Model Wars

Wins: 0 | Nominations: 1

Publisher: iHeartPodcasts

Apple Podcast Category: History, Society & Culture

Website: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-model-wars-291069458/

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2026

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Best Society and Culture Podcast

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Description

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…

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