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MRS. TRUMP'S PRIME REAL ESTATE: It looks like Hilary Swank's loss will be Melania Knauss' gain. According to a source at Conde Nast (which, like WWD, is a unit of Advance Publications Inc.), Swank was all set to appear on the cover of the February issue of Vogue for her new Clint Eastwood-directed film, "Million Dollar Baby," when the decision was made to bump her in favor of Knauss, whose wedding to Donald Trump is set for Jan. 22. A feature in the issue tells the story of Knauss' trip to the Paris couture shows, where she shopped for a wedding gown with help from Andre Leon Talley, Vogue's editor at large. Of his erstwhile shopping buddy, Talley told WWD, "I love her. We've become good friends because (a) she's beautiful, and (b) she's marrying one of the smartest men in the business." A Vogue spokesman, meanwhile, declined to comment on the cover, saying only that the issue hadn't closed yet.
As for pictures of the wedding itself, Getty Images is handling the sale of the rights, negotiating exclusives for...