Who

Ivana is the ex-wife of Donald Trump and the mother of three of his five kids—Ivanka, Don Jr., and Eric.

Backstory

Born in the former Czechoslovakia where she was an alternate on the Czech Olympic ski team in the late 1960s, Ivana first met The Donald in 1976 when she was working as a model in New York. That Ivana was married at the time didn't seem to be an issue: She divorced her husband back in her native country and tied the knot with Trump a year later. Ivana spent the 1980s living atop the Trump Tower and "working" alongside her husband as his vice president of interior design, helping craft the signature gaudiness that his properties are now famous for. But their relationship dissolved amid a tabloid frenzy in 1990 when it was revealed that Donald was cheating on her with a younger model, Marla Maples. After a messy legal battle, the couple divorced in 1991, and Ivana walking away with a reported $25 million.

Of note

Ivana seems to have picked up some lessons in self-promotion from her ex-hubby. Since the split, she's used her image to endorse such high-end products as Coors Light, Pizza Hut, and Kentucky Fried Chicken. She's made appearances in a couple of films (like The First Wives Club) and stamped her name on a handful of products, including a tacky line of jewelry, perfume and clothing called "Ivana Haute Couture." She's written a book, of course, and in 2005 she tried to replicate her husband's success on TV with a reality show of her own, Ivana Young Man (yes, really), which was originally slated for Fox but ended up airing very briefly on Oxygen. Her most recent attempt to follow in her ex-husband's footsteps was even less successful. Following Donald's success in licensing the Trump name to developers for major residential developments, Ivana tried to do the very same in 2006, but Donald's lawyers ended up blocking her.

Personal

Ivana's first husband was professional skier George Syrovatka, whom she married in the late '60s. Following her divorce from the Donald, Ivana was somehow optimistic enough about romance to marry for a third time in 1995. Alas, her marriage to Italian businessman Riccardo Mazzucchelli lasted just 20 months. Still, hope springs eternal, and in April '08 she married Italian "actor"/playboy Rossano Rubicondi, who's more than 20 years her junior. Ivana is the mother of three kids —Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric—and she's a grandmother, too: In May 2007, Donald Jr. and Vanessa Haydon had a baby girl named Kai. She says she divides her time between an apartment in the 60s and homes in Greenwich, Palm Beach, London, and St. Tropez.