A Belgian supermodel with past ties to Donald Trump has surfaced in a fresh photograph from the archives of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. The image, which has recently come to light, captures Ingrid Seynhaeve in a lively exchange with Trump at a Victoria’s Secret event held at Manhattan’s Laura Belle club in April 1997. Trump is seen standing beside Epstein, adding a historical layer to the scene.

This particular photo, part of a batch of 19 images, was made public by Democratic lawmakers on Friday. It includes other notable figures such as Bill Clinton and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. While these photos have been released, it is essential to note that they do not implicate any of the individuals in connection with Epstein’s criminal activities. The release represents a selective disclosure from an extensive collection of 95,000 images from Epstein’s estate.

Previously, agency photos from the same 1997 event have captured Trump, then 50, alongside Seynhaeve, who was 23 at the time. These images have long been part of image archives and have frequently appeared in European profiles of the model. However, the newly revealed photo marks the first instance of such an image emerging directly from Epstein’s estate, shedding new light on the connections of that night.

The photos do not implicate any of the individuals in Epstein’s crimes. Democrats selectively released the images from a collection of 95,000 from the estate.

Separate agency images from the same 1997 event have previously shown Trump, then 50, and Seynhaeve, then 23, together at the Victoria’s Secret party. Those pictures have circulated for years in image archives and European profiles of the model, making the newly released Epstein-estate shot the first from that night to come directly from his estate.

It’s not clear why Epstein kept the photo, but the same image was published in the 2016 book Filthy Rich, James Patterson’s bestselling exposé of Epstein’s crimes, elite network, and the lenient 2008 Florida plea deal that kept him free until 2019. 

Seynhaeve, a West Flanders-born catwalk star who broke through after winning Elite’s Look of the Year contest in 1991, was already a familiar face in Trump’s orbit when the party was held, having appeared at pageant and fashion events linked to his businesses.

Standing at almost 6ft, the striking blonde was known in the 1990s fashion press for her slim frame, pale blue eyes and full lips, which made her a regular in high‑end beauty and lingerie campaigns. 

That visibility helped fuel 1990s gossip columns which cast Seynhaeve as a potential new ‘flame’ for Trump after the breakdown of his marriage to Marla Maples, pointing to their repeated appearances together on the New York social circuit.

Coverage at the time highlighted Trump’s role as a judge in the modeling contest that launched her international career and framed her as part of the billionaire’s glamorous circle of models and socialites. 

In a later interview with Belgian newspaper KW, Seynhaeve shot down the speculation, saying that when US tabloids linked her to Trump in late 1990s, ‘the phone at my parents’ house in Menen was ringing off the hook, even though there was nothing to it.’

She stressed that she had already met ‘the man of my life’ in her then-boyfriend, British socialite Tim Jefferies.

The KW profile notes that, despite recurring rumors of an affair, she did not describe Trump as a past partner and focused instead on her modeling work and long-term relationship with Jefferies.

Jefferies dumped her two years later for Claudia Schiffer.

After splitting from Jefferies around 2001, she married French actor and director Jean-Baptiste Iera. They have two sons and divide their time between New York, Paris, and Belgium, prioritizing privacy in Seynhaeve’s hometown, Menen. 

Since stepping back from full-time modeling, Seynhaeve has focused on family and co-founded the casual-chic clothing label JUNE72, which she still quietly runs while staying almost entirely out of the public eye. 

The newly released Epstein-estate photograph places Seynhaeve and Trump at the same Victoria’s Secret party as Epstein and several other guests but does not go beyond what earlier event images have already shown about their public interactions. 

It is unclear why House Democrats have chosen to release these specific photos. The estate provided the House Oversight Committee with the images as part of the lawmakers’ investigation into Epstein.

The President is pictured in the release on three separate occasions.

One photo shows a bowl of condoms with a caricature of Trump’s face along with a sign saying, ‘Trump condom $4.50.’ Each condom shows Trump’s face with the text, ‘I’m HUUUUGE!’

‘These disturbing photos raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world,’ said Rep. Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the Oversight Committee. ‘We will not rest until the American people get the truth.’ 

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said: ‘Once again, House Democrats are selectively releasing cherry-picked photos with random redactions to try and create a false narrative.

