Ivanka Trump ushered in her 45th birthday on October 30. The First Daughter no doubt celebrated with her husband Jared Kushner, and their three children, Arabella, Joseph, and Theodore.
With a childhood captured under Donald Trump's media spotlight, Ivanka's style evolution has played out publicly – from her 1990s modeling days as a brunette to her signature blonde aesthetic
Ivanka's striking height and model-like physique were among the reasons she was previously signed to Elite Model Management. Ivanka graced the runway for the likes of Vivienne Westwood and Thierry Mugler in the late 1990s. However, she later admitted that modelling was not the career path she wanted to pursue as she stepped into adulthood. "Modeling was not an endgame for me. I didn't particularly enjoy the act of it," she shared.
© AFP via Getty Images"It’s as ruthless an industry as real estate – the people you meet in that business are just as fricking tough," she told Marie Claire in 2007.
Ivanka's transformation has also come from her dedication to fitness. During an appearance on The Skinny Confidential Him & Her podcast, Ivanka shared that her toned figure is courtesy of weight lifting, a high protein diet, and jiu-jitsu – a Brazilian martial art. "Something that I think has been a massive change for me since I moved to Miami, I started prioritizing exercise," she said. "'Initially, that took the form of yoga and Pilates, these things that I had done at various points of my life, but now I had the ability, because I was on my own schedule, to make them more consistent and a more regular part of my life."
© Getty Images for REFORM AllianceShe continued: "Gradually, I started doing more resistance and weight training, and that's when I saw a massive difference. My whole body changed. But that's when I really noticed a massive change for me, and my body composition fundamentally changed. I got stronger, I got leaner, and I could kind of get away with it because I'm really tall, so I can look lean even if I wasn't strong."
In celebration of her milestone birthday, HELLO! are taking a look at Ivanka's appearance transformation over the years.
© Ron Galella Collection via GettyAs a child
Ivanka proved to have a flair for fashion from a young age. Here, she was photographed in a red silk dress.
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In 1995, she attended the MTV Video Music Awards Show with her father. She wore a baby-pink dress.
© Ron Galella Collection via GettyPreteen
Ivanka wore a lace black dress to Donald Trump's 50th birthday in 1996.
© Getty ImagesCatwalk
Ivanka walked in Paco Rabanne's Fall/Winter 1998 show. She wore a sequin mini dress that featured a criss-cross neckline.
© Ron Galella Collection via GettyTeenager
Ivanka sported brunette hair as a teenager in the 2000s. Her style was underpinned by the Y2K look that peppered the sartorial sphere at the time.
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Ivanka appeared more on television during this era, and she had blonder hair in 2012.
© Larry BusaccaPregnant
Ivanka showed off her blossoming baby bump at the 2015 Glamour Women Of The Year Awards at Carnegie Hall.
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Ivanka wore a white midi dress to a campaign event for her father in Miami in 2020.
© InstagramWhite House State dinner
For the official welcoming in 2026, Ivanka wore a baby blue maxi dress that featured long sleeves, a high neckline and an A-line silhouette. The garment, cut elegantly at the ankle, was embellished with intricate silver sequin embroidery. The look appeared to be a daytime iteration of her more glamorous evening gown.
