Trump's 'real daughter' Hope Hicks has started copying Melania instead of Ivanka - and it could reveal a secret White House drama

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• 29-year-old White House communications director Hope Hicks is one of the most powerful people in American politics.
• White House staff reportedly refer to Hicks as Trump's "real daughter."
• Hicks' fashion evolution over the last year reveals the drama and shifting allegiances within the White House, as she shifts from echoing Ivanka Trump's fashion to imitating Melania Trump.

Hope Hicks has become one of the most powerful figures in American politics - and, reportedly, treated as President Trump's "real daughter" in the White House.

The 29-year-old White House communications director was referred to as the president's "real daughter" by White House staff, according to an excerpt from Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House' published in The Hollywood Reporter.

Wolff's book - which has been criticized by the White House - contains other eyebrow-raising details about Hicks, including a reported affair with former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. The book is stuffed with drama, as Wolff charts battles that he says played out between White House insiders.

The White House has slammed the book as "trashy tabloid fiction." However, looking at the evolution of Hicks' fashion hints at internal White House struggles described by Wolff over the past year.

Here's a look at how Hicks' public presentation has changed - and how it could represent a massive shift in the mindset of one of the most trusted members of President Trump's administration.

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