The first ladies of the United States have no fear or reproach. Even if not the most unambiguous pictures with their participation are stored somewhere. A rare New York magazine cover is one of them. Almost two decades after the magazine's release, the forgotten frame nevertheless leaked onto the Web and caused active discussions among users.
According to the photographer's idea, the heroine of the rather daring cover was supposed to kiss the firefighter, the hero of September 11 in New York. This is a clear reference to the famous postcard in which a sailor kisses a nurse, which has become a popular symbol of the end of World War II. The issue of February 11, 2002 was supposed to tell about love in the metropolis after the terrorist attack. Other themes of the issue also clearly appeal to the theme of Valentine's Day: "Love without money", "15 dates within $ 60", "Sex on the outskirts of the city", "Meet the real Carrie Bradshaw" - read the caption on the cover.
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Model Melania Knavs (the maiden name of the future First Lady) fits perfectly into the image of a young and free resident of a metropolis, conceived by publishers New York. According to former magazine editor Carolyn Miller, the first rescuers who rushed to help the victims of September 11 became real stars of the time, and all the press attention was focused on them.
After 18 years, the magazine staff recognized the model as the current First Lady of the United States. “Recently, journalist Matt Haber recalled something we forgot in New York: the woman we filmed for the cover was a fairly young Slovenian named Melania Knavs, who dated and married a New York developer a few years later.”, - say representatives of the publication. They also clarified: “At that moment we did not expect that we would work with the future First Lady of the United States. But that's exactly what happened."
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Daniel T. Keane, who also appeared with her in the frame, who also moonlighted as a model, recalls that the shooting took a lot of time. According to him, Knauss leaned over to the firefighter and kissed him almost "a couple of hundred times." When the make-up artist asked Daniel: "Do you know who she is?", - he answered innocently: "I don't know models very well, I'm in this business recently." “Then I was told:" This is Melania Knavs … a friend of Donald Trump. " And I said, “Oh, good,””the filming partner recalls the curiosity. Keene is now the head of the fire department.
As for Melania, just three years later, in 2005, she will appear on the cover of New York magazine as Mrs. Trump. The material with her participation will be dedicated to the Met Gala. This time no one will forget or confuse her name. Also some time ago, an advertising video was actively discussed on the Web, in which Melania Knavs starred with a duck (read also: "First Lady Duck: an advertisement with Melania Trump, which she would rather forget about").
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