76 Facts About Ivanka Trump

Ivana Marie "Ivanka" Trump is an American businesswoman.

Ivanka Trump is the second child of Donald Trump, the president of the United States, and his first wife, Ivana.

Ivanka Trump converted to Judaism prior to marrying Jared Kushner, a real estate developer, in 2009.

Ivanka Trump had a fashion lifestyle brand called under her own name that consisted of apparel, footwear, handbags, jewelry, and fragrance; Trump shut down the company in July 2018.

In January 2017, Ivanka Trump became an unofficial advisor in her father's first presidential administration alongside her husband.

Ivana Marie Ivanka Trump was born on October 30,1981, in Manhattan, New York City, as the second child of Donald Ivanka Trump and his first wife, the Czech-American model Ivana.

Ivanka Trump's parents divorced in 1990 when she was nine years old.

Ivanka Trump attended Christ Church and the Chapin School in Manhattan until switching to Choate Rosemary Hall at age 15 in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Ivanka Trump is the first Jewish member of an American first family, having converted before marrying her husband, Jared Kushner, in 2009.

Ivanka Trump led the request for proposal with the General Services Administration in February 2012, resulting in the final selection of the Ivanka Trump Organization to develop the historic Old Post Office in Washington, DC She then oversaw the $200-million conversion of the building into a luxury hotel, which opened in 2016.

Ivanka Trump led the acquisition and redevelopment of the famed Doral Hotel, a 700-room resort, in Miami.

Ivanka Trump began selling jewelry online through her brand's website, which had a major relaunch in August 2010.

Ivanka Trump's flagship moved from Madison Avenue to 109 Mercer Street, a larger space in the SoHo district, in November 2011.

Ivanka Trump's brand was named "Launch of the Year" in 2010 by Footwear News.

Between 2010 and 2018, Ivanka Trump was a paid consultant for The Ivanka Trump Organization.

Ivanka Trump closed down the company and separated herself from her business affiliations at the Ivanka Trump Organization after she moved to DC to serve as a senior advisor to her father in the White House.

Ivanka Trump had her own line of fashion items available in department stores.

Ivanka Trump's brand faced criticism for using rabbit fur and was involved in a design infringement lawsuit with Aquazzura Italia SRL, which was later settled.

Between March and July 2016, Ivanka Trump applied for 36 trademarks in China.

Ivanka Trump announced in July 2018 that she shut down her company after deciding to pursue a career in public policy instead of returning to her fashion business.

Ivanka Trump filled in for the businesswoman Carolyn Kepcher on five episodes of the fifth season of her father's television program The Apprentice, first appearing to help judge the Gillette task in week 2.

Ivanka Trump collaborated with season 5 winner Sean Yazbeck on his winner's project of choice, Ivanka Trump SoHo Hotel-Condominium.

Ivanka Trump replaced Kepcher as a primary boardroom judge during the sixth season of The Apprentice and its follow-up iteration, Celebrity Apprentice.

In 1997, at the age of 15, Ivanka Trump co-hosted the Miss Teen USA Pageant, which was partially owned by her father, Donald Ivanka Trump, from 1996 to 2005.

Ivanka Trump reappeared as a guest judge on season 4 of Project Runway All Stars in 2014 and 2015.

Ivanka Trump was featured in advertisements for Tommy Hilfiger, Elle, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Thierry Mugler, Ivanka Trump engaged in fashion runway work.

Ivanka Trump donated $200,000 in royalties to the National Urban League and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

The book was part of Ivanka Trump's associated marketing campaign titled "Women Who Work".

Ivanka Trump introduced her father at the Ivanka Trump Tower in 2015 as he announced his candidacy for president of the United States.

Ivanka Trump publicly endorsed his presidential campaign and made public appearances supporting and defending him.

In January 2016, Ivanka Trump praised her father in a radio ad that aired in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire.

Ivanka Trump appeared by his side following the results of early voting states in 2016, in particular briefly speaking in South Carolina.

Ivanka Trump was not able to vote in the New York primary in April 2016 because she had missed the October 2015 deadline to change her registration to Republican.

Ivanka Trump introduced her father in a speech immediately before his own speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention in July.

Ivanka Trump stated, "One of my father's greatest talents is the ability to see the potential in people", and said he would "Make America Great Again".

Ivanka Trump's speech was well received as portraying Donald Trump "in a warmer-than-usual light", according to The Washington Post.

An earlier Post article had questioned whether the policy positions Ivanka Trump espoused were closer to those of Hillary Clinton than to those of her father.

