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Ivana Trump: Her Life In Photos

Said Donald Trump, "She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life." ​

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Ivana Trump announces the new "Italiano Diet" to stay healthy and fight obesity at the Oak Room at the Plaza Hotel on June 13, 2018 in New York City.
Ivana Trump announces the new "Italiano Diet" to stay healthy and fight obesity at the Oak Room at the Plaza Hotel on June 13, 2018 in New York City. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK — Ivana Trump, the former wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric, died in New York City Thursday. She was 73.

"Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric," Trump said of his late ex-wife.

"She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life."

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Ivanka — a former skier who turned into an eclectic businesswoman — was found dead inside her Upper East Side home on East 64th Street Thursday, according to police.

The NYPD is investigating whether or not her death was accidental as it is believed she fell down the stairs in her home.

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Authorities found her "unconscious near a staircase" and are awaiting to hear from medical examiners to confirm the cause the of her death.

“It’s been a very sad day, a very sad day,” Eric Trump said, while President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to say “She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life.”

Check out photos the life of Ivana Trump below.

Donald Trump and then-wife, Ivana Trump, pose outside the Federal Courthouse in New York, after she was sworn in as a United States citizen, in May 1988. (AP Photo/File)
Ivana Trump is shown with two of her children, Ivanka, left, and Eric, as Riccardo Mazzucchelli looks on in October 1993. (AP Photo/File)
Donald Trump and his ex-wife Ivana Trump are seen together watching the men's singles finals match between Patrick Rafter and Greg Rusedski at the U.S. Open in New York Sunday, Sept. 7, 1997. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)
Ivana Trump stands with friend and former team member of the Czech national ski team, George Syrovatka, during practice runs at the George Syrovatka International Downhill ski race at Jay Peak Ski Area in Jay, Vermont, on Saturday, March 4, 2000. (AP Photo/Jon-Pierre Lasseigne, File)
Ivana Trump arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
Ivana Trump arrives at Gabrielle's Angel Foundation For Cancer Research Angel Ball 2015 at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Ivana Trump attends the Angel Ball, hosted by Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research, at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Media gather outside the residence of Ivana Trump on Thursday in New York City. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Eric Trump, center, leaves the residence of his mother Ivana Trump, on Thursday, in New York City. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

FILE - Ivana Trump poses before the Baby Phat spring 2008 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, on Sept. 7, 2007. Ivana Trump, the first wife of Donald Trump, has died in New York City, the former president announced on social media Thursday, July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

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