According to Jure, the connection between them was instant. They spent time talking over coffee, and he quickly realized Melania wasn’t like most girls from their town—she was ambitious and driven. Still, he insists that moving to the United States was never part of her vision at the time. “She wanted to live abroad, yes—but somewhere in Europe,” he explained. “Places like Italy or France, close to the fashion scene. America wasn’t even a thought.”
Before New York, Melania worked in Paris and Milan, steadily building her modeling career. When she eventually told Jure she was heading to New York, he says he was surprised. “She said it was for a hair care campaign—that’s what brought her there,” he recalled.
