Régine Mahaux, who has been photographing the Trumps since 2008, told Vanity Fair that Melania’s new portrait “didn’t need to be retouched.”

The White House released First Lady Melania Trump's official portrait. Renowned Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux took her picture on January 21.

She’s stunning and rarely misses when it comes to fashion…your opinions are trash and based purely on politics,” one critic wrote in response to the piece.

Regine Mahaux started out shooting Target ads in Minneapolis in the late 1980s, when the musician known as "Prince" lived around the block.

The new White House portraits of the first lady and the president tell a story of hard-nosed power and all-encompassing anger.

Melania Trump’s official portrait differs notably from first lady portraits that came before and not just because it was taken in stark black and white.

First lady Melania Trump’s office has released her official White House portrait, a black-and-white photo that appears geared toward setting the tone for her return to Washington.

First Lady of the United States Melania Trump, 54, unveiled her official White House portrait on Jan. 27 following her husband, President Donald Trump's

Written by Hannah Jackson, Vogue felt like the look made Melania look like a "freelance magician," while also saying that she "looked more like she was guest starring on an episode of The Apprentice than assuming the role of first lady of the United States," referring to her husband Donald Trump 's famous reality TV series.