# Blaine Trump

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American socialite, philanthropist, and member of the Trump Family (born 1948)

Blaine Trump Born Martha Lindley Blaine Beard 1948 (age 77–78) Mountain Brook, Alabama, U.S. Education International School of the Sacred Heart American School of Paris Bennett College University of Tokyo Occupations Socialite philanthropist Known for American socialite Trustee of the American Ballet Theatre Spouse(s) Peter Retchin ​ ​ (m. 1970, divorced)​ Robert Trump ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 2010)​ Partner Steve Simon (2010s–present) Children 1

**Martha Lindley Blaine Trump** ([née](/source/Birth_name) **Beard**; born 1948)[1] is an American [socialite](/source/Socialite) and philanthropist. For 25 years she was the wife of real-estate heir [Robert Trump](/source/Robert_Trump). She is an ex-sister in law of [U.S. President](/source/President_of_the_United_States) [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump).

## Early life and education

Blaine Trump was born Martha Lindley Blaine Beard,[1] and grew up in South Carolina, Florida and Alabama. Her father, Joseph Beard,[2][3] was a top executive at [IBM](/source/IBM).[4] Blaine and her family moved to [Yokohama](/source/Yokohama) due to her father's job when she was ten. There, she attended the [International School of the Sacred Heart](/source/International_School_of_the_Sacred_Heart).[4] She later graduated from the [American School of Paris](/source/American_School_of_Paris) in [Louveciennes](/source/Louveciennes). She attended [Bennett College](/source/Bennett_College_(New_York)) in [Millbrook, New York](/source/Millbrook%2C_New_York), and then[5] the [University of Tokyo](/source/University_of_Tokyo) before dropping out to marry Peter Retchin.[6]

## Activity

Trump is a [trustee](/source/Trustee) of the [American Ballet Theatre](/source/American_Ballet_Theatre).[7] In 1998, Trump received the [Marietta Tree](/source/Marietta_Tree) Award for public service from the New York City citizens' committee.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Personal life

Blaine Trump has been married and divorced twice. First she married Peter Retchin in 1970, with whom she had a child in 1978, Christopher Hollister who is a real estate executive, before getting a divorce.[6][8]

In 1984 she married [Robert Trump](/source/Robert_Trump), who worked in his property-developer family firm [Trump Organization](/source/Trump_Organization) and they were together for 25 years, from 1984 to 2009.[9] In October 2004, Blaine overdosed on pills and was hospitalized at [Mount Sinai Hospital](/source/Mount_Sinai_Hospital_(Manhattan)) in Manhattan, New York after she learned her [husband](/source/Husband) had bought a $3.7 million house on [Long Island](/source/Long_Island) for his girlfriend, Ann Marie Pallan, who was his secretary for many years.[10] They were involved in a lengthy divorce battle. The divorce was filed in 2007, went to court in 2008, and they reached a secret settlement in 2010.[11] After Robert and Blaine separated, in 2006, after more than 20 years of marriage, they put their 6,500-square-foot, three-unit, three-floor, unfinished co-op residence on the market.[12]

In 2012, Blaine Trump put her $17.5 million mansion in [Millbrook, New York](/source/Millbrook%2C_New_York), up for sale.[13] Five years later, she and her life partner Steve Simon attended President [Donald Trump's inauguration ball](/source/First_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump) in Washington.[14][15]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-1950census_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-1950census_1-1) ["M L Blaine Beard"](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7G-5S34), [United States census](/source/United_States_census), 1950; Mountain Brook, Jefferson, Alabama; roll 3254, line 3, enumeration district 37-301B. Retrieved on February 9, 2024.)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nytimes/2002/03/08/death_2-0)** ["Paid Notice: Deaths: Beard, Josephus Simmons II"](https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/08/classified/paid-notice-deaths-beard-josephus-simmons-ii.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. March 8, 2002. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nytimes/2000/08/11/death_3-0)** ["Paid Notice: Deaths: Trump, MaryA"](https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/11/classified/paid-notice-deaths-trump-mary-a.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. August 11, 2000. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_4-1) Schiro, Anne-Marie (October 28, 1987). ["The Winning Ways of Blaine Trump"](https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/28/garden/the-winning-ways-of-blaine-trump.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:8_5-0)** ["Martha Lindley Blaine Beard . . "](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9405755/the_orlando_sentinel/). *[Orlando Sentinel](/source/Orlando_Sentinel)*. August 28, 1966. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_6-1) ["Blaine Trump: Socialite"](https://people.com/archive/blaine-trump-socialite-vol-49-no-18/). *[People](/source/People_(magazine))*. Vol. 49, no. 18. May 11, 1998. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Board of Governing Trustees"](https://www.abt.org/the-company/board-of-trustees/). [American Ballet Theatre](/source/American_Ballet_Theatre). Retrieved February 18, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:3_8-0)** ["Raina Dieterle, Christopher Trump-Retchin"](https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/fashion/weddings/10dieterle.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. June 10, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Karni, Annie (August 15, 2020). ["Robert S. Trump, the President's Younger Brother, Dies at 71"](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/15/us/politics/robert-s-trump-dead.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved August 16, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Ann Marie Pallan: Who is Robert Trump's wife?](https://www.thelist.com/237117/ann-marie-pallan-who-is-robert-trumps-wife)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:6_11-0)** Rosenblum, Emma (December 8, 2007). ["Divorce, Park Avenue Style"](http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/41836/). *[New York](/source/New_York_(magazine))*. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nytimes/2006/05/14/deal1_12-0)** Neuman, William (May 14, 2006). ["A Trump Triplex Goes on the Market"](https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/realestate/14deal1.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:7_13-0)** Bear, Rob (June 22, 2012). ["The Oh-So-Very Un-Trump Mansion of Socialite Blaine Trump"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160227073310/http://www.curbed.com/2012/6/22/10361690/the-ohsovery-untrump-mansion-of-socialite-blaine-trump). [Curbed](/source/Curbed). Archived from [the original](https://www.curbed.com/2012/6/22/10361690/the-ohsovery-untrump-mansion-of-socialite-blaine-trump) on February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:4_14-0)** Goldfarb, Brad (December 19, 2016). ["Socialite Blaine Trump's Home in Manhattan"](https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/blaine-trump-manhattan-apartment-article). *[Architectural Digest](/source/Architectural_Digest)*. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:5_15-0)** Barsamian, Edward (January 21, 2017). ["Inside the 2017 Inauguration Day and Ball Ceremonies With Blaine Trump"](https://www.vogue.com/article/blaine-trump-inauguration-day-2017-celebrity-photo-diary-style). *[Vogue](/source/Vogue_(magazine))*. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

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