Ivana Trump Net Worth: Donald's Ex-Wife Is Richer Than Melania

Ivana Trump, Donald Trump’s ex-wife, is worth around $100 million. When compared to Melania Trump’s fortunes, the gap between them is wide.

Melania Trump’s net worth is around $50 million. As such, there is about a $50 million difference between the two women, past and present, in Trump’s life. Ivana Trump and the soon to be ex-president were together for 14 years. They share three children together: Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump.

Born Ivana Marie Zelníčková, Trump’s first wife was a former alternate to the 1972 Olympic ski team for home country Czechoslovakia, per Town and Country. She earned her Master’s Degree in Physical Education and worked as a ski instructor. Trump’s former wife earned her Austrian citizenship in the ‘70s, enabling her to leave Communist Czechoslovakia.

Before the billionaire businessman came to her life, Ivana was formerly married to Alfred Winklmayr. They divorced in the ‘70s. The Trumps later met in 1976 and married a year after. Ivana became a citizen of the U.S. in 1988. However, Donald and Ivana divorced in 1990. The divorce took a massive hit to the president’s finances. When adjusted to the current inflation rate, Celebrity Net Worth reports that the former Olympic ski athlete received around $100 million in total divorce settlement.

When they were still together, Ivana Trump was involved in her husband’s businesses. She even worked as the vice president of Interior Design for the Trump Organization. Like Melania Trump, the Zlín, Czech Republic native was able to use her brand to build several businesses. She started Ivana, Inc. and Ivana Haute Couture soon after. The 71-year-old then bought 33 percent of a major newspaper in Croatia. As she was expanding her business empire, Ivana Trump also appeared in several TV shows and movies such as “Ivana Young Man,” Italy’s “Dancing With The Stars,” and “The First Wives Club.”

The grandmother of nine also authored several books including an autobiography called “Raising Trump.” She also released "The Best Is Yet to Come: Coping With Divorce and Enjoying Life Again." She used to write for a column entitled "Ask Ivana" and even had her own lifestyle magazine, "Ivana's Living in Style."

Ivana earned the ire of the Czech President Milos Zeman after refusing to become the ambassador to the Czech Republic. She later explained that taking the post meant sacrificing her travels and vacations to Miami, New York, and Saint-Tropez.