Blaine Trump

Blaine Trump is an American socialite and philanthropist.

Early life and education

Blaine Trump was born Martha Lindley Blaine Beard, and grew up in South Carolina, Florida and Alabama. Her father, Joseph Beard, was an executive at IBM.[1] Blaine and her family moved to Yokohama due to her father's job when she was ten. There, she attended the International School of the Sacred Heart, and became fluent in Japanese.[1] She later graduated from the American School of Paris in Louveciennes, and attended Bennett College in Millbrook, New York as of 1966.[2] She also attended the University of Tokyo before dropping out to marry Peter Retchin.[3]

Career

Trump has been a fundraiser for various organizations, including the American Ballet Theatre, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and God's Love We Deliver.[3][4]

She is currently the vice chair of the board of directors at God's Love We Deliver, a nonprofit that delivers meals in the New York metropolitan area to people with severe illnesses.[4][5] Trump is also a trustee of the American Ballet Theatre, a classical ballet company based in New York City.[6] In 1998, Trump received the Marietta Tree Award for public service from the New York City citizen’s committee.[3]

Personal life

Trump has been married and divorced twice, first to Peter Retchin and later to Robert Trump from 1980 to 2008.[7] She had one child by Retchin, Christopher Hollister Trump-Retchin (born 1978),[8] who was adopted by her second husband Robert Trump.[3] Her second marriage ended in a high-profile divorce, in which she was represented by attorney Robert Stephan Cohen.[7][9] As of 2017, Blaine Trump was partners with entrepreneur Steve Simon.[10][11]

In 2012, Trump put her $17.5 million mansion in Millbrook, New York up for sale.[12]

References
  1. Schiro, Anne-Marie (October 28, 1987). "The Winning Ways of Blaine Trump". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  2. "Clipped From The Orlando Sentinel". Orlando Sentinel. August 28, 1966. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. "Blaine Trump: Socialite". People. 49 (18). May 11, 1998. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  4. Bernstein, Jacob (October 18, 2016). "Michael Kors, Anna Wintour, Kate Hudson and Blaine Trump at God's Love We Deliver Gala". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  5. "Board of Directors". God's Love We Deliver. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  6. "Board of Governing Trustees". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  7. Gregorian, Dareh (December 2, 2008). "Big Bucks at Stake in Another Trump Divorce". New York Post. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  8. "Raina Dieterle, Christopher Trump-Retchin". The New York Times. June 10, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  9. Rosenblum, Emma (December 8, 2007). "Divorce, Park Avenue Style". New York. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  10. Goldfarb, Brad (December 19, 2016). "Socialite Blaine Trump's Home in Manhattan". Architectural Digest. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  11. Barsamian, Edward (January 21, 2017). "Inside the 2017 Inauguration Day and Ball Ceremonies With Blaine Trump". Vogue. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  12. Bear, Rob (June 22, 2012). "The Oh-So-Very Un-Trump Mansion of Socialite Blaine Trump". Curbed. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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