<sod>After studying design and architecture at the [[University of Ljubljana]] in Slovenia,<ref name= NYPost0816/><ref name="NYTimes930">{{cite news|last1=Trebay|first1=Guy|title=Melania Trump, the Silent Partner|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/01/fashion/melania-trump-the-silent-partner.html|accessdate=March 28, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name="LATimes224">{{cite news|last1=Rushton|first1=Christine|title=Republican elites are accepting the idea of a Donald Trump nomination|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-02242016-htmlstory.html|accessdate=March 28, 2016|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 24, 2016}}</ref> Knauss worked as a model for fashion houses in Milan and Paris before relocating to New York City in 1996.<ref name= NYPost0816/> Working with photographers including [[Helmut Newton]], [[Patrick Demarchelier]], and [[Mario Testino]],<ref name=BIO2/>{{primary-inline|date=March 2016}}<ref name=Greenhouse17Aug>{{cite news |url=http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-17/vitamins-and-caviar-getting-to-know-melania-trump |title=Vitamins & Caviar: Getting to Know Melania Trump |first=Emily |last=Greenhouse |work=[[Bloomberg_News#Bloomberg_Politics|Bloomberg Politics]] |date=August 17, 2015 |accessdate=September 4, 2015}}</ref> Knauss subsequently appeared on the covers of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', ''Ocean Drive'', ''[[In Style]]'', ''[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]'', ''[[Avenue (magazine)|Avenue]]'', ''[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]'', ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', ''[[Self (magazine)|Self]]'', ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'', ''[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]'',<ref name=GQ2016>{{cite journal|url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/donald-trump-melania-trump-knauss-first-lady-erections|title=The Future First Lady? See Melania Trump's Nude Photo Shoot |journal=[[GQ|British GQ]]|date=March 4, 2016|orig-year=originally published in January 2000|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', ''[[FHM]]'', and was featured as a bikini model in the 2000 ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/melania_knauss/photos/ |title=Melania Knauss - Photos |work=The FMD |accessdate=November 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/melania-knauss-melania-knauss-by-george-holz-melania-knauss-news-photo/77706760/gallery |title=Melania Knauss, FHM, December 1, 2000 |first=George |last=Holz |work=Getty Images |accessdate=November 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.melaniatrump.com/my-world/photoshoots/ |title=Photoshoots |publisher=melaniatrump.com |accessdate=November 17, 2015}}</ref> As a model, she was associated with several well-known modeling agencies, including Donald Trump's [[Trump Model Management]].<ref name="FMD" /><eod>
<sod>Knauss studied design and architecture at the [[University of Ljubljana]] in Slovenia.<ref name= NYPost0816/><ref name="NYTimes930">{{cite news|last1=Trebay|first1=Guy|title=Melania Trump, the Silent Partner|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/01/fashion/melania-trump-the-silent-partner.html|accessdate=March 28, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name="LATimes224">{{cite news|last1=Rushton|first1=Christine|title=Republican elites are accepting the idea of a Donald Trump nomination|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-02242016-htmlstory.html|accessdate=March 28, 2016|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 24, 2016}}</ref> She then worked as a model for fashion houses in Milan and Paris before relocating to New York City in 1996.<ref name= NYPost0816/> Working with photographers including [[Helmut Newton]], [[Patrick Demarchelier]], and [[Mario Testino]],<ref name=BIO2/>{{primary-inline|date=March 2016}}<ref name=Greenhouse17Aug>{{cite news |url=http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-17/vitamins-and-caviar-getting-to-know-melania-trump |title=Vitamins & Caviar: Getting to Know Melania Trump |first=Emily |last=Greenhouse |work=[[Bloomberg_News#Bloomberg_Politics|Bloomberg Politics]] |date=August 17, 2015 |accessdate=September 4, 2015}}</ref> Knauss subsequently appeared on the covers of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', ''Ocean Drive'', ''[[In Style]]'', ''[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]'', ''[[Avenue (magazine)|Avenue]]'', ''[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]'', ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', ''[[Self (magazine)|Self]]'', ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'', ''[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]'',<ref name=GQ2016>{{cite journal|url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/donald-trump-melania-trump-knauss-first-lady-erections|title=The Future First Lady? See Melania Trump's Nude Photo Shoot |journal=[[GQ|British GQ]]|date=March 4, 2016|orig-year=originally published in January 2000|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', ''[[FHM]]'', and was featured as a bikini model in the 2000 ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/melania_knauss/photos/ |title=Melania Knauss - Photos |work=The FMD |accessdate=November 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/melania-knauss-melania-knauss-by-george-holz-melania-knauss-news-photo/77706760/gallery |title=Melania Knauss, FHM, December 1, 2000 |first=George |last=Holz |work=Getty Images |accessdate=November 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.melaniatrump.com/my-world/photoshoots/ |title=Photoshoots |publisher=melaniatrump.com |accessdate=November 17, 2015}}</ref> As a model, she was associated with several well-known modeling agencies, including Donald Trump's [[Trump Model Management]].<ref name="FMD" /><eod>