Ivanka Trump is speaking at the GOP convention - here are 12 things you might not know about her

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Ivanka Trump arrives to a press event where her father, Donald Trump, announced his candidacy for the US presidency.

Unlike her mother Melania, Ivanka has been at the forefront of her father, Donald Trump's, campaign from the onset - gracing numerous news networks and even voicing her opinion in editorial pieces.

If Donald is indeed elected as the next President of the United States, Ivanka will be placed in a unique position. As a former model, philanthropist, business mogul, and a mother of three, she would assume numerous roles - in addition to her newfound one as a first daughter.

Raised under her father's spotlight, she elected to go on to founding various organizations of her own, spreading her influence beyond the high-profile real estate acquisitions that The Trump Organization is infamous for. 

Here are some facts about how she got to where she is now: