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I'm so grateful to my parents for my upbringing and for all of the opportunities that I was provided with, but I also learned at a young age that success is not given, it is earned and that has always been something that motivates me.

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Ivanka Trump
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: October 30
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Ivana Marie Trump
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