At 12:30 p.m., local time, rescue workers arrived at Ivana Trump's home in central Manhattan.
On Thursday, an ambulance had been called to the scene after an emergency call stating that Ivana Trump had suffered a cardiac arrest.
- She was a wonderful, beautiful and incredible woman who lived an inspiring life.
The pride and joy of her life were her three children: Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric.
She was so proud of them, and we were all so proud of her.
Rest in peace Ivana, writes Donald Trump in a statement on the platform Truth Social.
Ivana Trump poses with young real estate developer Donald Trump, later US President, in front of their luxury hunt in 1988. Photo: Marty Lederhandler / AP
Escaped from communist rule
Now Ivana is hailed by family and friends on social media where they describe her as a businesswoman, an athlete and a radiant beauty.
Ivana Trump was born in 1949 as Ivana Zelnickova in the city of Gottwaldov in what was then Czechoslovakia, which was then under communist rule.
The Trump couple married in 1977 and belonged to the New York jet set in the 1980s and 1990s, before the divorce in 1992. In recent years, the two reconciled, and according to Ivana Trump spoke once a week.