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The Modeling Pyramid: Predatory Agencies, Cindy Crawford, and St. Bart’s Secrets
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Welcome back to Juicy Scoop! Today, I am sitting down with the legendary New York Times bestselling investigative author Michael Gross, and we are digging up the most scandalous, glamorous secrets from the worlds of high fashion and extreme wealth. Michael takes us inside the ruthless "modeling pyramid," uncovering how agencies like Elite operated on predatory behavior while stars like Cindy Crawford managed to stay completely untouchable. We dish on his hit books Model and Treasured Island, tracing the secret history of St. Bart's from its days as a pirate haven to a hyper-exclusive billionaire playground where David Geffen and Roman Abramovich dock their superyachts. Michael shares…