Feb. 18, 2017. President Donald Trump was in Melbourne on Saturday at the AeroMod International hangar at Orlando Melbourne International Airport in Florida.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at a February 18, 2017, rally at Orlando Melbourne International Airport inside the AeroMod International hangar.

This file photo, taken on April 17, 2017, shows Barron Trump waving while standing with US First Lady Melania Trump and US President Donald Trump during the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron, will attend a private school in Maryland after he and his mother move into the White House this summer, the first lady announced May 15, 2017. The announcement will likely save New York tens of thousands of dollars a day in police costs incurred by 11-year-old Barron and his mother, Melania, remaining in Manhattan while he finishes the semester at his current school.

US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron arrive for a New Year's party at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 31, 2017.

Then-President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron walk the red carpet to the ballroom for a New Year's Eva Gala at Mar-a-Lago on December 31, 2017.

President Donald J. Trump and first lady, Melania, applaud the Florida Atlantic University Pep Band on the lawn of Trump International Golf Club before attending the President's annual Super Bowl watch party at the club in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 2, 2018.

President Donald J. Trump and first lady, Melania, view the Florida Atlantic University Pep Band on the lawn of Trump International Golf Club before attending the President's annual Super Bowl watch party at the club in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 4, 2018.

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump lands at Lunken Airport, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Cincinnati.

In 2018, first lady Melania Trump wears a jacket emblazoned with “I Really Don’t Care. Do U?” on her trip to visit with child migrants on the US-Mexico border.

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania, and his son Barron arrive on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on Tuesday.

First lady Melania Trump poses for pictures with soldiers on Monday, April 15, 2019, on Fort Bragg.

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for the "Salute to America" Fourth of July event at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, July 4, 2019. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (2nd R) and Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (R) meet US President Donald Trump (2nd L) and US First Lady Melania Trump (L) pose for a photograph at Clarence House in central London on December 3, 2019, ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. (Photo by Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP) (Photo by VICTORIA JONES/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania, and son Barron arrive on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 20, 2019.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump and club manager Xiomara Morin cheer for the Florida Atlantic University band during the Super Bowl party at International Golf Club on February 2, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Melania Trump is honored at Palm Beach Atlantic University's 29th annual Women of Distinction luncheon at The Breakers, Feb. 19, 2020.

President Donald Trump along with First Lady Melania Trump tour the Orion Capsule Room at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

Barron Trump, US President Donald Trump, and First Lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. Robert Trump, 71, the younger brother of the president, died Saturday in Manhattan.

Outgoing first lady Melania Trump listens as U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) delivers remarks during this last speech as president at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., Jan. 20, 2021.

Former President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump stand together during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on Nov. 15, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump announced that he was seeking another term in office and officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign.

Donald and Melania Trump -- NYE 2022

Former President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, approach the Mar-A-Lago ballroom on the red carpet on New Years Eve on Saturday, December 31, 2022, in Palm Beach, FL.

Former President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, approach the Mar-A-Lago ballroom on the red carpet on New Years Eve on Saturday, December 31, 2022, in Palm Beach, FL.

Melania Trump watches as pallbearers prepare to load the casket of her mother, Amalia Knavs, into a hearse following her funeral at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea on Thursday.

Melania Trump arrives at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Church for the funeral of her mother Amalija Knavs Jan. 18, 2024.

Jan. 18, 2024: Viktor Knavs (from left), Melania Trump, Barron Trump, former President Donald Trump and Bethesda-by-the-Sea Rector the Rev. Tim Schenck await the arrival of the casket of Amalija Knavs, Melania Trump's mother, at the church on Thursday.

Melania Trump, her father Viktor Knavs, former President Donald Trump and Barron Trump arrive at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Thursday for the funeral of her mother, Amalija Knavs.

Melania Trump and Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump attend the Trumpettes Gala at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday, February 10, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.

Donald and Melania Trump stand in front of members of the media after casting their votes at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on election day March 19, 2024 Palm Beach.

Former President Trump and wife Melania attend the high school graduation ceremony of their son, Barron, at Oxbridge Academy on Friday, May 17, 2024 in West Palm Beach.

Former President Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump attend the graduation ceremony of their son, Barron Trump, at Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida, May 17, 2024.

Melania Trump enters during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Melania Trump appear during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Melania Trump appears next to JD Vance, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump during the final day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

July 18, 2024; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Donald Trump and Melania Trump stand on stage at the conclusion of the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Mandatory Credit: Jasper Colt-USA TODAY

Donald Trump and Melania Trump stand on stage at the conclusion of the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, WI.

Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.. Mandatory Credit: William Glasheen-USA TODAY ORG XMIT: USAT-890646

Melania Trump waves during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. JD Vance and wife Usha Chilukuri Vance are at left. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Jul 18, 2024; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Donald Trump and Melania Trump stand on stage at the conclusion of the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Mandatory Credit: Jasper Colt-USA TODAY ORG XMIT: USAT-890646

Melania Trump came out in solidarity with her husband, Donald Trump, and family at the Republican National Convention.