Before she was First Lady, Melania Trump was a model navigating New York’s elite social scene. But one night in 1998 changed everything—the night she met Donald Trump.
At the Kit Kat Klub during Fashion Week, Donald, then fresh off his divorce from Marla Maples, spotted Melania in the VIP section. Despite being on a date with another woman, he asked for her number.
Melania, however, flipped the script. “I told him to give me his number instead,” she later shared.
That bold move led to their first date—and eventually, marriage. In her memoir, Melania revealed it was Donald’s “charm and relaxed confidence” that won her over.
Years later, as Donald campaigns for the White House again, Melania remains a figure of quiet independence. “I stand on my own,” she once said—a statement that echoes her very first interaction with the man who would become her husband.
