{"id":549,"date":"2026-03-04T23:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T23:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fasstnews.com\/?p=549"},"modified":"2026-03-04T23:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T23:01:30","slug":"donald-trumps-second-wife-marla-maples-chose-a-rural-life-after-divorce-heres-her-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fasstnews.com\/?p=549","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump\u2019s second wife Marla Maples chose a rural life after divorce \u2013 here\u2019s her today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump\u2019s second marriage, to Marla Maples, didn\u2019t last long. After their divorce, she disappeared from the public eye, focusing on raising their daughter, Tifany. So what does her life look like today? Here\u2019s all you need to know.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marla Maples was born on October 27, 1963, in Cohutta, Georgia. She described her childhood as being \u201cstorybook-perfect\u201d. Maples had a great upbringing and received plenty of attention because of her looks.<\/p>\n

She was so pretty that in high school, she was elected homecoming queen and excelled in sports. She pursued a marketing degree at the University of Georgia but decided to quit after about 2.5 years.<\/p>\n

Instead, New York became her focus, and it would change her life forever. As Marla Maples tried to find work in New York City, Donald Trump\u2019s marriage to Ivana Trump was at a tipping point.<\/p>\n

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Marla Maples, Donald Trump. Credit: Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maples recalled she met Donald Trump for the first time in 1985, and they had an instant connection. However, she also said that the timing wasn\u2019t right. They spent a lot of time talking on the telephone, though they didn\u2019t meet in public. But as the years went by, Marla knew how she wanted her future to look.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy \u201988, I knew I truly loved this guy,\u201d Maples\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0in a NewYork magazine interview.<\/p>\n

How did Marla Maples meet Donald Trump?<\/h2>\n

Marla ran into Donald several times through the years, and eventually Ivana realized that something was up. Maples claimed she was led to believe there was a plan to end Donald\u2019s marriage. However, at that point, she decided to lie low and not get in the middle of things.<\/p>\n

She tried to stay away, but before long, the news outlet Page Six ran her photograph and name. In the New York Magazine story, Maples recalled a very uncomfortable meeting with Ivana in Colorado, after her name and photograph had appeared in newspapers across New York City.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we saw each other in Colorado, Ivana and I, it was just a moment of both of us wanting to know the truth,\u201d Maples said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was good that the truth became known, but that was also when the real pain began. I realized that we had both been deceived. You\u2019re left in a very uncomfortable position \u2013 and the world knows about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NEW YORK CITY \u2013 DECEMBER 20: Donald Trump and Marla Maples attend Donald Trump-Marla Trump Wedding Reception on December 20, 1993 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. (Photo by Ron Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just a month later, while watching a boxing match on television, Marla Maples came across a flash about Donald and Ivana divorcing.<\/p>\n

Relationship with Donald Trump<\/h2>\n

She didn\u2019t want to be a part of it and decided to \u201crun away as far as possible.\u201d Papers made up stories about where she was, but ultimately, she couldn\u2019t completely leave Donald, and the two began dating.<\/p>\n

\u201cI loved this man. Yes, I was young, but it was my choice. I was romanced, I had Mister Charm all over me, and it was very hard to say no. When that man wants something, he\u2019ll stop at nothing to get it. And I also believed in the good of him,\u201d Maples recalled.<\/p>\n

Dating Donald Trump wasn\u2019t like being with anyone. It came with certain standards as she had to keep up with his busy, luxurious life. Her hair and makeup always had to be perfect, and she only wore designer dresses. In the end, it felt like she became a caricature of herself.<\/p>\n

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Tiffany Trump, Marla Maples. Credit: Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While their relationship was tricky at first, they moved on to tie the knot. In 1993, Marla Maples and Donald Trump married and welcomed their daughter, Tiffany Trump, the same year. Sadly, things didn\u2019t last. In 1999, Donald and Marla divorced.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Access Hollywood, Marla explained that, after all, they weren\u2019t the best match.<\/p>\n