‘Here’s the reality: Democrats like Stacey Plaskett and Hakeem Jeffries were soliciting money and meetings from Epstein AFTER he was a convicted sex offender.

‘The Democrat hoax against President Trump has been repeatedly debunked and the Trump Administration has done more for Epstein’s victims than Democrats ever have by repeatedly calling for transparency, releasing thousands of pages of documents, and calling for further investigations into Epstein’s Democrat friends.

‘It’s time for the media to stop regurgitating Democrat talking points and start asking Democrats why they wanted to hang around Epstein after he was convicted.’

In another image, Trump can be seen with six women whose faces are censored by the committee at an unknown date and place.

A second picture depicts the President with a woman sitting on what appears to be a plane. The woman’s face is censored by the House Democrats.

Trump is also spotted partying with Epstein at an unknown social event.

Former president Bill Clinton is seen in a photo with Epstein and his now-convicted mistress Ghislaine Maxwell alongside another man and woman. The photo appears to have Clinton’s signature.

Epstein and Trump had a friendly relationship for years before they fell out in the early 2000s.

Other high-profile names included in the Epstein photo dump include Bill Gates, Clinton’s former economic adviser Larry Summers, Epstein’s lawyer Alan Dershowitz, and Steve Bannon.

Most of the men pictured with Epstein in the new photos have been previously linked to the deceased pedophile.

The timing of the photo appears tied to the December 19 deadline for DOJ’s mandated release, with Democrats moving first on public disclosure.

A spokesman for the GOP-led Oversight Committee accused Garcia and other Democrats of ‘cherry-picking photos’ with unnecessary redactions.

‘Once again, Ranking Member Robert Garcia and Oversight Committee Democrats are cherry-picking photos and making targeted redactions to create a false narrative about President Trump,’ the spokesperson said in a statement.

‘We received over 95,000 photos and Democrats released just a handful. Democrats’ hoax against President Trump has been completely debunked. Nothing in the documents we’ve received shows any wrongdoing. It is shameful Representative Garcia and Democrats continue to put politics above justice for the survivors.’

The release also builds on momentum from recent court orders and signals that Congress is pressing for maximum transparency rather than waiting for the White House.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law by Trump last month, compels the Justice Department to release all investigative records by December 19.

Congress’s mandate effectively overrode the conventional wall of grand jury secrecy that had kept the documents sealed.

Trump’s second term has been dominated by questions about the Epstein files, with pressure intensifying on the President after he reneged on a campaign promise to release the files.

The president, who was a longtime associate of Epstein from the 1990s through the early 2000s, earlier this year ordered the release of some material, most of it already public, disappointing critics and prominent allies including Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Trump repeatedly called the Epstein files a Democrat ‘hoax’ in recent months despite campaigning on a pledge to release the documents once in office.

He explosively fell out with Republican firebrand Taylor Greene – one of his most loyal allies in the House – after she ferociously attacked the administration, claiming that they were withholding the files.

Amid an onslaught of pressure from Republicans and Democrats, the Epstein bill was passed by Congress on November 19 before being signed by Trump that same day.

Epstein was indicted on sex trafficking charges in July 2019 but was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell the following month while awaiting trial. His death was ruled a suicide.

Maxwell was convicted in December 2021 after prosecutors presented evidence that she procured girls as young as 14 for abuse by Epstein. She is serving a 20-year sentence in Florida.

Epstein, a New York financier who owned a home in Palm Beach, was a member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club until he was thrown out for ‘creepy’ behavior toward young women around 2006.

Virginia Giuffre, then 16, was working as a spa locker room attendant at Mar-a-Lago in summer 2000 when Maxwell recruited her as a ‘traveling masseuse’ for Epstein.​

Giuffre alleged that she was trafficked globally by Epstein and Maxwell, enduring sexual abuse at his properties and being introduced to high-profile figures like Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the Queen’s son who was stripped of his prince title.

Her account, detailed in 2015 filings, 2019 depositions, and Maxwell’s 2021 trial, revealed Epstein’s recruitment tactics.

Giuffre, who killed herself in April, absolved Trump of any wrongdoing in her memoir.