First Lady Melania Trump's official White House portrait released
Melania Trump channeled her inner New York wearing all-black for her first official portrait as First Lady of the United States. The White House unveiled the stunning photo on Monday, April 3. The image, which was taken at the White House, features the stylish mom-of-one wearing a black blazer and a sequin-detailed scarf tied around her neck, while styling her brunette tresses with her signature blowout. Melania showed off two dazzling rings as she posed crossing her arms in the photo.
VER GALERÍA The White House released the first lady's official portrait on April 3 Photo: White House
"I am honored to serve in the role of First Lady, and look forward to working on behalf of the American people over the coming years," President Donald Trump’s wife said in a statement released with the portrait. Melania, who was born in Slovenia, is the second foreign-born first lady. The first in 1825 was President John Quincy Adams's London-born wife Louisa.
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Since her husband’s inauguration in January, Melania has been residing in New York City with her and Donald’s ten-year-old son Barron Trump. The former model has stated that she plans to move to the presidential residence once her son finishes the school year. While the first lady currently lives in Manhattan, she has paid multiple visits to Washington D.C.
VER GALERÍA Melania is the second foreign-born first lady Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Last week on March 29, the 46-year-old made an appearance at the 2017 Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Awards, where Melania delivered a speech calling for the empowerment of women. “Together, we must declare that the era of allowing the brutality against women and children is over while affirming that the time for empowering women around the world is now,” she said. “For wherever women are diminished, the entire world is diminished with them. However, wherever women are empowered, towns and villages, schools and economies are empowered, and together we are all made strong with them.
The first lady added, “We need to continue working toward gender empowerment and respect for people from all backgrounds and ethnicities, always remembering that together we are one race — the human race — and each one of us has unique gifts and talents to share with the world.”
