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Here are key facts about US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka on her 37th birthday

Ivanka Trump is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, author and reality television personality, apart from being her father's senior advisor.
Ivanka is the daughter of current US President Donald Trump and his first wife and former model Ivana Trump. She is her father's senior advisor, apart from being the first Jewish member of US First Family. She converted before marrying her Jewish husband,
Ivanka is the daughter of current US President Donald Trump and his first wife and former model Ivana Trump. She is her father's senior advisor, apart from being the first Jewish member of US First Family. She converted before marrying her Jewish husband,
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She is a fourth generation businessperson in her family, following the footsteps of her great-grandmother Elizabeth Christ Trump (who founded the Trump Organization), grandfather Fred Trump, and father Donald Trump. She was also a boardroom judge on her father's TV show The Apprentice. (File| AFP)
She is a fourth generation businessperson in her family, following the footsteps of her great-grandmother Elizabeth Christ Trump (who founded the Trump Organization), grandfather Fred Trump, and father Donald Trump. She was also a boardroom judge on her father's TV show The Apprentice. (File| AFP)
Ivanka attended the Chapin School in Manhattan until she was 15. She was then transferred to Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut. After graduating from there, she attended Georgetown University for two years and then was transferred to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, from where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics in 2004. (Twitter Screen Grab)
Ivanka attended the Chapin School in Manhattan until she was 15. She was then transferred to Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut. After graduating from there, she attended Georgetown University for two years and then was transferred to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, from where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics in 2004. (Twitter Screen Grab)
After briefly working for real estate trust Forest City Enterprises, Ivanka joined the family business in 2005 as Executive Vice-President of Development & Acquisitions at The Trump Organization. (File | AP)
After briefly working for real estate trust Forest City Enterprises, Ivanka joined the family business in 2005 as Executive Vice-President of Development & Acquisitions at The Trump Organization. (File | AP)
In 2007, Ivanka formed a partnership with diamond vendor Moshe Lax's Dynamic Diamond Corp and launched Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry. She opened her first flagship retail store in Manhattan. In 2011, she moved the establishment to 109 Mercer Street in the fashionable Soho district. Next year, she was elected to the 100 Women in Hedge Funds board. (File | AP)
In 2007, Ivanka formed a partnership with diamond vendor Moshe Lax's Dynamic Diamond Corp and launched Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry. She opened her first flagship retail store in Manhattan. In 2011, she moved the establishment to 109 Mercer Street in the fashionable Soho district. Next year, she was elected to the 100 Women in Hedge Funds board. (File | AP)
While Ivanka has two brothers, Donald Jr. and Eric, along with a half-sister, Tiffany and a half-brother, Barron, she is a mother of three children, a daughter and two sons. She and Jared, who met in 2005, married in a Jewish ceremony on October 25, 2009. (Photo | Twitter @IvankaTrump)
While Ivanka has two brothers, Donald Jr. and Eric, along with a half-sister, Tiffany and a half-brother, Barron, she is a mother of three children, a daughter and two sons. She and Jared, who met in 2005, married in a Jewish ceremony on October 25, 2009. (Photo | Twitter @IvankaTrump)
Ivanka's own fashion line faced criticisms for allegedly copying other designers. Also PETA and other animal rights bodies charged her company for using rabbit furs. In 2016, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 'Ivanka Trump'-branded scarves for not meeting federal flammability standards. Also, it was found that the products were made outside US. (File | AP)
Ivanka's own fashion line faced criticisms for allegedly copying other designers. Also PETA and other animal rights bodies charged her company for using rabbit furs. In 2016, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 'Ivanka Trump'-branded scarves for not meeting federal flammability standards. Also, it was found that the products were made outside US. (File | AP)
In February 2017, Ivanka's fashion line was dropped by department store chains Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom. Also, the then Presidential Advisor Kellyanne Conway controversially encouraged Fox News viewers to purchase Trump's retail products. In June that year, three people with the China Labor Watch were arrested by Chinese authorities while investigating Huajian International, shoe-maker for several US brands, including the Ivanka's brand. In July this year, she decided to shut down her company. (File | AP)
In February 2017, Ivanka's fashion line was dropped by department store chains Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom. Also, the then Presidential Advisor Kellyanne Conway controversially encouraged Fox News viewers to purchase Trump's retail products. In June that year, three people with the China Labor Watch were arrested by Chinese authorities while investigating Huajian International, shoe-maker for several US brands, including the Ivanka's brand. In July this year, she decided to shut down her company. (File | AP)
As a teenager, Ivanka featured in Tommy Hilfiger and Sasson Jeans advertisements and did rampwalk for for Versace, Marc Bouwer and Thierry Mugler. In 1997, she appeared on the cover of US magazine Seventeen which ran a story on 'celeb moms & daughters'. She was in the cover of best-selling gadget magazine stuff in 2006 and 2007. (Twitter photo: @USAmbIndia)
As a teenager, Ivanka featured in Tommy Hilfiger and Sasson Jeans advertisements and did rampwalk for for Versace, Marc Bouwer and Thierry Mugler. In 1997, she appeared on the cover of US magazine Seventeen which ran a story on 'celeb moms & daughters'. She was in the cover of best-selling gadget magazine stuff in 2006 and 2007. (Twitter photo: @USAmbIndia)
Apart from her father's TV show The Apprentice, Ivanka co-hosted the Miss Teen USA Pageant in 1997 at an age of 15. In 2006, she was a guest judge on Project Runway's third season and on fourth season of Project Runway All Stars. Along with husband Jared, she also appeared in Season 4 of Gossip Girl. (File | PTI)
Apart from her father's TV show The Apprentice, Ivanka co-hosted the Miss Teen USA Pageant in 1997 at an age of 15. In 2006, she was a guest judge on Project Runway's third season and on fourth season of Project Runway All Stars. Along with husband Jared, she also appeared in Season 4 of Gossip Girl. (File | PTI)
Ivanka is associated with a number of Jewish charities, including Chai Lifeline, which works on cancer-affected children. Other charities supported by her include United Hatzalah, where Donald Trump himself had made six-figure donations. (File | AP)
Ivanka is associated with a number of Jewish charities, including Chai Lifeline, which works on cancer-affected children. Other charities supported by her include United Hatzalah, where Donald Trump himself had made six-figure donations. (File | AP)
After her appointment as Advisor to the US President, Ivanka donated the unpaid half of the advance payments for her book Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success to the National Urban League and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. (File | AP)
After her appointment as Advisor to the US President, Ivanka donated the unpaid half of the advance payments for her book Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success to the National Urban League and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. (File | AP)
As an advisor to her father, Ivanka takes no salary. Some commentators compared her role in the Trump administration to that of Julie Nixon Eisenhower, daughter of President Richard Nixon. (File | AP)
As an advisor to her father, Ivanka takes no salary. Some commentators compared her role in the Trump administration to that of Julie Nixon Eisenhower, daughter of President Richard Nixon. (File | AP)
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