This July 14, Ivana Trump, the first wife of former United States President Donald Trump and mother of his three eldest children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric, passed away at the age of 73, in New York City.
Through a publication on his Truth Social platform, the former US president announced the death of his ex-wife:
I am deeply saddened to inform all who loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump passed away at her home in New York City. She was a wonderful, beautiful, incredible woman who led a great and inspiring life. Her pride and her joy were her three children. She was as proud of them as we all were of her. Rest in peace Ivana!
Ivana Trump, whose birth name is Ivana Marie Zelníčková, was born in Zlín, in what is now the Czech Republic, in 1949. She was a former skier, ski instructor and model and married Donald Trump, then a New York real estate mogul. York, in 1977, but they divorced in 1992. The separation was shrouded in controversy due to rumors linking the former president with Marla Maples, who would become his second wife.
However, Ivana maintained a friendship with her ex-husband, whom she nicknamed “The Donald,” even enthusiastically endorsing his 2016 presidential bid, telling the new york post that she was “both a supporter and an adviser” to Donald Trump.
The Trump family released a joint statement cited by abcnews. However, neither the statement nor the publication of the former president mentioned the cause of the model’s death.
Ivana Trump was a survivor. She fled communism and embraced this country. She taught her children about courage and toughness, compassion and determination. Her mother, her three children and her ten grandchildren will miss her dearly.
According to information cited by abcnews from the New York City Fire Department, Manhattan paramedics responded to a cardiac arrest call and upon arrival found a 73-year-old woman in the Upper East Side apartment where Ivana Trump lived, shortly after 12:30 p.m. this July 14.
According to the New York police report, Ivana Trump was pronounced dead at the scene after she was found unconscious at the bottom of the stairs in her apartment. Police are investigating whether she fell and, if so, whether the fall contributed in any way to her death. A medical examiner will determine the official cause of death.