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highplainsdem

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Fri Jul 18, 2025, 06:33 PM Friday

MeidasTouch has video and photos of Trump judging a 1991 modeling competition with girls as young as 14 [View all]

UNEARTHED: Donald Trump judges the 1991 Look of the Year modeling competition organized by Elite Model Management, featuring participants as young at 14-years-old.

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MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-07-18T21:01:44.760Z



A 2020 Guardian investigation into the Look of the Year competition uncovered allegations from former contestants and industry insiders that the competition was used by founder John Casablancas and others to engage in sexual relationships with vulnerable young models, some of whom were teenagers 2/2

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-07-18T21:01:44.761Z



Here's some more info regarding the alleged conduct of Elite's boss Gérald Marie that occurred during this 1991 Look of the Year event:

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-07-18T21:23:51.074Z




Trump is seen speaking here in the footage from the 1991 Look of the Year: "A Look of the Year contest is the ultimate contest for women who want to go all the way in the modeling business"

The contest featured girls as young as 14.

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-07-18T21:31:47.107Z



The person all the way on the right in this infamous 1989 photo of Trump and Epstein is John Casablancas, the founder of Elite Model Management, who organized this competition.

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-07-18T21:35:18.125Z



"Despite the long day behind them and the work that lay ahead, the girls just didn't want to quit."

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-07-18T21:44:08.098Z



The Guardian's investigation into this event is a must-read:

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-07-18T21:45:28.211Z



"Elite Models boss Gérald Marie was one of the most powerful men in fashion. Was he also a sexual predator? As French prosecutors investigate, four women tell their stories for the first time"

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-07-18T21:46:13.912Z



MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-07-18T21:55:19.816Z



More images from the event:

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-07-18T21:56:38.888Z
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