Vanessa Trump

Vanessa Kay Trump[1] (née Pergolizzi, later Haydon; born December 18, 1977) is an American former model. She married Donald Trump Jr. in 2005 and they divorced in 2018. She was born in New York City.

Vanessa Trump
Trump in January 2017
Born
Vanessa Kay Pergolizzi

(1977-12-18) December 18, 1977
New York City, U.S.
Alma materMarymount Manhattan College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Spouse
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(m. 2005; div. 2018)​
PartnerKhalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud (1998–2001)
Children5
RelativesKai Ewans (grandfather)

Early life

Vanessa grew up in a townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan[2] and attended The Dwight School,[3] a private school. Charles Haydon, her stepfather,[4] to whom some news articles have referred as her father,[5][6] was a lawyer. Her mother, Bonnie Kay Haydon, ran Kay Models, a modeling agency, and is of Danish origin.[7][8] Her maternal grandfather was Danish jazz musician Kai Ewans.[8][9]

Career

She was a model in her teens and twenties[10] and was signed to Wilhelmina Models.[11]

As an actress, she appeared in a scene of the 2003 film Something's Gotta Give.[12] She also appeared in a 2011 episode of The Apprentice (hosted by her father-in-law, Donald Trump) and Bret Michaels: Life as I Know It (2010).[11]

She and her sister Veronika opened a nightclub called 'Sessa' in the fall of 2003.[13]

She also released her own line of handbags called La Poshett, from 2010 to 2013.[14]

She is an heiress to the Rao's fortune.[15]

Personal life

In 1998, she was linked with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio.[16] From 1998 to 2001, she dated Saudi prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud.[17] The relationship ended following the September 11 attacks when Khalid bin Bandar left the U.S. after his Saudi ambassador father, Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, was suspected of having indirect ties to the Al Qaeda hijackers.[18]

Life with Donald Trump Jr

Vanessa married Donald Trump Jr. on November 12, 2005. The wedding was held at the Mar-a-Lago club in Florida; the service was officiated by Trump Jr.'s aunt, Judge Maryanne Trump Barry.[19] Trump Jr. proposed to her with a $100,000 ring which he received as a gift from a jeweler in exchange for proposing to her in front of paparazzi outside of the jeweler's store in a New Jersey mall.[20] Together they have five children: daughter Kai Madison (b. May 2007), son Donald John III (b. February 2009), son Tristan Milos (b. October 2011), son Spencer Frederick (b. October 2012), and daughter Chloe Sophia (b. June 2014).[21][22][23] The oldest daughter, Kai, is named after Trump's grandfather (Kai's great-grandfather), Kai Ewans.[24][25]

Divorce from Donald Trump Jr

On March 15, 2018, it was reported that Vanessa filed for an uncontested divorce in New York; however, it was later revealed that the divorce was contested.[3][26] In July 2018, they resolved a child custody issue,[27] and the divorce was settled at the end of 2018.

References
  1. Harwood, Erika (March 16, 2018). "Turns Out Vanessa Trump Might Have Been the Most Interesting One in the Family". Vanity Fair. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  2. Williams, Alex (November 19, 2006). "A Name He Can Build On". The New York Times.
  3. Rosman, Katharine; Bernstein, Jacob (March 22, 2018). "Unbecoming a Trump: The Vanessa Trump Divorce". The New York Times. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  4. Ioffe, Julia (June 20, 2018). "The Real Story of Donald Trump Jr". GQ. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  5. Rosman, Katherine; Bernstein, Jacob (2018-03-22). "Unbecoming a Trump: The Vanessa Trump Divorce". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  6. "Vanessa Haydon, Donald Trump Jr". The New York Times. 2005-11-13. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  7. "Vidtse du det? Her er Trumps danske forbindelse". avisen.dk (in Danish). March 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  8. "Trumps svigerdatter på hemmeligt besøg på lille dansk ø. Den familiære forbindelse mellem Danmark og den amerikanske præsident er tættere end hidtil antaget". dr.dk (in Danish). June 2017. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  9. "Vidtse du det? Her er Trumps danske forbindelse". avisen.dk (in Danish). March 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  10. Zielinski, Linnea (March 16, 2018). "See Vanessa Haydon before she became a Trump". Metro.
  11. Ross, Martha (March 23, 2018). "Vanessa Trump's early bids for fame included getting known as Leonardo DiCaprio's favorite girlfriend". The Mercury News.
  12. Sathish, Madhuri (July 12, 2015). "Vanessa Trump Was In A Movie You Might Remember". Bustle. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  13. "Models Inc". WWD. January 13, 2003.
  14. Haltiwanger, John (11 July 2017). "Donald Trump Jr.'s Wife Shows He's Really Following In His Father's Footsteps". Elite Daily.
  15. Smith, Emily (2 May 2018). "Vanessa Trump is a marinara sauce heiress". Page Six.
  16. Sutton, Candace (May 3, 1998). "The face that sank a thousand hopes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  17. "Vanessa Trump Almost Married a Saudi Prince Before Donald Trump Jr.: Report". People. May 14, 2018.
  18. Harwood, Erika (May 14, 2018). "Did 9/11 Keep Vanessa Trump from Marrying a Saudi Prince?". Vanity Fair.
  19. Silverman, Stephen M. (November 14, 2005). "Donald Trump Jr. Marries Model Girlfriend". People. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  20. Blair, Gwenda (July 13, 2017). "How Donald Trump Jr. Got Stuck In His Father's Shadow". Politico. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  21. "Donald Trump Jr. Welcomes Son Donald John III". People. February 18, 2009.
  22. Ravitz, Justin (October 3, 2011). "Vanessa, Donald Trump Jr. Welcome Baby Boy Tristan Milos". US Magazine.
  23. Michaud, Sarah (June 18, 2014). "Donald and Vanessa Trump Welcome Daughter Chloe Sophia". People. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  24. "Løkke om Trump-sejr: Det lykkes sjældent én mand at rive det hele ned". 9 November 2016.
  25. "Vidtse du det? Her er Trumps danske forbindelse". 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  26. Brown, Stephen Rex (March 15, 2018). "Donald Trump Jr.'s wife Vanessa files for divorce". NY Daily News.
  27. Neumeister, Larry (July 26, 2018). "Trump Jr, wife resolve child custody amid divorce". Associated Press. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
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