They even share a name.
Ivanka, it turns out, is a nickname for Ivana.
As noted by the baby name websiteBehind the Name, Ivana itself is also a variation of another name.
Her ex-husband reportedly “wasn’t really interested in the children until he could talk business with them.”
Ivana added that, after the kids were old enough to drink, it was Donald’s turn.
Ivanka said that, at some points in her youth, she was quite the handful.
While she wasn’t exactly a rebel, she did try Ivana’s patience.
“Voters looked at her and thought,I like her.
I trust her.She loves her father, so he can’t bethatbad,” she wrote.
While Ivana may believe her daughter’s potential is limitless, she does worry about Ivanka.
Ivana herself gave up the opportunity to play a prominent role in the Trump presidency.
“I have a perfect life,” she said.
Ivanka recalled sitting on the bathroom floor in her pajamas watching her mother applying makeup at her vanity.
Even as an adult, Ivanka has been seen taking style cues for her mom.
As noted byExpress, Ivanka has been known to borrow clothes from her mom’s lavish wardrobe.
Like Ivana Trump, Ivanka has enjoyed a successful modeling career.
“I didn’t particularly enjoy the act of it,” she admitted.
As noted byBiography, Ivana began skiing competitively at the tender age of 6.
Before embarking on a modeling career, Ivana worked as a ski instructor in Canada.
Ivana made sure that her children, including Ivanka, also learned how to ski.
She recounted the story of meeting one beau who happened to be several inches shorter than Ivanka.
After she joked about his height, saying, “I don’t dislike him.
Another boyfriend, in Ivana’s words, was “too cocky.”
Ivana wrote, “I liked him immediately.”
There was just one problem, though: Kushner was Jewish, while Ivanka was raised Catholic.
Ivanka eventually converted to Judaism to marry Kushner, with her mother’s full support.
it means that “she must really love him.”
“To keep your kids out of trouble, keep them busy,” she noted.
In an appearance onOprah: Where Are They Now,Ivana said that she loves being a grandmother.
After raising three children on her own, having grandchildren is quite the liberating experience.
Instead, they just play before she sends them back home to their parents.
“No need to change the diapers,” she quipped.
“Been there, done that.”
Ivana added that the relationship “works perfectly.”
Ivana, like her mother, grew up to “work at all aspects of her life.”
Ivana set quite the example for her daughter, and she made having it all seem effortless.
