5 ways Melania and Ivanka Trump are more similar than they’d like to admit, from a shared love of Pilates, matching fashion style and self-founded jewellery brands, to their ‘family first’ values
The effort to achieve these high levels of perfection at all times suggests some form of like-minded thinking between Ivanka and her stepmother Melania
1. Both lead super-healthy lifestyles
Ivanka, 40, is also serious about eating a healthy diet but ruled out doing only green juices after once enduring a brutal cleanse. Explaining how eating healthily is the “norm” for her, Ivanka told Shape magazine in 2015 that “salmon and chicken, salads and home-made veggie soups” are her go-to and she prefers nutritious meals to fast food, much like her stepmother once told Inside Edition.
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2. They even have the same fashion sense
But it’s not just colour coordination that makes them so similar when it comes to style. They both showed up to a 2020 presidential debate wearing dark below-the-knee dresses with pointed toe heels, while other women must have missed the memo. Ivanka and Melania also got people talking when they hit the same mark on another occasion, both wearing belted dresses to support the then-president signing an executive order to help military spouses get hired in 2018.
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3. They both founded their own brands
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“I studied design so I have many, many ideas for home, for clothing,” she told Fox Business at the time. “I love beauty and fashion, so we will see in the future.”
4. Both have competitive personalities
Body language expert Judi James shared that although the pair reportedly have a fierce rivalry between them in competing for the spotlight, and to be seen as Donald’s right-hand woman, it just goes to show how similar Ivanka and Melania truly are. The duo rarely show emotion or spontaneity when together in public and always looked polished to perfection.
“The effort to achieve these high levels of perfection at all times suggests some form of like-minded thinking between Ivanka and her stepmother Melania,” she told a British tabloid.
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5. They share the same strong family values
Despite their reported rivalries, one thing the women can agree on is how to raise their children and put family first. “It’s a really remarkable thing and she’s a great inspiration to me as I raise my own children in terms of family first and having the right priorities,” Ivanka told People magazine about her stepmother.
- Not only do step-mum and stepdaughter often step out in matching looks, their matching tastes have lead both to launch their own high-end jewellery lines
- Both women have strict workout routines, healthy diets and similar parenting views, and Ivanka says Melania is ‘a great inspiration’ on how to put family first