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The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
Melania Knauss Trump [a] [3] (born Melanija Knavs, [b] April 26, 1970) is a Slovenian and American former model serving as the first lady of the United States since 2025 as the wife of President Donald Trump. She previously held the role from 2017 to 2021.
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 O.S. – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, who was the first president of the United States.Although the title was not coined until after her death, she served as the inaugural first lady of the United States, defining the role of the president's wife and setting many precedents that future first ladies observed.
The 45th U.S. president has been married more times than any of his predecessors, having sworn himself to holy matrimony before God to three women: Ivana Trump, Marla Maples and Melania Knauss ...
Jill Tracy Biden (Nee Jacobs) [1] (born June 3, 1951) is an American educator who served as the first lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025 as the wife of President Joe Biden. She was second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her husband was vice president and since 2009, she has been a professor of English at Northern ...
President-elect Donald Trump kisses Melania Trump as he arrives for the inauguration ceremony before he is sworn in as 47th president in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025.
According to a series of Gallup polls dating back to 1969, former president George W. Bush's wife, Laura Bush, has received the highest approval ratings as first lady in recent U.S. history.
In the United States, the first spouse is the term used to refer to the spouse of a chief executive—that is, of the spouse of the president of the United States (the first lady of the United States and the first gentleman of the United States) and the spouses of the governors of the 50 U.S. states and U.S. territories (Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the ...