Ivanka Trump is living her best, or at least, most curated, life under the Florida sun. The former First Daughter turned wellness influencer celebrated her 44th birthday this week in Miami, stepping out for a low-key lunch that perfectly captured her new coastal-casual aesthetic. Dressed in olive green khaki trousers, a fitted T-shirt, and her signature oversized sunglasses, Ivanka looked effortlessly polished as she dined with close friend and designer Isabela Grutman.
For many Floridians, this might seem like just another glamorous day in the Sunshine State. But for Ivanka, her birthday marks another year since reportedly being banished from the political stage by her father, current president Donald Trump. Once one of the most powerful women in Washington D.C., Ivanka’s influence has taken a sharp turn from shaping national policy to shaping smoothie bowls, per Daily Mail.
According to sources, the 44-year-old mom-of-three was effectively “exiled” from the chaos of her father’s administration after stepping away from politics to focus on family life. Now, she’s traded West Wing meetings for sunrise swims, tennis matches, and enviable Instagram posts snapped from her $24 million mansion on Indian Creek Island, a gated paradise nicknamed the Billionaires’ Bunker.
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Still, Ivanka hasn’t disappeared completely. Just days before her birthday, she announced her appointment to the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund Advisory Board, a $100 million project partly funded by 2026 World Cup ticket sales. Sharing the spotlight with celebs like The Weeknd, Shakira, and Hugh Jackman, Ivanka’s name on the roster proves she’s still finding ways to stay relevant, even if her political days are behind her.
In true introspective fashion, Ivanka also shared a reflective Instagram post to mark her big day, listing 15 “life lessons” she’s learned over the past year. Among them were notes about family—“the heartbeat of my life,” she wrote, and a poetic quote from Rumi about turning pain into wisdom. “The wound is the place where the light enters you,” she posted, adding that healing “asks for patience” and the “strength to sit with what shattered.”
It’s clear Ivanka’s embracing a softer, spiritual side in Florida, something that might’ve been harder to channel in the cutthroat corridors of D.C. These days, her mornings start with meditation and beach walks rather than policy memos. Her afternoons are reportedly usually devoted to working out or helping her three children, Arabella, Joseph, and Theodore, with homework.
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Of course, her critics argue that this Florida chapter is more about optics than enlightenment. After all, it’s easy to “find balance” when your home overlooks Biscayne Bay and your neighbors include Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez. But even with her so-called exile, Ivanka’s life in the Sunshine State seems perfectly on brand: polished, privileged, and always ready for the next Instagram carousel.
One thing’s for sure: whether she’s building beachside routines or global advisory boards, Ivanka Trump isn’t fading quietly into the background. Florida might be her “banishment,” but it’s also her stage.
Kenna Raye 
