Ivana Marie Trump born February 20, 1949 is a Czech-American businesswoman and former fashion model who was the first wife of Donald Trump from 1977 until 1992. They have three children together, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump.
Ivana Zelníčková was born on February 20, 1949 in the Moravian town of Zlín , Czechoslovakia, the daughter of Miloš Zelníček, who was Czech, and Marie Francová, who was Austrian. From a very young age of 13, her father nurtured and encouraged her skiing talent. In the early 1970s, she attended Charles University in Prague.
According to Zelníčková, she was selected as an alternate on the Czechoslovak ski team during the 1972 Winter Olympics, her specialties being the downhill and slalom. However, in 1989, Petr Pomezný, Secretary General of the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee, said, "Who is this Ivana woman, and why do people keep calling us about her? We have searched so many times and have consulted many, many people, and there is no such girl in our records.