Melania Trump explains why she's proud of her 'nude modeling work'
Melania Trump is outraged that the press shamed her for nude photos nearly a decade ago because her fashion photo shoots for Max Magazine and Sports Illustrated were just like Michelangelo's David, the former first lady explained Wednesday.
Art.
Melania Trump's newest ad for her eponymous memoir delivered Wednesday morning a defense against a media attack Raw Story was unable to locate.
"Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work?" Melania Trump says via voiceover in a new X video. "The more pressing question is why has the media chosen to scrutinize my celebration of the human form in a fashion photo shoot?"
Melania Trump's fashion model work received coverage between 2016 and 2020, when her husband Donald resided in the White House, a residence he hopes to reclaim in 2025.
Her nude shoot with another female model received media attention once again Wednesday morning — when Melania Trump decided it was a pressing subject.
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The video defense includes sweeping music and a photo montage of historic works of art such as John Collier's 1897 painting of Lady Godiva, in which she appears naked on a horse, Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière's sculpture of Eve, naked next to a tree, and The Bathers by Paul Cézanne — you guessed it, they are naked.
It does not include any images of Melania Trump.
"Are we no longer able to appreciate the beauty of the human body?" Melania Trump asks. "Throughout history, master artists have revered the human shape."
Her post includes a link to the Melania Trump website where readers can pre-order the memoir slated to be released on Oct. 8.
It is one of several such promotional posts from the former first lady which have been described by critics as "cryptic," "nearly normal" and "weird."
"We should honor our bodies," Melania Trump contends. "And embrace the timeless tradition of using art as a powerful means of self expression."