Born into wealth and fame, Ivanka Trump followed her famous father into the spotlight and eventually dropped her own businesses to join him in politics. This is the timeline of the life of Donald Trump’s favourite child and only daughter.

1981 – Ivana Marie Trump is born in Manhattan, New York, USA to Donald Trump and socialite/model, Ivana Trump. She is nicknamed ‘Ivanka’—a diminutive form of Ivana.

Age 3 – Her brother, Eric is born.

School – She goes to the exclusive all-girls Chapin School in Manhattan.

Age 10 – Her parents divorce in a very public way.

Age 12 – Her half-sister, Tiffany is born.

Age 14 – She sent off to boarding school at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut. She begins modelling and signs with Elite Model Management which gets her walking the runways for major fashion brands.

Age 15 – She appears on the cover of Seventeen magazine and co-hosts Miss Teen USA which is partially owned by her father. She dates Greg Hersch who would go on to become an investment banker.

Age 19 – She graduates from Choate and attends Georgetown University for 2 years before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania.

Age 20 – She starts dating James Gubelmann. 

Age 22 – She appears in the documentary, Born Rich.

Age 23 – She graduates with a degree in economics and begins working as a real estate project manager for a real estate development firm, Forest City Enterprises.

Age 24 – She breaks up with James, meets Jared Kushner who had also grown up in the public eye and they begin dating. She joins Trump Organization and soon becomes Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and Development. 

Age 25 – Her half-brother, Barron is born. She is a guest judge on Project Runway. She and her brothers start the Trump Hotel Collection—a luxury hotel management company. She stars as a co-judge on The Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice along with her father and brothers. 

Age 26 – She supports Hillary Clinton as president. And walks the runway again. And partners Dynamic Diamond Corp to launch Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry. She opens her flagship retail store in Manhattan and is featured on the cover of Stuff.

Age 27 – She and Jared break up because of objections from his parents but later get back together.

Age 28 – She publishes The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life for professional millennial women and it becomes a bestseller. She also launches a fashion/lifestyle brand, the Ivanka Trump Collection, and the website ivankatrump.com. She marries real estate developer, Jared Kushner and converts to Orthodox Judaism for him.

Age 29 – She appears on Gossip Girl with her husband as themselves. 

Age 30 – Her first child, Arabella is born. She suffers from postpartum depression.

Age 31 – She endorses Mitt Romney as president. And joins the board of 100 Women in Hedge Funds.

Age 32 – Her second child Joseph is born. She suffers from postpartum depression again.

Age 33 – She is listed on Fortune magazine’s 40 under 40. 

Age 34 – Her jewelry flagship store is closed but Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry continues to be sold at Trump Tower and all other fine jewelry stores across the USA and in other parts of the world.

Age 35 – Her third child Theodore is born. She suffers from postpartum depression yet again. She is sued by a footwear brand by copying its sandal design. She supports her father as he runs for president and soon gets her brand boycotted for supporting him when he makes derogatory remarks about women. Her father becomes President of the United States and she is named member of her father’s presidential transition team along with her brothers and husband. 

Age 36 – Numerous big stores drop her brand because of poor sales. She leaves the Trump brands behind and shuts down her own brands to become senior advisor of President Trump and an unpaid employee of the White House. She publishes her second book, Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success but despite this appearing on the New York Times bestseller list, it receives a great deal of negative criticism. She donates the profits of this book to the National Urban League and Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

Age 38 – She goes on a worldwide tour to promote her “Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative”.

2020 – Ivanka is presently 39 years old. 

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