In a video promoting her new memoir, former First Lady Melania Trump offers a defense of her earlier nude modeling work.

The former first lady called her past work a “celebration of the human form” in a video, the latest in a series promoting her memoir and appearing to reflect her deeply held beliefs.

The former first lady questioned why the media has "chosen to scrutinize my celebration of the human forum in a fashion photoshoot."

Melania Trump is not backing down to any criticism about her work as a nude model. The former first lady broke her long-held silence about her career as she defended the photos in a Sept. 18 video clip on X.

Trump's past modeling work no doubt made for some awkward conversation around the Resolute Dinner Table after her husband Donald Trump signed on to a wide-ranging anti-pornography pledge that likely would have barred the sort of magazine covers on which the Slovenian-American model made her name.

In a rare public statement, former First Lady Melania Trump has defended her past nude modeling work, framing it as a celebration of the human form and artistic expression. The defense comes as part of a series of promotional videos for her forthcoming memoir,

She has said she believes the book can “clarify the facts” regarding the scrutiny she has faced and settle the naked truth about her life and career. Melania Trump posed nude on a plane owned by her future husband,