Donald Trump has got through three communications chiefs already and now has a fourth - 28-year-old former model Hope Hicks.

So what do we know about her?

:: Hope Hicks was born in Greenwich, Connecticut on 21 October, 1988.

:: As a teenager she worked as a model, posing for Ralph Lauren among others.

Image: Hope Hicks and Steve Bannon at the White House

:: She studied English at Southern Methodist University.


:: After graduating she went to work for public-relations firm Hiltzik Strategies in New York.

:: In 2012, the firm she worked for did a PR campaign for Ivanka Trump's fashion line, where she first met the Trump family.

Image: Hope Hicks watches on as President Trump signs five executive orders

:: Hope Hicks became an employee of the Trump Organisation in 2014.

:: She started working on Donald Trump's presidential campaign five months before he even announced it.

:: She is one of the President's closest advisers and has a desk close to his in the White House.

Image: Hope Hicks disembarks from Air Force One

:: She earns $179,700 (£140,000) - making her one of the best paid advisers in the Trump administration.

:: She is said to be shy, but trustworthy and does not appear on television.

:: At just 28, she is the youngest ever White House Communications Director.

Image: Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway with Hope Hicks

What they say about her

"She's a little shy, but that's OK because she is really, really talented" - Donald Trump.

"My brilliant, kind and wickedly funny friend" - Ivanka Trump.

Image: Hope Hicks and Steve Bannon walk across the White House lawn to Marine One

"Hope is wise beyond her years and is someone I trust to always be there for the president" - Brad Parscale, digital director of Trump's presidential campaign.

"Hope is a terrific person and will do a great job" - Anthony Scaramucci former White House communications director.