Melania Trump’s former boyfriend, Jure Zorc, shared rare insights into her early ambitions before she met Donald Trump. Between 1991 and 1996, Melania dreamed of a glamorous life in Europe, not America. “She dreamed of living in places like Italy and France, fully immersed in the world of fashion,” Zorc told ABC News. “She was incredibly stylish and had a real passion for that lifestyle.”
Their first meeting was like “something out of a romantic film,” Zorc recalled. “I was riding my motorbike, and she was walking down the street. The moment I saw her, I was struck by her beauty.” He remembered her as “tall, with long hair that partially covered her face,” adding, “She carried herself with class.”
Years later, Donald Trump’s first impression of Melania was similar. In 1998, they met at a New York nightclub. Trump, then 52, said in a 2005 Larry King interview, “I was supposed to meet someone else—a great supermodel—but when I saw her, I forgot about everyone else.”
Melania described their connection as instant: “There was an instant chemistry… from the beginning, there was something special.” Her journey from European model to First Lady was shaped by style, ambition, and romance.
