The White
House on Monday released the official portrait of First Lady Melania Trump,
with the photograph of the former model dividing public opinion.
Trump is
shown from the waist up, standing with arms crossed, dressed in a black jacket
with a black bow around her neck. She’s wearing a very large diamond ring on her
left hand, and a more subdued sparkler on her right.
Shot by
Belgian-born photographer Regine Mahaux, who has previously worked with the
Trump family, the first lady is smiling slightly, with a perfectly flawless
visage.
“I am
honored to serve in the role of first lady, and look forward to working on
behalf of the American people over the coming years,” Trump said in a short
statement accompanying the photo’s release.
While some
commenters gushed that the first lady was “beyond beautiful” and “gorgeous,”
others mocked the image as highly airbrushed and compared the gauzy background
— a window in the White House residence — to 1990s school portrait settings.
Other
critics jumped on a line in the White House statement that said the portrait
was taken in Trump’s “new residence at the White House.”
While every
other modern first lady has accompanied her husband to Washington, the
46-year-old Trump has remained at her luxury triplex penthouse in Manhattan and
not made many public appearances.
Trump has
said she would remain in New York until son Barron finishes the school year.
It’s not the
first time that a first lady portrait has stoked controversy. Michelle Obama
was criticized for wearing a sleeveless dress in her first official portrait in
2009, with some saying the bare arms were too casual.
(The Guardian)
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