![Melania Trump's humble beginnings in Slovenia: her hometown of Sevnica has just 17,000 people and was most famous for its salami – then its tourism doubled when Donald ran for US president Melania Trump's humble beginnings in Slovenia: her hometown of Sevnica has just 17,000 people and was most famous for its salami – then its tourism doubled when Donald ran for US president](https://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/og_image_scmp_analysis/public/d8/images/canvas/2022/04/26/817eda87-1763-419b-bc4a-8ad975863c06_966e6f60.jpg?itok=O5aN4IFq)
Melania Trump's humble beginnings in Slovenia: her hometown of Sevnica has just 17,000 people and was most famous for its salami – then its tourism doubled when Donald ran for US president
![There's more to Slovenia's tourism boom than Melania Trump (but she certainly helps) - Emerging Europe There's more to Slovenia's tourism boom than Melania Trump (but she certainly helps) - Emerging Europe](https://emerging-europe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bigstock-156420029-990x556.jpg)
There's more to Slovenia's tourism boom than Melania Trump (but she certainly helps) - Emerging Europe
![Melania Trump's humble beginnings in Slovenia: her hometown of Sevnica has just 17,000 people and was most famous for its salami – then its tourism doubled when Donald ran for US president Melania Trump's humble beginnings in Slovenia: her hometown of Sevnica has just 17,000 people and was most famous for its salami – then its tourism doubled when Donald ran for US president](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/768x768/public/d8/images/canvas/2022/04/26/46da407b-b6fe-41a8-b964-5c59c6a2decf_5bf1b0c0.jpg?itok=jcitfQyW&v=1650971672)