I met Donald Trump in '85. I ran into him several times throughout the years. We knew we had this connection, but it wasn't appropriate timing. So we'd spend a lot of time on the telephone. By '88, I knew I truly loved this guy.

She is a distant cousin of actress Heather Locklear. They divorced on June 8 1999. She also performed briefly on Broadway as "Ziegfeld's favorite" in The Will Rogers Follies.

Marla Maples (born October 27 1963) is an American actress television personality and socialite best known for her marriage to businessman celebrity Donald Trump.