The 6 Overlooked Oddities of Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump is often in the spotlight, and as people dig deeper into her life, some curious details about her start to stand out. Although she might appear to be the more grounded Trump next to her father, Ivanka’s life reveals a few quirks and contradictions that are hard to ignore.

1. Ivanka’s Boarding School Experience Wasn’t So Typical

Ivanka Trump attended the prestigious Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut, a boarding school that prides itself on shaping students into future leaders. On the surface, she seemed like any other wealthy teen, sharing a dorm room with her friend Alice Hopkins, as featured in Seventeen magazine in 1998. Pop star posters, artsy black-and-white movie images, and a photo of Donald Trump adorned their walls. Ivanka remarked at the time that people might be surprised to find she was just a “normal teenager.”