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Ivanka Trump looks up to Melania, tries to mirror her signature beauty queen pose, says body language expert

There has been repeated speculation that the First Lady does not get along with Ivanka but the body language expert testifies otherwise
UPDATED APR 18, 2020
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Ivanka Trump looks up to stepmother Melania Trump and tries to copy the First Lady's look and style, a body language expert has revealed.

Melania, 49, had dated President Donald Trump for seven years before marrying him in Florida in 2005, and has since been the stepmother to the four children from his previous marriages, Donald Jr., Eric, Tiffany, and Ivanka.

There has been repeated speculation that the First Lady does not get along with Ivanka, with it getting to the point that the former's spokesperson moved to squash the rumor once and for all after the family took residence in the White House in 2017. 

"Ivanka and Mrs. Trump have always shared a close relationship, and that continues today," the spokesperson said at the time.

That assertion was recently backed up by body language expert Judi James who told the Express that Ivanka looks up to her stepmother given both their backgrounds in the modeling industries and often tries to incorporate her styles.

"Melania's body language is more red carpet than White House, suggesting she saw herself more as a beautiful attachment," said James, adding that Melania often appeared glamorous while making appearances as First Lady.

Analyzing some of Ivanka's pictures, James explained that this glamour was something the President's daughter may have copied.

"Ivanka's body language is all about red carpet glamour, with the hand on the hip and the one knee bent in pose suggesting movie-star credentials," she said. "There’s clearly an attempt to suggest something of a challenge in this pose too, or a look of some inner steel."

"POTUS’s daughter appears to be mirroring or mimicking her step-mother Melania’s signature beauty queen pose here, which could have implied some subliminal admiration for her," she added.

MEA WorldWide (MEAWW) previously reported how Ivanka's body language revealed quite a bit about her personality in terms of how she wanted to be seen personally and professionally.

Patti Wood, author of 'Snap: Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language, and Charisma, explained that Ivanka's signature pose was an attempt to make her appear "more slender."

"It's a pose that you're taught when you go to any training to be a model. Also at cotillion, when debutantes are being presented to the world. It's meant to make you look more flattering, more slender," she said.

However, the First Daughter does execute the pose a little differently compared to most other people.

"Her forward foot and leg are generally slightly further out toward the camera than usual, and her feet are further apart than normal. That is her attempt to look stronger and more forceful, more competent," she continued, adding that her arms and feet told a story as well..

"Her arms are typically at her side, close to her body. Not quite as tense as Melania's. This reads as subdued, lacking power, more ladylike. The feet are always the most dominant, that's the first part of the body that responds to stress and danger, so it's less controlled. There's a struggle there. There's a part of her that wants to be strong and powerful, but another part that wants to be very ladylike."

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