Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's ex-wife and Ivanka Trump's mom, dead at 72

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY - SEPTEMBER 15: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission of #455504994 with alternate crop.) (L-R) Donald Trump, Ivana Trump, Eric Trump and Lara Yunaska attend The Eric Trump 8th Annual Golf Tournament at Trump National Golf Club Westchester on September 15, 2014 in Briarcliff Manor, New York.
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Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump, has died, according to a family statement. She was 73.

"It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Ivana Trump," the statement read. "Our mother was an incredible woman -- a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend. Ivana Trump was a survivor. She fled from communism and embraced this country. She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and determination. She will be dearly missed by her mother, her three children and ten grandchildren."

The NYPD responded to a call of a person in cardiac arrest on the Upper East Side at 12:40 p.m., where they discovered her body, according to WABC-TV.

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