On Monday, the White House released Melania Trump's first official portrait as first lady. According to People, the photo was taken on the second floor of the White House, in front of its recognizable "lunette windows".
The 46-year-old former model poses, fiercely, in a black blazer with her arms crossed. An embellished scarf hangs around her neck and her manicured ring finger is adorned with her 15-carat (and stunning) engagement ring.
FLOTUS' biography details her accomplishments in the fashion and modeling world, as well as her work with notable photographers like Mario Testino and Arthur Elgot.
"She has graced the covers of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, British GQ, Ocean Drive, Avenue, In Style, and New York Magazine. Her major layouts include the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Allure, Vogue, Self, Glamour, Vanity Fair, and Elle. In addition, Melania has appeared in numerous television commercials and television programs, including co-hosting The View with Barbara Walters," the biography reads.
Responses to FLOTUS' headshot are divided on social media. On Twitter, many criticized FLOTUS' choice to stay in New York over D.C.
She looks like an apprentice contestant. #Trump #Melania https://t.co/ncNZM5uzAK
No, #Melania just had her Antoinette portrait released so starving seniors can gaze upon it when they eat cake inst… https://t.co/JTDQXhRwhe
#Melania doesn't need a #whitehouse photo, she's never there, or maybe that's why they need it. https://t.co/mViy2iCrLF
@ZekeJMiller The degree of airbrushing is absurd! This isn't @Vogue! #Melania
I do not like the Trump administration, but I will admit Melania looks very beautiful in her first official portrait.
Melania's White House portrait is beautiful and will make an excellent conversation piece if she ever happens to visit the White House.
If you like the First Lady Melania Trump portrait, I hope you do a lot - it's costing us $1M/day while your other programs/benefits are cut
First Lady Melania Trump looks beautiful in her official portrait! https://t.co/weaC2EeZhS
The only Melania in the White House is this photograph https://t.co/u10mYldxix #photography #portrait #firstlady
Melania's first flotus portrait v. her tagged pics on FB https://t.co/9N8WBSbmri
Melania: "You ever wonder what it would look like if an American girl doll aged really weird?"
Barber: "Say no mor… https://t.co/ugRasdyXby
@FLOTUS Was this taken at the Glamour Shots studio at the Montebello Mall?
@FLOTUS How many hungry people could your diamond ring feed?
@FLOTUS the best first lady ever.
@PedroBDonoso @FLOTUS For a naked model, I'll take the Ivy League lawyer
@FLOTUS Sponsored by the photoshop blur tool.
@FLOTUS The First Lady White House Portrait https://t.co/KfU4eWEMdg
@FLOTUS Thank you for bring grace back into our White House! You are a lovely woman both inside and out. ❤
@FLOTUS THEE MOST BEAUTIFUL FIRST LADY EVER!
@FLOTUS Thank goodness for botox and photoshop
@FLOTUS This looks like something out of a Bond video game on the screen where they show you the villain HQ before your mission
@FLOTUS This should be the official portrait for both. https://t.co/DJ7KvaTtUR
@FLOTUS Great one! Actually looks very formal and well taken!
@FLOTUS That's not Ivanka.
@FLOTUS You look like the intro to an 80's soap opera.
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Melania's photo hasn't been the only first lady portrait that's stirred up controversy. In 2009, Michelle Obama received major backlash for showing off her arms in her portrait. "The season is winter. The occasion is business. Dress was wrong place and time," wrote one critic, according to the Huffington Post.
New York Magazine's The Cut recently published a how-to on replicating Melania's official portrait. Step 4, "Turn on a wind machine," they joked.
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 13: Businessman Donald Trump and his fiance Melania Knauss arrive at a gala to honor leaders in tourism sponsored by NYC & Company at the Museum of Modern Art December 13, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - DECEMBER 16: Melania Knauss and Donald Trump attend the after party for the final episode of 'The Apprentice 2' at the Roseland Ballroom December 16, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK CITY, NY - DECEMBER 11: Melania Trump attends Trump Magazine And FAO Schwarz Invite You To Vanessa And Don Trump Jr.'s Birthday Celebration at FAO Schwarz on December 11, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Marc Dimov/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 20: Model/mother/entrepreneur Melania Trump visits SiriusXM Studio to promote her new QVC Melania Timepieces & Jewelry Collection on Cosmo Radio on April 20, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 07: Jewelry designer Melania Trump visits SiriusXM Studio on September 7, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 05: Melania Trump attends European School Of Economics Foundation Vision And Reality Awards on December 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for European School of Economics Foundation)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 09: Melania Trump attends the 'Celebrity Apprentice All-Star' event at Trump Tower on April 9, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 25: Melania Trump attends the 14th Annual USTA Opening Night Gala at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 25, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage)
PALM BEACH, FL - JANUARY 04: Melania Trump attends Trump Invitational Grand Prix Mar-a-Lago Club at The Mar-a-Largo Club on January 4, 2015 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
PALM BEACH, FL - JANUARY 04: Melania Trump attends Trump Invitational Grand Prix Mar-a-Lago Club at The Mar-a-Largo Club on January 4, 2015 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, NH - FEBRUARY 06: Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, stands on stage following the Republican presidential debate at St. Anselm College February 6, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Sponsored by ABC News and the Independent Journal Review, this is the final televised debate before voters go to the polls for the New Hampshire primary on February 9. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, NH - FEBRUARY 06: Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, stands on stage following the Republican presidential debate at St. Anselm College February 6, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Sponsored by ABC News and the Independent Journal Review, this is the final televised debate before voters go to the polls for the New Hampshire primary on February 9. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: Melania Trump attends NBC's Today Trump Town Hall at Rockefeller Plaza on April 21, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Melania Trump attends 2016 Time 100 Gala, Time's Most Influential People In The World red carpet at Jazz At Lincoln Center at the Times Warner Center on April 26, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Time)
TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB WESTCHE, BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2016/06/07: Melania Trump attends Donald Trump speech during post-election remarks at Trump National Golf Club Westchester. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 18: Melania Trump, wife of Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, walks on stage to deliver a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicks off on July 18. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 09: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's wife Melania Trump, daughter Ivanka Trump, son Eric Trump and son Donald Trump, Jr. arrive before the town hall debate at Washington University on October 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri. This is the second of three presidential debates scheduled prior to the November 8th election. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Ivanka Trump (R) and Melania Trump (L) appear before the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri on October 9, 2016. / AFP / POOL / RICK WILKING (Photo credit should read RICK WILKING/AFP/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Republican president-elect Donald Trump walks on stage with his wife Melania Trump during his election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City. Donald Trump defeated Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
US First Lady Melania Trump arrives before US President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of the US Congress on February 28, 2017, in Washington, DC. / AFP / ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS (Photo credit should read ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images)
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 17: President Donald Trump's wife Melania Trump and their son, Barron Trump walk to their vehicle after arriving together on Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport to spend part of the weekend at Mar-a-Lago resort on March 17, 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida. President Trump has made numerous trips to his Florida home since the inauguration. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
