Melania Trump’s power pose in new first lady official photograph

The US First Lady has changed tact in her second official portrait as her husband sets about his agenda of change.

US First lady Melania Trump is all business in her official portrait, unveiled by the White House on Monday.

The black and white image, snapped by Belgian photographer Regine Mahaux, was captured in the Yellow Oval Room one day after Melania’s husband Donald was sworn in as the 47th president.

US First Lady Melania Trump in her 2025 portrait. Picture: Regine Mahaux/The White House

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The first lady, 54, is dressed in a dark suit and white blouse and rests her hands on a reflective table with the Washington Monument visible behind her.

In contrast to the grin on show in Melania’s full-colour 2017 portrait, also shot by Mahaux, the first lady’s lips are pursed in a serious expression this time around.

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Mahaux, based in Paris, has regularly photographed the Trump family since 2006.

Other of the snapper’s noted subjects include the Belgian royal family and actors Robert De Niro and Salma Hayek.

- this story originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission.