Leaked Email: Trump Model Management is Going Out of Business

One of the more interesting but less covered Donald Trump stories during the campaign last year concerned Trump Model Management, the president’s modeling agency. Allegations of inhumane treatment of the models, many of whom were purportedly in the United States without proper work visas, abounded, but it didn’t pick up much steam as a campaign issue. Regardless, according to an email obtained by Mother Jones on Monday, it looks like the agency is folding.

“The Trump Organization is choosing to exit the modeling industry,” wrote Trump Models president Corinne Nicolas. “On the heels of the recent sale of the Miss Universe Organization, the company is choosing to focus on their core businesses in the real estate, golf and hospitality space. Trump Models, during its 18-year run, was an amazing success and we are immensely proud of the opportunities that we have provided to so many talented individuals.”

Various models and staff had been exiting the agency since Election Day, so the company was likely on borrowed time regardless.

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