Inside the evolution of Tiffany Trump: 12 insiders chart her life from UPenn to 'Rich Kids of Instagram' to the White House era
On August 25, a polished young woman in a baby-blue pantsuit and smoky eye makeup stepped onstage at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was 26 and had just finished at Georgetown Law, and she was about to address America in her second RNC speech.
"Like so many students across the world, I graduated from law school during the pandemic," she said. "As a recent graduate, I can relate to so many of you who might be looking for a job."
The young woman in question was Tiffany Trump, the youngest daughter of President Donald Trump, and her words elicited backlash from critics who found it disconnected from reality.
The criticism she faced after the speech was far from the first time Tiffany had faced scrutiny from the general public and the media alike. She's been caricatured on "Saturday Night Live." Her 2016 RNC address (her first time addressing the RNC) was widely seen as a poor attempt at humanizing her father. And reports have long told a narrative of Tiffany — the child of Trump's affair turned second marriage with the actress Marla Maples — as the "other daughter," second to Ivanka in Trump's eyes and an outcast among his three children with first wife, Ivana. Tiffany has often felt hurt by this media portrayal, Maples told The New York Times in 2016.
With the upcoming election now just days away, Business Insider spoke with a dozen of Tiffany's classmates, sorority sisters, and friends, as well as two Trump family biographers, to figure out just what Tiffany's brand is. Many requested anonymity for privacy reasons during a turbulent political climate. The big question: How has Tiffany's relationship with her famous last name evolved since her father became president?