Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, dead at 73

“Our mother was an incredible woman — a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend,”  ―Eric Trump

Ivana Trump, the Czech American ex-wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of Ivanka, Eric and Don Jr., died Thursday. She was 73.

She was found dead at her home at 10 east 64th street in Manhattan at 12:40 p.m., police sources told The Post. The FDNY said she suffered cardiac arrest and was dead by the time paramedics had arrived.

“Our mother was an incredible woman — a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend,” Eric Trump said in a statement announcing her death. “She will be dearly missed by her mother, her three children and ten grandchildren.”

A source close to Ivanka Trump told The Post the former first daughter is in “shock” over her mother’s death.

“They were super close,” the source said, adding that Ivana Trump had spent her last days with family in New York City.

Donald Trump and Ivana Trump attend the Second Annual Manhattan Awards on May 18, 1988, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Trump, born Ivana Marie Zelníčková, married the developer in 1977. The two divorced in 1992, but she kept her ex-husband’s surname. She held many roles in Trump family businesses through her life.

“I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City,” the former president wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform. “She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life.”

He continued: “Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric. She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest In Peace, Ivana!”

Ivana Trump worked as a model in the early 70s, and met the former president in New York City in 1976. Their marriage was subject to intense media scrutiny, particularly over his affair with the model Marla Maples, whom he went on to marry. The pair then had daughter Tiffany Trump.

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

Family portrait of, from left, socialite Ivana Trump, her son Eric Trump, her former husband Donald Trump, and her daughter Ivanka Trump as they sit at a table at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, 1998. Getty Images

The couple’s divorce received international attention, and during a deposition for its proceedings, Ivana Trump accused her then-husband of rape. She later disavowed the allegation while President Trump was running for office in 2015.”

I have recently read some comments attributed to me from nearly 30 years ago at a time of very high tension during my divorce from Donald,” she said in the July 2015 statement. “The story is totally without merit. Donald and I are the best of friends and together have raised 3 children that we love and are very proud of.”