Unlike her half-siblings Ivanka, Don Jr., and Eric, Tiffany Trump has mostly stayed out of the spotlight. Now 31 and expecting her first child, she’s charted her own path—one that has often felt distant from her father, Donald Trump.

Tiffany, the daughter of Trump and Marla Maples, grew up largely away from the Trump empire. After her parents divorced when she was 9, her mom raised her in California. While she had brief moments in the limelight—like releasing a single as a teen or interning at Vogue—Tiffany focused on school, eventually graduating from Georgetown Law in 2020.

Despite efforts to be part of the Trump world—including appearances during her father’s 2016 campaign—her relationship with Donald has long been described as strained. He once even said he was proud of her “to a lesser extent,” a comment that stung and revealed a clear emotional gap.

Sources say that after Trump’s presidency began, the two went months without speaking, and Tiffany often felt unwelcome at family events. Even recently, Melania reportedly skipped her baby shower—another sign of Tiffany’s distance from the inner Trump circle.

Still, Tiffany has built a life on her terms—one rooted in independence rather than inheritance. And that may be her greatest success of all.