The incredible career of Hope Hicks, the 29-year-old former model in Trump's inner circle who has become a pivotal part of the Russia investigation

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Trump reportedly once said she had "as much experience as a coffee cup."

• Hope Hicks is the youngest ever White House communications director.

• Before she entered the world of politics, some of her pursuits included modeling and lacrosse.

• She got her start promoting Ivanka Trump's fashion brand, before earning Donald Trump's trust and becoming a part of his inner circle.

Hope Hicks is the youngest person to ever hold the position of White House communications director.

But, according to a new tell-all book written by former aides David Bossie and Corey Lewandowski, US President Donald Trump reportedly wasn't always convinced that the 29-year-old was the right person for the job.

Lewandowski writes the now-president once told him that Hicks had "as much experience as a coffee cup." Lewandowski said he countered that she "was good looking."

"That always helps," Trump reportedly responded.

Hicks may have had zero experience in politics before joining the Trump campaign, but The New York Times reported the Greenwich, Connecticut native was "the third generation of her family to represent a powerful but highly controversial client." Her father ran PR for a tobacco company and the NFL, while her grandfather represented Texaco during the energy crisis in the 1970s.

"My father has been a huge influence on me, starting with introducing me to lacrosse, then a career in public relations and now politics," Hicks told Lacrosse Magazine.

Here's a look at her career, so far: