Town & Country participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. The 74-year-old businessperson has also blessed with two daughters i.e. According to Getty, it shows Melania and her sister with American philanthropist Audrey Gruss at a Valentino Fashion Luncheon benefit for the Boy’s Club of New York. Photographs on her Facebook (Melania’s mother, Amalija Knavs, has been filmed and photographed in public several times. A friend who has previously met the pair together claims they are “very close”, according to the New York Post.

"Knauss herself has recently joined the world of social media, often sharing photographs on Facebook of her sister during her modeling days.Recently, there was a bit of a digital discrepancy between the real Knauss and a poser sharing photos of the first lady's sister on Instagram under Knauss's name. A Reuters video showing Melania’s parents in 2018 is visible Another post on Facebook misleadingly claims Audrey Gruss to be Melania’s sister. 2,639 Followers, 78 Following, 107 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from ines knauss (@inesknauss2018) After all, only a few people from Melania’s life before Trump remain in her life, and Ines has been her confidant since the beginning.Although they lived in a small town, the Knavs never lacked anything and lived comfortably.Viktor was a salesman at a car company, and Amalija developed patterns at a factory of children’s clothing.In her free time, Amalija would sew clothes for herself and her daughters, and once Melania learned to sketch, she would make her own designs, and her mother or sister would sew them for her.“Melania never wore anything from the store,” one of her former friends By the time the girls entered high school, they had moved to the capital, where they had stayed at the apartment their dad had thanks to his work in the city and attended design school.There Melania and Ines “stood out, for their looks, their wardrobe and the makeup they put on whenever they left the apartment,” according to the New York Times.Meanwhile, back home, Viktor made sure to leave his print in Sevnica by Viktor Knavs and Amalija Knavs, parents of U.S. first lady Melania Trump, arrive at the White House with the first family June 11, 2017 | Photo: GettyImagesLiving in Ljubljana, Ines and Melania started dreaming about becoming designers. Sign up to receive the best in fashion, art and film from the W editors. The 49-year-old lives in a Trump-owned apartment in the same Upper East Side building that Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump called home (before they moved into their Palm Beach philanthropist Audrey Gruss, above right, with Ines and Melania, told the Indeed, the lesser-known Knauss seems to be an artist; last September she posted a fashion sketch on Facebook with the caption, "Was NYFW #FBF 1989. Proximity to her older sister, Ines, may be one of the reasons the first lady hasn't moved from New York to the White House.Ines Knauss, pictured above left, is the first lady's under-the-radar older sister. Katy Perry Began 'Backsliding' from God at 17 — Her Relationship with Faith and Her Pastor Dad In Might 2018, she took to Fb to handle the imposter. Audrey Gruss is the Founder and Chairman of the Hope for Depression Research Foundation, an organization dedicated to the funding of scientific research on depression and emotional disorders. ?," she But although the two sisters have a close relationship, it may not be the case that Knauss is bestowing sisterly advice at Trump Tower every month. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. This content is imported from Facebook. She was really polite and very mellow. In the early 1990s, Knauss lived in Milan while her sister modeled, moving to New York with her when Melania signed with Paolo Zampolli's modeling agency. See example The claim might have come from the fact that several media outlets have used this photo to illustrate their stories on Melania’s family (examples Partly false: this photo does portray Melania Trump and her sister, Iness Knauss, but the woman in white is not their mother, Amalija Knav, but American philanthropist Audrey Gruss. This content is imported from Facebook. Ben Affleck Allegedly Cheated on Jennifer Garner with a Nanny — Look Back at Their Divorce Drama Ines Knauss is Melania Trump’s older sister. Anthony Davis Keeps His Personal Life Private — What Is Known about His Girlfriend and Family Ines Knauss and her sister, Melania, were born as Ines and Melanija Knavs in the small town of Sevnica in Slovenia, according to The Guardian. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. While the press and an entire country scrutinize Melania’s every step, Ines Knauss, an artist, enjoys the privilege of privacy and is rarely seen with her sister in public.Ines Knauss, Melania Trump, and Audrey Gruss attend the Valentino Fashion Luncheon at Mar-a-Lago February 4, 2005 | Photo: GettyImagesStill, according to reports, the Knauss girls have a very close bond, and Melania considers Ines as her best and more trusted friend. A friend who has previously met the pair together claims they are “very close”, according to the New York Post. She then created her personal Instagram account, the place she clarified that the true Ines Knauss could be posting throwback photographs of the younger Knauss sisters as youngsters in Slovenia. https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/790028/Melania-Trump-sister

"Ines Knauss did not return a phone message left asking for comment, and the first lady's office has previously declined to discuss her ­with media outlets. 2,642 Followers, 78 Following, 107 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from ines knauss (@inesknauss2018) A post shared by ines knauss (@inesknauss2018) on Nov 5, 2018 at 12:21pm PST.