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Beauty and the duck.


MELANIA TRUMP Melania Knauss-Trump (born Melanija Knavs, anglicized to Melania Knauss, on April 26, 1970) is a fashion model from Slovenia, and is the wife of the American business executive and real estate magnate Donald J. , wife of megamogul Donald Trump Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , is starring in Aflac's new television commercial. In a takeoff of Frankenstein, two scientists are conducting an experiment to take the voice of Trump and place it into the Aflac duck,"to tell the world about the benefits of Aflac with sex appeal."

The duck, wearing eyelashes and walking like a model, begins speaking with Trump's voice, saying "If you're you're  

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 hurt and can't work, Aflac can help you pay your bills with cash." Trump then sits up and says "Aflac!" in the duck's voice and screams after discovering she is sporting webbed feet.

Aflac's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer DanAmos came up with the concept for the commercial and also thought of hiring Trump as the celebrity guest star.

The new ad marks the 22nd appearance of the duck in an Aflac commercial and its largest speaking role. The commercial was developed by Kaplan Kaplan may refer to one of the following:
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 Group and will be airing during network primetime shows such as My Wife & Kids, and on various cable channels.
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Title Annotation:Melania Trump and duck in Aflac Inc.'s new TV ad
Author:Goch, Lynna
Publication:Best's Review
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Jun 1, 2005
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