Donald Jr.'s ex-wife is now allegedly dating golf star Tiger Woods.
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Vanessa Trump was married to Donald Trump Jr. from 2005 to 2018.
The two have five children together, including Kai Trump.
She has recently been linked to golf star Tiger Woods.
Vanessa Trump was married to Donald Trump Jr. from 2005 until 2018, when she filed for a no-contest divorce.
She is now reportedly dating Tiger Woods — the two have been "quietly dating" for several months, People reported.
Growing up in Manhattan, Vanessa Trump was a model in her teens and early 20s. Now-President Donald Trump introduced her to his son at a fashion show in 2003 and they were engaged two years later.
The couple had five children, including the president's eldest granddaughter, Kai Trump.
Business Insider reached out to Trump Jr., Trump, and Woods and didn't immediately hear back.
Here's everything you need to know about Vanessa Trump.
Born in 1977, Vanessa Kay Pergolizzi grew up in Manhattan's Upper East Side.She attended The Dwight School, a private preparatory school in the Upper West Side.
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Her mother, Bonnie Kay Haydon, ran the modeling agency Kay Models, and her stepfather, Charles Haydon, worked as a lawyer.
Vanessa attended The Dwight School, a private preparatory school in Manhattan, where she was a tennis star, The New York Times reported. She then studied psychology at Marymount College in Manhattan.
Schoolmates and fellow members of the Manhattan scene described her as a "hard-rock in leather and baggy jeans" and "total gangster" in a 1998 New York Magazine story.
While at school, she became involved with Valentin Rivera, a gang member who later served 16 months in prison for assault, as reported by Page Six. They went to her senior prom together, per Page Six.
She was voted Most Likely to Wind Up on Ricki Lake in her high school yearbook.
As Vanessa Haydon, she modeled in her teens and early 20s.She walked Australian Fashion Week for designer Charlie Brown in 1998.
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Haydon started modeling in the 1990s before signing with modeling agency Wilhelmina. She later worked with Next Model Management.
She also had a small role in the 2003 film "Something's Gotta Give," according to IMDb.
In the 1990s, Vanessa was linked to Leonardo DiCaprio and dated a Saudi prince.A rising heartthrob at the time, DiCaprio's relationship with the model drew media attention.
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New York Magazine reported the model "was seen nuzzling" DiCaprio at a premiere party for James Toback's "Two Girls and a Guy" in May 1998.
Then, from 1998 to 2001, she dated Saudi prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, the son of then-Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the US, Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, People reported.
Donald Trump introduced the model to his son Donald Trump Jr. at a fashion show in 2003.The couple first became involved in 2003.
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Vanessa was introduced to Donald Trump Jr. by his father in 2003. In fact, the real-estate magnate introduced the couple twice in the span of five minutes, Vanessa recalled for The New York Times.
Six weeks later, they were introduced again by a mutual friend at a birthday party.
"We talked for an hour," she told the Times. Eventually they realized they'd met weeks earlier.
Vanessa and her sister, Veronika, also opened a nightclub in the early 2000s.The sisters, pictured here with their mother, Bonnie (far right), opened Sessa in 2003.
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Born 11 months apart, the model sisters grew up on Manhattan's club scene, and the siblings became club owners themselves with the opening of Sessa, Women's Wear Daily reported in January 2003.
The Polynesian-themed club aimed to be a place where people could "hang out without having to shout over the music," WWD wrote.
In January 2004, the club was forced to close, The New York Times reported.
In 2004, the model and Trump Jr. got engaged.The couple got engaged with a $100,000 ring (equivalent to $168,915 today).
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In November 2004, Trump Jr. proposed to the model with a complimentary $100,000 ring from a New Jersey jeweler in exchange for popping the question in front of the jeweler's mall storefront with paparazzi present.
The couple married a year later on November 12, 2005, at Trump's Palm Beach resort, Mar-a-Lago.
During their marriage, the couple had five children.Their eldest, Kai (right), is the eldest grandchild of the current president.
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The couple had five children together: Kai, Donald John III, Tristan, Spencer, and Chloe.
Their eldest daughter, Kai Trump, 17, is an avid golfer and, in 2024, committed to playing for the University of Miami. She spoke at the Republican National Convention in 2024 and appeared at her grandfather's inauguration in January 2025 alongside other family members.
Vanessa Trump briefly had a handbag collection.The model had a short-lived handbag line.
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From 2010 to 2013, the model released a line of handbags called La Poshett, although she eventually settled into the stay-at-home mom lifestyle, homeschooling her children over the COVID-19 pandemic.
In March 2018, Donald Jr. and Vanessa divorced.The couple had an amicable divorce and remain in good terms.
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After 12 years of marriage, Vanessa filed for a no-contest divorce in 2018.
Donald Jr. and Vanessa have maintained an amicable relationship, spending time together at Mar-a-Lago and various official events.
Most recently, Vanessa Trump has been linked to golf star Tiger Woods.Vanessa, right, was pictured with Tiger Woods at a golf tournament in February.
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The golfer, 47, and the former model, 49, both live in Palm Beach, Florida, where Vanessa is raising her and Trump Jr.'s children.
Last month, Woods was pictured arriving at the Genesis Invitational tournament with the president's granddaughter Kai. The two then played a round of golf together.
Earlier this month, Vanessa and Kai attended the TGL event in Palm Beach with Charlie Woods, the golfer's son.
People reported that the two have been "quietly dating" for several months, and an insider said the president's son is "cool" with their relationship.