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Former first girl Melania Trump posted a new video on social media Wednesday defending her earlier nude modeling work as she promoted her new guide.
“Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work? The more pressing question is: Why has the media chosen to scrutinize my celebration of the human form in a fashion photo shoot?” she mentioned within the video posted on X.
The former first girl added: “Are we no longer able to appreciate the beauty of the human body? Throughout history, master artists have revered the human shape, evoking profound emotions and admiration.”
“We should honor our bodies and embrace the timeless tradition of using art as a powerful means of self expression,” she mentioned.
A spokesperson for the previous first girl didn't instantly reply to questions on what media scrutiny Melania Trump was referring to or whether or not the pictures had obtained latest consideration.
The former first girl’s forthcoming memoir, titled “Melania,” is ready to hit cabinets in October, in accordance with Skyhorse Publishing. Her workplace, when saying the guide, described it as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence.”
Melania Trump’s historical past of nude modeling was highlighted in the 2016 campaign, when the New York Post revealed a number of nude images – which had been reportedly taken in 1995 and appeared in a now-defunct French males’s journal – that had not beforehand been revealed on-line. The headline on its cowl was “The Ogle Office.”
At the time, Donald Trump instructed the newspaper that the pictures had been taken for a European journal earlier than the 2 knew one another and that “pictures like this are very fashionable and common.”
A 2000 British GQ cowl by which the Slovenian-born Melania Trump was photographed nude on Trump’s airplane additionally resurfaced throughout that marketing campaign. A yr after that picture shoot’s publication, the previous first girl received authorized residency within the United States, receiving a inexperienced card underneath the elite EB-1 program, The Washington Post reported.
The former president and first girl had been married in 2005. Donald Trump’s two prior marriages had been additionally to fashions: Ivana Zelníčková and Marla Maples. His quite a few enterprise ventures additionally included a modeling company known as Trump Model Management; it was closed shortly after he took workplace in 2017.
Melania Trump has maintained a low profile all through her husband’s 2024 presidential marketing campaign, making solely a handful of public appearances for the reason that former president launched his third White House bid: his marketing campaign kickoff in November 2022 at their Mar-a-Lago dwelling, a short look in March when she accompanied him to vote within the Florida presidential main and her attendance on the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this summer time.
In July, she launched a letter following the assassination try on her husband at a Pennsylvania rally, thanking Secret Service brokers and legislation enforcement officers for safeguarding the previous president and saying that she was considering of her “fellow Americans” within the wake of the capturing.
Earlier this month, the previous first girl seemed to be inching additional into the political highlight within the last few months of the 2024 presidential marketing campaign, releasing a collection of politically pointed social media movies.
Trump marketing campaign advisers and shut allies have mentioned that the previous first girl is supportive of her husband and his political ambitions and that she has been targeted on elevating their son, Barron. They added that she could be very selective in selecting her political appearances.
Melania Trump has appeared occasionally at personal occasions this yr, together with internet hosting a fundraiser for a conservative LGBTQ group, the Log Cabin Republicans, at her residence at Trump Tower in New York on July 8, in addition to attending an April fundraiser alongside her husband on the dwelling of investor John Paulson.
CNN’s Jackie Wattles contributed to this report.
