Melania: 15 things you didn't know about Mrs Donald Trump

From nude photo shoots and a creepy phone call to a $100,000 wedding dress and a secret half-brother

Melania Trump
Rumour has it that when the billionaire real estate tycoon first asked for her number at a party, Melania said no
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She is raising her son as 'Little Donald'

Ten-year-old Barron apparently loves wearing a suit and tie and playing golf with his dad. He is also said to share his father's love of bossing people around. "He fired nannies, fired housekeepers," Melania said in a 2011 interview, adding that he quickly hired them back.

Barron is closer in age to his nephews and nieces than his own siblings and spends more time with his mother because of his father's busy travel schedule.

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"He is a very strong-minded, very special, smart boy. He is independent and opinionated and knows exactly what he wants. Sometimes I call him 'Little Donald'. He is a mixture of us in looks, but his personality is why I call him Little Donald," Melania told Parenting.com.

Donald has described his wife as an "incredible" mother. "She loves her son, Barron, so much and I have to say, she will make an unbelievable first lady," he said prior to his election.