It’s Throwback Thursday, a great time to go back in time! Today let’s indulge in old photographs that captured Melania Trump’s glamorous life and fashion at a time she probably never imagined she would end up in the White House. Before becoming a First Lady, Melania exuded an undeniable fashion sense that propelled her to the forefront of the New York City high society scene.
These snapshots from the 90s and early 2000s offer a rare glimpse into a time when Y2K fashion reigned supreme and Melania, with her stunning looks and innate style, effortlessly stole the spotlight.
See photos of her attending New York City parties alongside celebrities and socialites and prepare to be mesmerized by the proof that Melania Trump has always been a true fashion icon, even before her life took an unexpected turn and landed her a role in American history.
© GettyImagesMelania Knauss at the Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, New York in 1999.
© GettyImagesMelania posing with Donald Trump and Alec Baldwin at the Baldwin Cancer Benefit October 8, 1999 in New York City.
© GettyImagesMelania and Donald Trump together before a Marc Jacobs fashion show, New York, New York, 1998.
© GettyImagesMelania Knauss during “The Muse” New York City Premiere Party at Le Cirque Restaurant in New York City, New York (1999).
© GettyImagesMelania at the Preview of 37th Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City (2000)
© GettyImagesMelania with Donal Trump during “Bowfinger” New York Premiere at Ziegfeld Theater in New York City (1999)
© GettyImagesMelania at the NY Launch of Concords’ New Advertising Campaign (1999)
© GettyImagesMelania at the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater, New York City (2000).
© GettyImagesBlow Dry Screening
Melania is posing with actress/model Heidi Klum at Miramax Films‘ ’Blow Dry‘ screening after-party, at the Warren-Tricomi Salon in New York City (2001)
© GettyImagesMelania at the 2000 VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards - Arrivals red carpet in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
© GettyImagesMelania Trump in New York City ‘Maximum Golf’ magazine launch party at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park in the year 2000.
© GettyImagesMelania at the Premiere for “The Score” at the Sony Lincoln Square Theatre in New York City. (2001)
© GettyImagesMelania and Donald Trump pose with Katie Couric, Regis Philbin, wife Joy Philbin at a Tony Bennett celebration for his 75th birthday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2001).
© GettyImagesMelania walked the red carpet of the 73rd Annual Academy Awards with Donald Trump - on March 25, 2001 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
© GettyImagesMelania and Trump seen walking along 59th Street after leaving Barneys in NYC - 2001.
© GettyImagesMelania with Donald Trump at the Coach’s annual garden party at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. (2002)
© GettyImagesMelania at the “Survivor Marquesas” season finale May 19, 2002 in New York City.
© GettyImagesMelania during The G&P Foundation for Cancer Research Salutes The World of Entertainment and Media at the 2003 Angel Ball at Marriott Marquis in New York City.
© GettyImagesMelania walks to a car as she leaves the Oscar de la Renta Fall/Winter 2003 Collection fashion show at the Theater in Bryant Park during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week February 10, 2003 in New York City.
© GettyImagesMelania photographed with Nicole Richie and Nicky Hilton at Kathy and Rick Hilton’s party for Donald Trump and “The Apprentice” on February 28, 2004 in Holmby Hills, California.
© GettyImagesMelania Trump during Cocktail Party for TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall at the Museum of Modern Art - November 1, 2005 at Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
© GettyImagesMelania at the Christian Lacroix Spring/Summer 2005 Fashion Show during Paris Fashion Week on July 7, 2004 in Paris, France.
© GettyImagesMelania at the J Mendel Spring fashion show during Olympus Fashion Week Spring 2005, September 13, 2004 in New York City.
© GettyImagesMelania with British actress Elizabeth Hurley at the Jean Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 2005 Fashion Show during Paris Fashion Week on July 8, 2004 in Paris, France.
© GettyImagesMelania with Donald Trump and Heidi Klum at Richard Johnson’s birthday party at Marquee in New York, New York, United States (2004)
© GettyImagesMelania joined by Anna Wintour and Michael Kors at the VOGUE and AERIN LAUDER party for MICHAEL KORS at Jean-George in the West Village on June 9, 2005 in New York City.
© GettyImagesMelania with Donald Trump, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Morton’s Restaurant on February 27, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.
