Ivana Trump, the former first wife US president Donald Trump, had a net worth of $100 million when she died on Thursday at the age of 73, according to Celebrity Net Worth, which tracks the wealth and finances of the rich and famous.
Born under communist rule in Czechoslovakia in 1949, Ms Trump rose from humble beginnings to become a successful multimillionaire businessperson after her divorce from Mr Trump in 1992 after 15 years of marriage.
As part of their divorce settlement, she received $14m, a 45-room mansion in Connecticut and an apartment in Trump Plaza in New York City, as well as access to Mar-a-Lago four weeks of the year and $650,000 a year to support their three children — Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric, Celebrity Net Worth said.
“Over the course of their marriage, Ivana and Donald had four prenuptial agreements as his empire grew,” it said.
“Donald was reportedly in deep debt at the time of the divorce and was forced to pay for the settlement with bank loans.”
Ms Trump, whose funeral was held on July 21, used the divorce settlement as a springboard to launch two of her own companies — Ivana Inc and Ivana Haute Couture, which sold beauty products, clothing and jewellery through television shopping channels — that generated millions of dollars in earnings.
In the mid-1990s, the former model also started a perfume and fashion company called House of Ivana.
She also published a number of books, including the Best is Yet to Come: Coping with Divorce and Enjoying Life Again, in which she advised readers to “take his wallet to the cleaners”.
Ms Trump also made a cameo appearance in The First Wives Club, a 1996 film starring Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler, where she offered sage advice to divorced women.
“Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. And remember: don’t get mad, get everything!”
Despite her property management experience at the Trump Organisation during her marriage to Mr Trump — where she was vice president of interior design and president of the Trump Castle Hotel and Casino — she was involved in failed property projects in 2005, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
“[This included] the planned Ivana Las Vegas condominium high rise that was never built,” it said.
Last year, Mr Trump dropped out of the 2021 Forbes 400 list of America’s richest people for the first time in 25 years after failing to make the cut by $400m.
With a net worth of about $2.5 billion, Mr Trump’s fortune, which is mostly tied up in property through the Trump Organisation, had fallen by $600m since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Forbes.
“Technology stocks, cryptocurrencies and other assets have thrived in the Covid era,” Forbes said at the time. “But big-city properties — which make up the bulk of Trump’s fortune — have languished, knocking the former president out of the nation’s most exclusive club.”
The Forbes 400 list is an annual compilation of the richest Americans who own assets in the US and ranks them by their net worth. The list, which was first published in 1982, requires a minimum net worth of $2.9bn, up $800m in 2020.
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Tearful appearance
Chancellor Rachel Reeves set markets on edge as she appeared visibly distraught in parliament on Wednesday.
Legislative setbacks for the government have blown a new hole in the budgetary calculations at a time when the deficit is stubbornly large and the economy is struggling to grow.
She appeared with Keir Starmer on Thursday and the pair embraced, but he had failed to give her his backing as she cried a day earlier.
A spokesman said her upset demeanour was due to a personal matter.
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Haircare resolutions 2021
From Beirut and Amman to London and now Dubai, hairstylist George Massoud has seen the same mistakes made by customers all over the world. In the chair or at-home hair care, here are the resolutions he wishes his customers would make for the year ahead.
1. 'I will seek consultation from professionals'
You may know what you want, but are you sure it’s going to suit you? Haircare professionals can tell you what will work best with your skin tone, hair texture and lifestyle.
2. 'I will tell my hairdresser when I’m not happy'
Massoud says it’s better to offer constructive criticism to work on in the future. Your hairdresser will learn, and you may discover how to communicate exactly what you want more effectively the next time.
3. ‘I will treat my hair better out of the chair’
Damage control is a big part of most hairstylists’ work right now, but it can be avoided. Steer clear of over-colouring at home, try and pursue one hair brand at a time and never, ever use a straightener on still drying hair, pleads Massoud.
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Funding: about $8m
Funders: Addventure, B&Y Partners, Clara Ventures, Cedar Mundi Partners, Henkel Ventures
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Number of employees: 130
Sector: online laundry service
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