Beauty and the duck.(Melania Trump and duck in Aflac Inc.'s new TV ad)(Brief Article)

Best's Review, June, 2005 by Goch, Lynna

MELANIA TRUMP, wife of megamogul Donald Trump, is starring in Aflac's new television commercial. In a takeoff of Frankenstein, two scientists are conducting an experiment to take the voice of Trump and place it into the Aflac duck,"to tell the world about the benefits of Aflac with sex appeal."

The duck, wearing eyelashes and walking like a model, begins speaking with Trump's voice, saying "If you're hurt and can't work, Aflac can help you pay your bills with cash." Trump then sits up and says "Aflac!" in the duck's voice and screams after discovering she is sporting webbed feet.

Aflac's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer DanAmos came up with the concept for the commercial and also thought of hiring Trump as the celebrity guest star.

The...

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