Melania Knauss

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Questionable Immigration Status

  • Melania Knauss originally came to America under the sponsorship of a modeling agency named Metropolitan Models, despite being substantially older than most models hired by the service. “Paolo Zampolli, a former partner in modeling agency, confirmed to the AP that the documents appeared authentic but that he could not recall additional details. He has told The Washington Post that he paid for Melania to come to New York in 1996 and arranged for her H-1B work visa so she could work at his Metropolitan Models. She was 26 at the time, far older than the typical Eastern European recruit, usually 18 or 19.” (Washington Post, November 6, 2016)
  • Melania was originally introduced to Donald Trump by Paolo Zampolli, a partner at Metropolitan Modles. “Metropolitan was dragged into nasty contract disputes, and court documents related to them filed in New York detail many lavish parties its young models attended. Metropolitan, like many modeling agencies, often threw parties, and their guest list included rich and influential men. It was at one of the parties in 1998 that Zampolli said he introduced Melania to Trump.” (Washington Post, November 6, 2016)
  • Melania Trump's official story is that she received her permanent residency status under a specialized visa meant for scientific experts with career distinctions equivalent to earning the Nobel Prize. “Immigration experts say questions remain about how Melania was able to obtain her green card in 2001, which allowed her to remain in the U.S. permanently. She has said she was granted the permit because of ‘extraordinary ability,’ but experts say that visa category is generally reserved for people whose accomplishment is at the level of a Nobel Prize winner. It would be unusual, they say, for a model with no college degree to qualify.” (Washington Post, November 6, 2016)