Politics: The life and career of model-actress Louise Linton, who is married to Steve Mnuchin and just caused a stir with a photo showing off freshly printed money

Louise Linton, wife of Steve Mnuchin, is an actress and model from Edinburgh, Scotland. Linton has been a public figure since 2006.

• Actress and model Louise Linton married US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin this June.
• Linton has gained attention due to public fights via her Instagram comments.
• Most recently, she was the subject of criticism after a photo of her holding a sheet of newly printed $1 bills circulated on social media.

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Louise Linton, wife of US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, was in the spotlight well before her involvement with Washington insiders.

An actress and model from Edinburgh, Scotland, Linton married Mnuchin in an extravagant ceremony in June. She most recently made headlines after she and Mnuchin were photographed holding up a sheet of freshly printed $1 bills. The photos drew attention and criticism on Twitter, as well as a write-up in the Styles section of The New York Times, which critiqued her all-black leather outfit.

Earlier this year she caused news when she published an Instagram photo that showed her and Mnuchin stepping off a government jet, adding the caption: "Great #daytrip to #Kentucky!" She tagged several high-end designers, including Tom Ford and Valentino, in the post. The resulting comments were less than charitable; Linton then bashed one commenter for being "adorably out of touch" and made her Instagram account private for a period of time. She has since made the account public again.

But the jet photo and ensuing comments were not the first time Linton sparked a controversy. Below, see more about her life.

Linton was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and spent weekends in the Melville Castle Dalkeith. In an interview with the Daily Record in 2015, Linton said of the property: "The castle is definitely haunted and many people have claimed to see a ghost."

Source: Daily Record

Linton began acting professionally in 2006. Prior to that, she made a TV appearance in 2003 on VH1's short-lived reality show "Hopelessly Rich."

Source: The Wrap

She's made appearances in "CSI: NY" and "Cold Case." More recently, she starred in movies like 2016's "Intruder."

Source: IMDB

She has also modeled. In 2009, she posed for Maxim magazine.

Source: Washington Post, Maxim

Linton reportedly met her husband, Steve Mnuchin, through mutual friends.

Source: Town and Country

In 2016, Linton released a controversial memoir about the time she spent volunteering in Zambia as a teenager. In one part of the book, she writes, "A 'skinny white muzungu with long angel hair,' Louise was an anomaly in darkest Africa." She also described the country as "savage."

Source: Amazon

The Zambian High Commission in London publicly denounced Linton and the book's "falsified" content, saying it was "tarnishing the image of a very friendly and peaceful country." Linton later apologized on Twitter, and it has since been pulled from the market.

Source: The Washington Post, CNN

By the time Mnuchin was sworn in as Treasury Secretary in the Trump administration, the couple was engaged.

Their wedding, which took place in June, was officiated by Vice President Mike Pence.

President Donald Trump and the first lady, along with some members of the Wall Street elite, also attended.

Source: Business Insider

Earlier this year, Linton made headlines for an Instagram comment she made that bashed a woman publicly for being "adorably out of touch." She made her Instagram account private for a period of time, but has since made the account public again.

Source: Business Insider

This week, the couple was photographed during the printing of the first currency notes bearing Mnuchin and U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza's signatures. The photos caused a stir on Twitter.

Louise Linton, wife of Steve Mnuchin, is an actress and model from Edinburgh, Scotland. Linton has been a public figure since 2006. Read Full Story