Croatia school removes Melania English ads

ZAGREB: Billboards featuring a glamourous image of US First Lady Melania Trump and the caption: "Just imagine how far you can go with a little bit of English" were supposed to attract students to a language school in Croatia, reports AFP.

But the five roadside adverts were taken down on Tuesday after just four days on display, following a complaint from Trump's lawyer in her native Slovenia.

The American Institute school in Zagreb "grossly violated Croatia's law... since they unlawfully used the image and personality of Mrs Trump for commercial purposes," Trump's lawyer Natasa Pirc Musar said in an email to AFP.

"By using her image to advertise their services they have unlawfully intruded on her personality rights," she said.

"We are pleased they have realised they made a huge mistake." Ivis Buric, who created the billboards, said they were intended to send a "very positive message" and present the First Lady as a role model. "The main goal was to promote the English language," she said, speaking on behalf of the school.

She confirmed the boards were removed on the request of Trump's lawyers. Trump, 47, was born Melanija Knavs in Slovenia when it was part of communist Yugoslavia. She left home in the 1990s to pursue a modelling career.

Croatia school removes Melania English ads

ZAGREB: Billboards featuring a glamourous image of US First Lady Melania Trump and the caption: Just imagine how far you can go with a little bit of English were supposed to attract students to a language school in Croatia, reports AFP. But the five roadside adverts were taken down on Tuesday after just four days on display, following a complaint from Trumps lawyer in her native Slovenia. The American Institute school in Zagreb grossly violated Croatias law... since they unlawfully used the image and personality of Mrs Trump for commercial purposes, Trumps lawyer Natasa Pirc Musar said in an email to AFP. By using her image to advertise their services they have unlawfully intruded on her personality rights, she said. We are pleased they have realised they made a huge mistake. Ivis Buric, who created the billboards, said they were intended to send a very positive message and present the First Lady as a role model. The main goal was to promote the English language, she said, speaking on behalf of the school. She confirmed the boards were removed on the request of Trumps lawyers. Trump, 47, was born Melanija Knavs in Slovenia when it was part of communist Yugoslavia. She left home in the 1990s to pursue a modelling career.