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Alumna Hope Hicks in New York Post: Meet Trump’s 26-year-old mystery woman

New York Post

Originally Posted: September 25, 2015

She’s just 26 and could be on her way to the White House.
Granted, that journey to DC would require Donald Trump actually winning the election, but Hope Hicks has emerged as the gatekeeper to the field’s most talked-about candidate.

Hicks, a Greenwich, Conn., native, is The Donald’s media handler, and reportedly the only young woman in his inner circle. In a business often dominated by the same old operatives, she is a fresh face.

“I’m sure she’s a great partner for [Trump],” says Kerri Dezell, a friend of Hicks’ and a former teammate on Southern Methodist University’s lacrosse team. “He’s a fierce person and extremely dedicated, and she has that same type of demeanor with a perfectly put-on exterior.” READ MORE