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Melania Trump: Small-town Slovenian roots, big dreams

By DARKO BANDIC, Associated Press
Published: February 25, 2016, 12:39pm
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Melania Trump, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, addresses supporters of her husband?s campaign in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Saturday.
Melania Trump, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, addresses supporters of her husband?s campaign in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz) Photo Gallery

SEVNICA, Slovenia — Melania Trump has seen more of the world than most people — a journey propelled by her own big dreams concocted as a young girl growing up under Communism.

Now she is a glamorous former model swathed in couture, a woman familiar with the capitals and the languages of Europe, the wife of the U.S.

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