Ivanka Trump attended the inauguration of her father as the 45th president of the United States, at the United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC She partly negotiated rates of hotel rooms, rental spaces, and meals at the Ivanka Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, on which her father's inaugural committee spent funds it privately raised, WNYC and ProPublica reported in December 2018.

In May 2019, the United States attorney for the District of Columbia requested documents about her and her sibling's role in her father's inauguration, although Ivanka Trump did not have "any official role in running the committee".

In January 2017, Ivanka Trump resigned from her position at the Ivanka Trump Organization.

Ivanka Trump did not take any salary for the position and didn't receive any government health benefits during her four years at the White House.

Ivanka Trump became the head of the newly established Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship.

Nixon's daughter was one of the most vocal defenders of his administration, and Ivanka Trump defended President Trump and his administration against a myriad of allegations.

In late April 2017, Ivanka Trump hired Julie Radford as her chief of staff.

Ivanka Trump advocated for revisions to the Senate tax bill, which proposed doubling the child tax credit.

In July 2017, Ivanka Trump attended the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, with President Ivanka Trump and the United States delegation.

Ivanka Trump launched We-Fi, a United States-led billion-dollar World Bank initiative to advance women's entrepreneurship.

In September 2017, Ivanka Trump delivered an anti-human trafficking speech at the United Nations General Assembly, calling it "the greatest human rights issue of our time".

Ivanka Trump led the United States presidential delegation to the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games closing ceremony in February 2018.

Ivanka Trump dined with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at his residence, the Blue House.

In 2019 to advance her "Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative", and advocate for changes in laws to allow women to freely participate in the economy, Ivanka Trump visited countries receiving US development assistance including Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, and Morocco, as well as attended the 74th United Nations General Assembly.

Ivanka Trump backed a bill to fund paid family and medical leave for federal employees, which was passed by the Senate in December 2019.

In January 2020, Ivanka Trump organized a Human Trafficking Summit at the White House where President Ivanka Trump signed an executive order expanding his domestic policy office with a new position solely focused on combating human trafficking.

Ivanka Trump was credited with proposing the controversial photo opportunity for President Donald Ivanka Trump holding a bible in front of St John's Church, which required violently clearing peaceful protesters.

Ivanka Trump walked with her father to the site and carried the bible in her Max Mara purse.

In July 2020, Ivanka Trump tweeted a picture of herself with a Goya Foods bean can, endorsing the product.

The owner of Goya Foods had days prior praised President Ivanka Trump, leading to a backlash against the company.

Ivanka Trump's tweet raised ethics concerns, given that Ivanka Trump was at the time an official adviser in the White House, and employees in public office are not permitted to endorse products.

Ivanka Trump refused to address the rally at the Ellipse on January 6,2021, but was in attendance.

In June 2022, Ivanka Trump told the panel of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack that she did not believe the election was stolen and accepted William Barr's conclusion that voter fraud claims have "zero basis".

In 2007, Ivanka Trump donated $1,000 to the presidential campaign of then-Senator Hillary Clinton.

In 2010, Ivanka Trump cofounded Girl Up with the United Nations Foundation.

Ivanka Trump was a member of the board of the Donald J Trump Foundation until it was dissolved after then New York attorney general Barbara Underwood filed a civil lawsuit against the foundation for "persistently illegal conduct" with respect to the foundation's money.

Ivanka Trump has ties to a number of Jewish charities, including Chai Lifeline, a charity which helps to look after children with cancer.

Ivanka Trump collaborated with the nonprofit organizations CityServe, City of Destiny, and Mercy Chefs to supply a million meals to Ukrainian families in March 2022.

Ivanka Trump has a close relationship with her father, who has publicly expressed his admiration for her on several occasions.

Ivanka Trump has likewise praised her father, complimenting his leadership skills and saying he empowers other people.

Sarah Ellison, writing for Vanity Fair in 2018, noted that "everyone in the family seems to acknowledge" that Ivanka Trump is her father's "favorite" child.

Ivanka Trump began practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu under the Valente brothers alongside her husband and children.

Ivanka Trump was in a near four-year relationship with Greg Hersch while in college.

Ivanka Trump visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in western Jerusalem and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem during the same trip.

In January 2020, Ivanka Trump received the "Friend of Israel Award" from the Israeli-American Council.

Men dressed as Ivanka Trump have attended protests against her father Donald Ivanka Trump.

On Saturday Night Live, Ivanka Trump has been portrayed by cast member Vanessa Bayer, as well as the guest hosts Margot Robbie, Emily Blunt, and Scarlett Johansson.

Ivanka Trump has been portrayed on The President Show and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Jennifer Rubell's 2019 art exhibition Ivanka Vacuuming featured a model resembling Trump vacuuming crumbs thrown by spectators.