If she wouldn't have recognized Stoynoff, how can she be sure that she didn't encounter her on the street?
-- Roger
Interestingly, Melania does not deny or challenge this part of the People story:
I tracked his hit show The Apprentice, attended his wedding to Melania Knauss and roamed the halls of his lavish Trump Tower abode. Melania was kind and sweet during our many chats, and Donald was as bombastic and entertaining as you would expect. We had a very friendly, professional relationship.
So the reporter claims that she spoke to Melania often as part of her job, and Melania's only response is that they didn't have one brief conversation on Fifth Avenue. A reasonable person could reasonably conclude that all the rest is true.