Ivana Trump, the first wife of Former President Donald Trump, died on Thursday at age 73.
The former president shared a memorial to his ex-wife, who he had three children with, Ivanka, Eric, and Don Jr.
Trump said he was “very saddened to inform all of those that love her, of which there are many,” that she “passed away at her home in New York City.”
“I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City.
BREAKING: Ivana Trump – ex-wife of President Donald J. Trump and mother of @DonaldJTrumpJr, @IvankaTrump, and @EricTrump – passed away, per a statement from the family. pic.twitter.com/TFobhXqWxR
— R.J. Kassam (@RaheemKassam) July 14, 2022
“She was a wonderful, beautiful and amazing woman, who led a great and inspiration life. Her pride and joy were her three children,” wrote Trump. “… She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest In Peace, Ivana!”
According to local news sources, police responded to a call about a person suffering from cardiac arrest at on 64th street on Manhattan’s Upper Esat Side at 12:40 pm.
The cause of death is not suspicious, police say, and she died of natural causes.
Trump married Ivana in 1977. A native of Czechoslovakia, the two divorced in 1992 after Trump had an extramarital affair with Marla Maples.
Ivana was a model and a skier prior to her leaving Europe for the US. Her skiing skills allowed her to move to Austria, leaving the Communist Eastern bloc for Canada, then the US.
