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David Coleman & Emmeline Saunders

Donald Trump's long love life laid bare and what his exes say about him

Donald Trump's first wife Ivana Zelnickova died aged 73 earlier this week.

The pair met in a New York bar in 1976 while she was visiting the city from Montreal.

They dated for a few months and married in Easter the following year, after Donald famously made her sign a pre-nup that gave her $20,000 for each year they were to be married.

READ MORE: Inside Ivana Trump's NYC townhouse where she lived for over 30 years before her death

As Donald's fortune grew, so did his desire for a large family, Mirror UK reports.

He reportedly wanted five children, "then I will know that one will be guaranteed to turn out like me", Vanity Fair reports him saying.

His son Donald Jr was born nine months after they tied the knot.

Here's a full breakdown of the former US President's love life.

Ivana Zelnickova Trump

Net worth: €60million
Years married: 15 (1977-1992)

It was rumoured Trump was giving Ivana a $250,000 cash bonus for each of the children she birthed.

Donald Trump with first wife, Ivana, at their Greenwich, Ct. mansion in 1987 (Getty Images)

Ivana left Donald in 1991 amid rumours he was having an affair with ex-beauty queen Marla Maples, who he'd met in 1989.

Speculation had been swirling for some time – and the two women even ran into each other on a ski trip. The Trumps' divorce was finalised in March 1992.

Marla Maples, 58

Net worth: €21million
Years married: 6 (1993-1999)

Donald wasted no time with his second wife, marrying her in December 1993 – two months after their daughter Tiffany was born.

Donald Trump and Marla Maples during Dinner Dance Benefit for The Make A Wish Foundation at Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York, United States (WireImage)

Marla, a TV personality who would go on to co-host Trump's Miss Universe Pageant, also starred in several films, including Maximum Overdrive and Executive Decision.

They separated in May 1997 and finalised their divorce in 1999.

Melania Knauss-Trump, 52

Net worth: €14million
Years married: 11 (2005 to present)

Model Melania was born in Slovenia to a Communist father and patternmaker mother. Her life-long dream was to model, and she started posing aged five for catalogues.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sits with his wife Melania Trump while appearing at an NBC Town Hall at the Today Show on April 21, 2016 (Getty Images)

She met Trump at a Fashion Week party in 1998, while he was on a date with another woman.

He sent his date to the bathroom so he could flirt with Melania – but she refused to give him her number, and didn't go on a date with him until three months later.

As well as speaking six different languages – Slovenian, French, English, German, Italian and Serbian – Melania has her own fashion and jewellery line and is the mother to Trump's youngest child, Barron.

Who else has Trump dated?

Gabriela Sabatini, 52

The Argentinean tennis champion was at the top of her game when she met Donald, who was on a break from his then-mistress Marla. Their fling only lasted a month before he returned to his future second wife.

Rowanne Brewer Lane, 58

The model met Trump at one of his many pool parties when she was 26, and the two launched into a whirlwind romance after the businessman asked whether Rowanne would like to borrow a swimsuit. He reportedly told her, "That's a stunning Trump girl right there" when she'd come back out to the pool wearing her borrowed costume.

Carla Bruni, 54

Despite being involved with Marla, Donald pursued the eventual First Lady of France after she split from Mick Jagger. Carla has denied these reports, but Trump has said she "[tried] to get me to leave Marla, something I had in mind anyway, and she was using every psychological trick in the book".

"In the end, Carla became a woman who is very difficult to even like," he added.

Allison Giannini, 51

Allison met Donald during his separation from second wife Marla, when he was 50 and she 27. They were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend, but their brief romance soon fizzled out. During their time together, "he talked about Marla and how much he loved her", said Allison.

"I know a lot of things are said about him, but to me he's a great, great guy."

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