Her Amazing Dress
The wedding was the talk of the town, and the press captured every moment. They covered the $200k gown by John Galliano and Christian Dior made of 300 feet of Duchesse satin and had lovely embroidery all over it. Reports say that they spent 550 hours on the creation of this dress! It had more than 1,500 crystal rhinestones and pearls that were hand-stitched into it. The outfit also had a 16-foot veil and a 13-foot train. Melania wanted to make them look even more luxurious by putting on a diamond necklace. She appeared in a 14-page Vogue feature to show off her $100,000 strapless dress by Christian Dior.
Her Amazing Dress
Becoming An American Citizen
In 2006, she earned U.S. citizenship a year after they got married. She got it on a visa given to people who have “extraordinary ability,” as well as “sustained national and international acclaim.” She said, “I followed the law. I never thought to stay here without papers. I had a visa. I traveled every few months back to the country to Slovenia to stamp the visa. I came back. I applied for a green card. I applied for citizenship later on after many years of green card. So I went by the system. I went by the law. And you should do that. You should not just say, let me stay here and whatever happens, happens.”
Becoming An American Citizen
