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Ivana Trump oversaw the interior design of several Trump properties
Ivana Trump died Thursday at the age of 73. She was The ex-wife of former president Donald Trump played a key role in his business empire.
"It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Ivana Trump," the Trump family said in a statement. "Our mother was an incredible woman - a business force, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, a caring mother and friend."
Ivana and Donald Trump Married in 1977, she quickly became a force in his business dealings, rising through the Trump Organization to executive vice president and overseeing the interior design of several Trump properties.
"As a full-time working mother, raising three children was not easy, even with a nanny," Ivana wrote in her 2017 memoir, Raising Trump: Family Values from America's First Mother wrote.
"During my 14-year marriage to Donald, I designed the interiors of the Grand Hyatt Hotel and Trump Tower, and was President and CEO of Trump Castle (to my knowledge, the only A woman who holds the highest office in a casino) is also the president and CEO of the Plaza Hotel and won the prestigious Hotelier of the Year award in 1990.
On September 7, 1997, Donald Trump Talking to his ex-wife Ivana Trump during the men's final of the US Open. (REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo/Reuters)
Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, dies at 73
Ivana detailed in a 1988 Vanity Fair profile She ran the day-to-day life of Trump's castle, saying her ex-husband once called her "his twin."
"We have nearly 4,000 employees. We do $1.2 million in payroll every week. Ten thousand people come to the castle every day. We serve 13,000 food and drink items. It's like running a small city," she told Vanity Fair .
"You have to know housekeeping, laundry, entertainment, show girls, orchestras, casino lounges, fitness clubs . Plus hotel marketing, casino marketing..."
June 10, 1988 in Atlantic City, NJ Donald Trump and Ivana Trump attend Donald Trump’s 42nd birthday party at Trump Castle (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Ivana thinks hers Her ex-husband had confidence in her business abilities and said she advised the president for decades after their divorce in 1992.
"When people ask, I say behind every successful woman is an amazing man. It's true, so I think Donald knew I could achieve it," she told New York in April 2016 The Post, about seven months before Donald Trump was elected president.
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"He gave me a chance. I came [to the United States] and I was a poor man. I had a sense of style, so he put me in charge of the interior design of the Grand Hyatt," she continued said. "I was seven months pregnant and was walking up the steps to make sure everything was going to plan."
Ivana Trump and Donald Trump appear in New York City in December 1982. (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images)
Ivana Trump Born Gottvaldev in Czechoslovakia in 1949, Ivana Trump looks back on how growing up in a communist country shaped her life.
