Ivana Trump - Marriages and Family

Marriages and Family

On April 7, 1977, Ivana married Trump in a lavish society wedding. The Trumps became leading figures in New York high society and business during the 1980s. They set to work on several massive projects, including the construction of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and the Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

They had three children: Donald John, Jr. (born 31 December 1977), Ivanka Marie (born 30 October 1981), and Eric Fredrick (born 6 January 1984). Ivana has five grandchildren: four from her elder son's marriage to Vanessa Haydon: Kai Madison Trump (born May 12, 2007) Donald John Trump III (born February 18, 2009) and Tristan Milos Trump (born October 2, 2011);and a grandson born 22 october 2012 and one from her daughter's marriage: Arabella Rose Kushner (born July 17, 2011).

Ivana Trump took a major role in the Trump Organization. She became the Vice President of Interior Design for the company, spearheading the signature design of Trump Tower. Afterwards, Donald appointed her to head up the Trump Castle Hotel and Casino as president. She became a U.S. citizen in 1988.

In the late 1980s, Trump decided to leave Atlantic City in order to devote more time to her family. However, Donald asked her to oversee the restoration of the landmark Plaza Hotel, and she took over as its president. She was named Hotelier of the Year in 1990. Trump's work at the Plaza would be the zenith of her work within the Trump Organization.

Towards the end of that year, rumors began to circulate that Donald was having an affair with a former beauty queen from Georgia, Marla Maples. While the family was on holiday in Aspen, Colorado that Christmastime, Ivana encountered Maples on the ski slopes; their confrontation was reported in the New York Post the following day. In 1991, Ivana retained entertainment attorney Neil Papiano and filed for divorce, seeking a greater amount of the family fortune than had been set out in her prenuptial agreement. Donald fought back in court, protesting Ivana's claims that she had contributed to the Trump Organization.

The divorce battle fueled extensive pieces in the gossip columns. In October 1990 Ivana's 63 year old father died suddenly from a heart attack. The Trumps stood side by side at the funeral. Their divorce was settled after that in 1992.

Although the settlement remains sealed by the courts it is rumored that Ivana received $20 million, the $14 million family estate in Connecticut, a $5 million housing allowance, $350,000 annual alimony, all of her jewelry and 49% of Mar-A-Lago, the family home in Palm Beach which also serves as a private club for the Palm Beach elite. Not long after her divorce from Trump, Ivana married Riccardo Mazzucchelli. The marriage did not make it to its second anniversary. Trump filed a $15 million breach of contract suit against Mazzucchelli for violating the confidentiality clause in their prenuptial agreement. The suit was settled out of court.

In April 2008, Trump, 59, married her on/off mate, Rossano Rubicondi, who is 24 years her junior. The $3 million wedding for 400 guests was hosted by ex-husband Donald Trump at his Florida Mar-A-Lago estate. Trump's daughter Ivanka, of the reality show The Apprentice, was her maid of honor. On December 1, 2008, Trump confirmed to the Associated Press that she had filed a legal separation agreement three months previously; she has stated in interviews that she and her husband have an on again off again relationship. Rubicondi became one of stars of the Italian reality show L'isola dei famosi (Celebrity Survivor) in 2008.