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After Donald Trump's historic victory in the US elections on Tuesday, a Russian state television channel congratulated Melania Trump, the future First Lady, in a controversial and unusual manner. During a live broadcast, the channel aired nude photographs of Melania, drawing attention to her past as a model before her marriage to Trump. 

During the Russian edition of 60 Minutes, hosts Yevgeny Popov and Olga Skabeyeva discussed Donald Trump's re-election victory, but they controversially accompanied the news with photos from Melania Trump's modelling days. The images, including a well-known 2000 GQ magazine photo shoot, were shown to document her past career before becoming the First Lady. 

As Popov spoke, the screen behind him displayed a clip of the Trumps at a rally, but it quickly switched to a nude image of Melania from a 2000 GQ photo shoot. Popov remarked, "Here’s how Melania looked in the year 2000" as the image appeared. The clip was shared on X by Julia Davis of Russian Media Monitor, sparking criticism over the inappropriate nature of the broadcast.

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Popov further described images of Melania Trump in detail, mentioning her pose ‘on top of furs in a negligee’ and referencing additional images taken near and inside a private plane. 

“The future first lady lies on top of furs in a negligee. Inside the magazine, Melania’s sexy photos near a private aeroplane and aboard a plane,” said Popov.

These nude photos, from a 2000 GQ shoot on Donald Trump's Boeing 727, were shown as part of the Russian TV program's segment on Trump’s election victory and Melania’s anticipated return to the White House.