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Stephanie winston wolkoff david wolkoff12/14/2023 Over the course of those Vogue/Met Gala years, and over intimate lunches at places like the Mark and Michael's, Wolkoff became close to the former Melania Knauss, first when she was the Slovenian-born girlfriend and then fiancée of the New York real estate developer, then as the wife of the putative billionaire and reality TV star, and finally as the spouse of the newly elected president and the country's 42nd first lady, fighting against a White House staff and (as Wolkoff tells it) an ambitious stepdaughter eager to marginalize and sideline her.īut according to Wolkoff, another strategy was being employed: “Melania and I launched Operation Block Ivanka to keep her face out of that iconic ‘special moment,’" writes Wolkoff, adding, “To do this I needed to know exactly where the family would be seated, and the camera angles.” The “operation” was apparently a success: Minutes after the swearing in takes place, Wolkoff writes of getting a text from the designer Rachel Roy, a friend to both women. That book – “ Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship With the First Lady” – has been written by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former public relations manager at Vogue, and the first director of special events at the magazine, which included a decade of overseeing the Met Gala. ("I really don't care, do you" being perhaps the most infamous example.)īut this week comes a new book, written by a formerly close friend (with a definite emphasis on “formerly”), that offers perhaps the most revealing look we will ever have of this sphinx-like first lady. Trump has been among the least public of presidential spouses, severely restricting her official appearances and rarely giving interviews or speeches, seemingly content, at times, to let her fashion choices speak for her. In this candid and emotional memoir, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff takes you into Trump Tower and the White House to tell the funny, thrilling and heartbreaking story of her intimate friendship with one of the most famous women in the world, a woman few people truly understand. How did Melania react to the Access Hollywood tape and her husband’s affair with Stormy Daniels? Does she get along well with Ivanka? Why did she wear that jacket with 'I really don’t care, do u?' printed on the back? Is Melania happy being First Lady? And what really happened with the inauguration’s funding of $107 million? Wolkoff has some ideas.Not since Pat Nixon has there been a first lady more inscrutable and less knowable than Melania Trump. Melania could have defended her innocent friend and confidant, but she stood by her man. Then it all fell apart when she was made the scapegoat for inauguration finance irregularities. Melania put Wolkoff in charge of hiring her staff, organising her events, helping her write speeches and creating her debut initiatives. As their friendship deepened over lunches at Manhattan hot spots, black-tie parties and giggle sessions in the penthouse at Trump Tower, Wolkoff watched the newest Mrs Trump raise her son, Barron, and manage her highly scrutinised marriage.Īfter Trump won the 2016 election, Wolkoff was recruited to help produce the 58th Presidential Inauguration and to become the First Lady’s trusted adviser. The former director of special events at Vogue and producer of nine legendary Met Galas, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff met Melania Knauss in 2003 and had a front row seat to the transformation of Donald Trump’s then girlfriend from a rough-cut gem to a precious diamond.
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