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'Of course I don't get the phone calls now as much as I used to. Now at 19 and going to the University of Pennsylvania, she's closer to the Trump family.'. Fleeting: Donald Trump and Marla Maples divorced in 1999 after six years of marriage.
Donald and Marla Trump Split. Donald Trump will have to go on surviving at the top (to borrow from his book title) without Marla Maples. The New York real estate tycoon and casino operator, age 50, and his 33-year-old former beauty queen are separating, but insist their split is an amicable one.