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My sister was a model in Los Angeles, and when she got a bit too old for that, she did this for a while. Here's how she operated. She knew and networked with m

My sister was a model in Los Angeles, and when she got a bit too old for that, she did this for a while. Here's how she operated. She knew and networked with many other models in the area. A club promoter would tell her he needs X number of women at this club on this night. My sister would then wrangle the requested number of women to go out. She would absolutely lie and not tell them that she was being paid $1,000+ to bring them out. She would make up lots of lies to tell them. Oh, this event is happening, or this celebrity will be there, or these people you should meet. Whatever she could do to get them there. These women would then be given free alcohol or any drink they wanted all night. Drugs if they wished as well. Pretty messed up, in my opinion, and I think it brought her down a dark path. But it was interesting to hear about the business side of this first hand. One time I was down in LA and she took me to a very high end club and I got to see all of this up close. No way I would of gotten in without being with her. Different world.

chrisseaton 6y ago
> These women would then be given free alcohol or any drink they wanted all night. Seems like this would have been enough to get most people to go to a party at a bar in LA, without any lying or cajoling!
- modelthrows 6y ago
  Models get that wherever they go frankly.
  - mattmaroon 6y ago
    Not even just models. Attractive women all over the world can go out with a $10 bill in their pocket and drink all night and still have enough left for Taco Bell at the end. Free drinks are cheap.
- dimva 6y ago
  For models, getting free drinks / drugs is table stakes.
- Balgair 6y ago
  In LA?! It depends on where you are and where the party is. You in Silverlake but the party is in Simi Valley? Oh hell no. You in Santa Monica but the party is in Bel Air? Oh hell yes. The traffic is a nightmare in LA even on a Monday night. Taking Fountain won't work anymore after Waze got used up. Like Yogi Berra said: Nobody goes to the beach, it's too crowded.
toxicFork 6y ago
I recently watched an episode of Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories on Netflix, season 2 episode 4. It was featuring an ex-model in Tokyo who was invited to a VIP event where "rich CEOs" would attend. Very similar to what you described, in some ways. The episode also explores a bit about the personal aspect of that sort of life, but very lightly. It seems to be a thing in Tokyo, too.
- coldtea 6y ago
  It's a thing in every country/big city in the world - including supposedly "conservative" religious ones...
mattmaroon 6y ago
By a bit too old do you mean like 24?
- kilroy123 6y ago
  Yes. (her words, not mine)
  - Balgair 6y ago
    The Playboy mansion is (was?) 6 blocks from UCLA's Sorority Row for a reason.
bryanlarsen 6y ago
It's interesting that she had to lie. That $1000 split between 5 girls would provide a living wage. And $200 for something you would be prepared to do for free seems pretty nice on the surface. But that $200 is the difference between a "party girl" and a "whore". Perhaps not quite literally, but close enough that it's a really bad idea. The tactics used in the article to get girls to stay if they want to leave early are bad enough; once payment is involved... And from the other side, rich people want to go to clubs full of party girls and will avoid clubs full of "whores".

chrisseaton 6y ago

> These women would then be given free alcohol or any drink they wanted all night. Seems like this would have been enough to get most people to go to a party at a bar in LA, without any lying or cajoling!

modelthrows 6y ago
Models get that wherever they go frankly.
- mattmaroon 6y ago
  Not even just models. Attractive women all over the world can go out with a $10 bill in their pocket and drink all night and still have enough left for Taco Bell at the end. Free drinks are cheap.
dimva 6y ago
For models, getting free drinks / drugs is table stakes.
Balgair 6y ago
In LA?! It depends on where you are and where the party is. You in Silverlake but the party is in Simi Valley? Oh hell no. You in Santa Monica but the party is in Bel Air? Oh hell yes. The traffic is a nightmare in LA even on a Monday night. Taking Fountain won't work anymore after Waze got used up. Like Yogi Berra said: Nobody goes to the beach, it's too crowded.

toxicFork 6y ago

I recently watched an episode of Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories on Netflix, season 2 episode 4. It was featuring an ex-model in Tokyo who was invited to a VIP event where "rich CEOs" would attend. Very similar to what you described, in some ways. The episode also explores a bit about the personal aspect of that sort of life, but very lightly. It seems to be a thing in Tokyo, too.

coldtea 6y ago
It's a thing in every country/big city in the world - including supposedly "conservative" religious ones...

mattmaroon 6y ago

By a bit too old do you mean like 24?

kilroy123 6y ago
Yes. (her words, not mine)
- Balgair 6y ago
  The Playboy mansion is (was?) 6 blocks from UCLA's Sorority Row for a reason.

bryanlarsen 6y ago

It's interesting that she had to lie. That $1000 split between 5 girls would provide a living wage. And $200 for something you would be prepared to do for free seems pretty nice on the surface. But that $200 is the difference between a "party girl" and a "whore". Perhaps not quite literally, but close enough that it's a really bad idea. The tactics used in the article to get girls to stay if they want to leave early are bad enough; once payment is involved... And from the other side, rich people want to go to clubs full of party girls and will avoid clubs full of "whores".