Top 12 May-December Romances

Sixteen-year-old aspiring country star, Alexis Stodden and 51-year-old actor, Doug Hutchison, are hardly the first wedded couple with a large age difference. TIME takes a look at romances that have shocked the public throughout the years

5. Donald Trump and Melania Trump & Ivana Trump and Rossano Rubicondi (24 Years)

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It is no wonder Donald Trump went after the supermodel Melania Knauss after he met her at a fashion event. It made sense: he is loaded, she is gorgeous. Twenty-four years his junior, there is even hope that Melania will keep his attention, unlike wife number one and two.

Speaking of his previous wives, Donald's first wife, Ivana, also has an eye for younger partners. In April 2008, Trump, 59, married Rossano Rubicondi, her on/off pal who is 24 years her junior. After two previous marriages everyone thought this might be the man to make Ivana truly happy. Alas, 8 months later, the couple split.

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