Stane Jerko

Stane Jerko (born 1937) is a Slovenian fashion photographer, best known for "discovering" Melania Trump.

Jerko was born in 1937, and studied at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, but his passion was always for photography.[1]

Jerko first noticed the then Melanija Knavs, aged 16, in January 1987, while she was sitting on the stairs, waiting for her friends to finish a fashion show in her hometown of Novo Mesto.[2][3]

His work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Številka 87 Marec/april 2018 Digitalna kamera" (in Slovenian). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  2. ^ Johnson, Glen (15 November 2016). "The people of a small Slovenian town are excited that Melania Trump is about to become first lady of the United States". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  3. ^ "The story of the photographer who launched Melania Trump's career (Photo)". Telegrafi. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  4. ^ "New Aquisitions 26 | June 2016 | MG+MSUM". www.mg-lj.si. Archived from the original on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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