Ivana Trump, first wife of Donald Trump, is dead at 73

Donald Trump referred to his first wife as "a fantastic, beautiful, and remarkable woman, who had a tremendous and inspirational life" in a statement that was uploaded on Truth Social.

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[{"selector":"#anim-86018734-1f6d-4ed6-8e84-ac483861b0e8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] After Trump was elected president, she caused controversy by referring to herself as the "first lady" in an interview with ABC News.

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[{"selector":"#anim-79dcf558-6b89-41e3-a73e-21f9f6768b1f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(10.14285717134436%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Ivana Trump contributed to the construction of Trump Tower in New York, the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and other real estate projects

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[{"selector":"#anim-d48e8bf8-a379-4c63-9bc4-3c0ea29dd19a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] She was born and raised in the communist-run former Czechoslovakia before leaving in the 1970s. In 1977, she wed Trump, her second husband.