Miami, Jan 23: US real estate mogul Donald Trump took a third shot at married life, tying the knot with model Melania Knauss before hosting an extravagant reception with other celebrities at this lavish South Florida mansion.
The twice-divorced Trump, 58, married his companion of six years, a 34-year-old curvaceous Slovenian-Austrian beauty last night who wore a Christian Dior wedding dress reportedly worth 200,000 dollars.
Hundreds of people showed up in from the Bethesda-by-the-sea Episcopal Church, hoping to catch a glimpse of an invited star or of "The Donald," who stars in his own television reality show "The Apprentice."
After a less than 30-minute-long ceremony, the newlyweds waved to spectators from the back of a limousine.
"It was a beautiful ceremony," singer Billy Joel told reporters.
Other celebrities who were spotted included singer Tony Bennett, Miami heat basketball star Shaquille O` Neal, supermodel Heidi Klum, former New York mayor Rudolph Guiliani and flamboyant boxing promoter Don King.
Some 400 guests were expected at the reception at his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach to feast on Filet Mignon with green peppercorn sauce, drink champagne and dance to tunes from a 36-piece orchestra.
Bureau Report