Marla Maples prenup<\/h2>\n

\u201cWell, he and I, were so different, as you could probably imagine,\u201d\u00a0she<\/a>\u00a0said. \u201cI think you always hope in a marriage that you can bring the best out in each other. But after many years, we realized we weren\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marla Maples had to sign a prenup before the marriage with Donald Trump, and it was a tough one.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Vanity Fair<\/a>, the prenup showed that Trump really wanted to protect the money he had. Sources told the magazine that Maples wanted $25 million, and Trump only agreed to pay her $1 million if they separated within five years.<\/p>\n

In addition, she\u2019d receive another $1 million to buy a house. Trump would also stop making $100,000 child support payments for his daughter Tiffany when she turned 21. If she got a full-time job, enlisted in the military, or joined the Peace Corps before then, the payments would cease altogether.<\/p>\n

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Marla Maples. Credit: Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following the divorce, Maples pretty much disappeared from the spotlight. She moved to Los Angeles with Tiffany and created her own wellness brand. She bought a house in the fancy neighborhood of Calabasas outside of Los Angeles, and after the luxurious time with Donald, she wanted something else.<\/p>\n

\u2018Rural\u2019 life in California<\/h2>\n

Marla wanted to, to some extent, recreate her \u2018rural\u2019 Georgia upbringing, for example, cooking organic meals in the evening. She spent evenings watching television, and simple things, such as having a trampoline in the backyard, became a part of her and Tiffany\u2019s new life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe loved going to the movies together. That was our big night out,\u201d Marla Maples told\u00a0People Magazine<\/a>\u00a0in 2016<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were always together,\u201d Tiffany added. \u201cShe gave me the chance to have a normal childhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, Maples admitted, \u201cYou don\u2019t know how to [be a single mom] until you\u2019re in it and you find a way,\u201d she says she was never bitter about doing it on her own. What I\u2019ve learned to do is to take responsibility for what\u2019s happening in my life and not be a victim.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added that she wanted her daughter to have a relationship with her father, despite living across the country.<\/p>\n

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Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI would bring her into New York a couple times a year and let her go see her dad in the office and let her go have diner with him and [Donald\u2019s wife] Melania,\u201d Marla told People. \u201cI just said it\u2019s important for her to form her own relationship with him, without my input. I wanted to create some consistency where she could see him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marla Maples has appeared in several major movies and TV shows, including\u00a0Dallas<\/em>,\u00a0Clueless,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Fresh Prince of Bel-Ai<\/em>r. She\u2019s also held several journalistic jobs, including interviewing NBA superstar Michael Jordan for\u00a0Inside Edition.<\/em><\/p>\n

Marla Maples today<\/h2>\n

Moreover, Maples can also sing. She released the album The Endless in 2013, and even went on Dancing with the Stars in 2016. While she hasn\u2019t been a big part of Donald\u2019s two presidential terms, she actually helped bring Robert F Kennedy Jr and Donald Trump together to begin the\u00a0Make America Healthy Again<\/em>\u00a0wellness movement<\/p>\n

Marla Maples\u2019 lifestyle is all about being healthy. On Instagram, followers can see her every step as she works out and practices yoga. However, life on the West Coast didn\u2019t last.<\/p>\n

Instead, Marla Maples, now 62, is back in New York, where she is developing SoulShine Journeys, a spiritual travel venture designed to help those participating focus on personal growth through reflection, focus, and reset.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Instagram\/itsmarlamaples<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last year, she reached another milestone in her life as she became a first-time grandmother. Her daughter Tiffany and her husband, Michael Boulos, welcomed son Alexander Trump Boulos on May 15, 2025. Marla quickly embraced her grandmother role as she gave herself a new nickname, \u201cGran Mar Mar.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Tiffany revealed the news on social media, Maples was quick to\u00a0comment<\/a>, \u201cNo greater joy in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMichael and Tiffany this Gran Mar Mar loves you all so much!! You rocked it, my girl!\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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