First lady Melania Trump released an official portrait Monday, a week after her husband Donald Trump was sworn as the 47th President.

Regine Mahaux started out shooting Target ads in Minneapolis in the late 1980s, when the musician known as "Prince" lived around the block.

First lady Melania Trump’s office has released her official White House portrait, a black-and-white photo that appears geared toward setting the tone for her return to Washington.

Despite Melania Trump's high-fashion savvy as a former model, Vogue Global Editorial Director Anna Wintour has appeared to shut out the first lady over politics.

The official portrait of first lady Melania Trump was unveiled by the White House on Monday. The image, released in black and white, was taken in the residence by photographer Régine Mahaux. The first lady's office confirmed the photo was taken on Jan. 21, 2025, though the initial release mistakenly said it was taken in 2024.

Channeling her husband Donald Trump’s campaign of portraying strength, she was shot in black and white by Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux. Melania posed in a menswear-inspired tuxedo with contemporary femininity: a tailored black blazer with wide lapels over an unbuttoned white top. It was teamed with a cummerbund and trousers.

The White House unveiled its official portrait of first lady Melania Trump on Monday. Mrs. Trump is pictured in a suit, standing in front of a window with the Washington Monument in the rearview, and the photo is in black and white.

Melania Trump came under heavy criticism in a harsh fashion op-ed published by Vogue on Tuesday.Writer Hannah Jackson slammed the first lady’s attire and appearance in her official White House portrait, which was taken by Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux and revealed earlier this week.

Régine Mahaux, who has been photographing the Trumps since 2008, told Vanity Fair that Melania’s new portrait “didn’t need to be retouched.”

Melania Trump's official White House portrait gets an unapologetically harsh review from 'Vogue.' The fashion and style magazine said of the first lady's black-and-white photo, 'The choice to wear a tuxedo — as opposed to a blazer or blouse — made [Melania] look more like a freelance magician than a public servant.

Melania Trump became the First Lady of the United States for the second time on Monday, January 20, and just like her first time, she got an official portrait made. The White House unveiled Melania's official portrait on Monday,