Six Things You Need to Know About Tiffany Trump
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Six Things You Need to Know About Tiffany Trump

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Ivanka Trump may be Donald Trump’s best known child and a key adviser to his presidential campaign, but she’s not the billionaire’s only daughter. Tiffany Trump, 22, may not be in the spotlight as much her older half-sister, but she is also fast becoming a brand of her own. Tonight, she’s set to make her political debut with a speech to the Republican National Convention. 

Here are a few fun facts you should know about Donald Trump’s other daughter: 

1. She’s named after Tiffany’s, the jewelry chain with a flagship store right next to Trump Tower on New York’s Fifth Avenue, according to Town and Country Magazine. 

2. She’s a social media celebrity. With 160,000 Instagram followers, she is a “mid-to top tier influencer,” says The Washington Post. As one of the best-known “rich kids of Instagram,” her account is littered with snaps of high-end ski trips to Aspen, parties in the Hamptons and beach time at Mar-a-Lago. Still, her social media presence is nowhere near the 2 million followers her father has. 

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3. She was raised in Los Angeles by her mom, Marla Maples. Tiffany was born just after Donald’s first marriage, to Ivanka, ended in 1992 after a much-publicized affair with Maples, who would become Trump’s second wife. Maples has said that although Donald contributed financially to Tiffany’s upbringing, she raised her daughter as a single parent. 

4. She followed in her father’s footsteps, getting a degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Tiffany Trump graduated from the Ivy League school this past May with a double major in sociology and urban studies. In late 2014, her father told People Magazine that she was a straight-A student. While in school, Tiffany interned at Vogue and reportedly lunched with Anna Wintour. 

5. She released a pop single at age 17. In 2011, Tiffany released a one-time pop single, “Like a Bird.” You can still buy it from iTunes for 99 cents. 

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6. She’s reportedly dating a Democrat. Tiffany’s 21-year-old boyfriend, Ross Mechanic, is a computer science student at Penn, and a registered Democrat. The Daily Mail reported that his Facebook likes included Hillary Clinton, although it doesn’t appear to be visible on his public profile.

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