EPISODE · Dec 2, 2025 · 18 MIN
Pod Crashing Episode 418 Vanessa Grigoriadis Uncovers The Untalked About Model Wars
from Arroe Collins View From The Writing Instrument · host Arroe Collins
Pod Crashing episode 418 with Vanessa Grigoriasdis host of the podcast Model Wars. On the surface, the modeling industry in the 80s was about parties and pretty clothes, but underneath the flash, there were drugs, sex, and violence. And Paul Fisher, a former straight-A student from the San Fernando Valley, rose to prominence amidst the turmoil. After a chance encounter with an alleged mobster, Paul suddenly found himself with a million dollars in funding and the chance to start a modeling agency in New York City. The city was then embroiled in a "model war" between industry titans Eileen Ford and John Casablancas, and Paul tried to make his mark. But even as Paul thrived in the party-heavy culture of the time, burning cash like a furnace, he came face to face with the darkest forces in the industry. As his shady backers put the screws to him, Paul faced down deadly consequences, trying to make a star while saving his soul. EPISODES AVAILABLE HERE:Https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-model-wars-291069458/episode/introducing-model-wars-291069459/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-view-from-the-writing-instrument--1023245/support.
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Pod Crashing episode 418 with Vanessa Grigoriasdis host of the podcast Model Wars. On the surface, the modeling industry in the 80s was about parties and pretty clothes, but underneath the flash, there were drugs, sex, and violence. And Paul Fisher, a former straight-A student from the San Fernando Valley, rose to prominence amidst the turmoil. After a chance encounter with an alleged mobster, Paul suddenly found himself with a million dollars in funding and the chance to start a modeling agency in New York City. The city was then embroiled in a "model war" between industry titans Eileen Ford and John Casablancas, and Paul tried to make his mark. But even as Paul thrived in the party-heavy culture of the time, burning cash like a furnace, he came face to face with the darkest forces in the industry. As his shady backers put the screws to him, Paul faced down deadly consequences, trying to make a star while saving his soul. EPISODES AVAILABLE HERE:Https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-model-wars-291069458/episode/introducing-model-wars-291069459/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-view-from-the-writing-instrument--1023245/support.
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