Uncover the “Secrets of a Trophy Wife”
12/03/2012
It’s easy enough to spot a trophy wife in a crowd – she’s got the hot body and trendy clothes, and she’s manicured, groomed and coiffed to perfection. But do trophy wives think of themselves as, well, trophy wives? Uncover the drama of upper class with the TLC special “Secrets of a Trophy Wife.” These ladies of Southern California are proud of their labels Louis Vuitton, Dior and, yes, “trophy wife.”
This luxurious special follows the lifestyles of the socialites Leyla, a former model; Paula, CEO of her husband’s car company; Jennifer, bathing suit designer, and Simona, owner of a “match making” company. These women are anything but idle, and you’ll want to see just what the term trophy wife means to each of them when the special airs Saturday, December 8 @ 10|9c!
--Alex Zuckerman
Meet the Trophy Wives
About: LEYLA MILANI-KHOSHBIN
Leyla is a relative newlywed and pregnant with her first child. Her husband, Manny, who she met on Facebook, owns a large commercial real estate company. Leyla’s the founder and CEO of Milani Hair, a company which produces top-of-the–line hair extensions. Leyla’s goal is to turn the enterprise into a huge global brand. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Leyla was best known as a former Deal or No Deal model (you may remember her as Lucky #13), where she appeared on more than 300 episodes of the hit game show.
About: JENNIFER STANO-DAVID
Jennifer married her husband Alki last year, after a two-year-long engagement. Alki proposed in Jennifer’s childhood bedroom and she went from living in her mother’s house in New York to running a multi-million dollar Beverly Hills estate almost overnight. After many years as a model and fitness physique competitor, Jennifer launched her own swimwear line, Have Faith.
About: MARCELA IGLESIAS
Engaged to successful property owner, Steve Berman, Marcela is a Latino firecracker. Marcela moved to the United States from her native Buenos Aires, Argentina fifteen years ago. She and Steve have been together for 3 and a half years. Marcela has an eleven-year-old son, Rodrigo, from a previous marriage and Steve has three sons. Marcela has owned a spray tanning business called “Beyond Tan” for 5 years.
About: PAULA STEURER
Paula is married
to car dealership owner, Tilo Steurer. Both share an extreme passion
for cars. Paula owns her own PR firm, Sterling Public Relations.
Specializing within the luxury lifestyle sector, Sterling PR enjoys a
reputation for their cutting edge approach to the world of publicity.
Paula is also Director of Marketing for Tilo’s business, Eurocar.
About: SIMONA FUSCO
Simona Fusco was
born in Milan, Italy. Even though she never yearned to become a model,
she started modeling at the young age of 8. At 14, her parents moved to
the U.S. where Simona continued her modeling career. At 20, she met and
married producer Jay Bernstein. The two eventually got divorced and
Simona focused on her entertainment career. Recently, Simona has been
focused on her own company, Perfect 12 Introductions, an exclusive,
high-end matchmaking firm based in Beverly Hills, CA.
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Too bad these women love material things so much however, do they really love there husbands truly, deeply or is it they are to blind and have been bought with so much material, wealth, fancy lifestyle and living a fairytale life....but for how long?????
Posted by: Samantha | 05/09/2013 at 12:59 AM
Leila Milani is gonna have a lot of relaionship problems in the future. Most arabic men love women and tend to have many love affairs, and are controlling and even though they are married to there wives....they are married but available....so when Leila hits her 40' 50's she will have a lot of marital problems because its just a fact when you are married in the Arabic culture.
Posted by: Samantha | 05/09/2013 at 12:57 AM
Why would a woman be bought by a man...Is it real love when a man marries a Trophy Wife. This type of man who is sucessful wants to show the world that he can buy everything including a young pretty woman. Of course these women want that lifestyle and dont mind what they have to go thru to maintain that life, looks and all the fakness that the couples display to each other and the world of their happiness. Deep down inside these people are empty when they base their lives on material possessions....why dont they help out a homeless person by doing something good in the world istead of me..me..me and take..take..take...and be so GREEDY!
Posted by: Samantha | 05/09/2013 at 12:51 AM
I just watched the first show, and loved it..but I can't seem to find anymore episodes! Will there be anymore episodes to follow? This is something I would certainly watch, and tell others about as well.
Posted by: Frank Figs | 04/23/2013 at 02:52 PM
EuroCar wife. What did that guy ever see in her?! He needs to listen to his son. There are so many beautiful, smart women in the world. He got such a bad apple!
Posted by: Melinda | 01/26/2013 at 04:34 PM
Just when I think 'reality TV' can't get any more shallow along comes TLC to make it that much more so. To call yourselves the Learning Channel is misleading as you do nothing but contribute to the dumbing down of viewers. Disgusting programing, won't be watching - epic FAIL!
Posted by: Liz | 01/22/2013 at 10:16 PM
TLC, you are missing a huge audience of viewers who would be interested in the likes of, say, "Ph.D. wives" or "Community leader women."
Also, "The Learning Channel" is a very misleading name. It's become one freak show after another.
Posted by: Laura Lee | 01/07/2013 at 11:11 AM
I love Jennifer Stano. Missed the show and want to see it but can't find it anywhere!!! Are you going to post? When is the next viewing?
Posted by: MariaP | 12/11/2012 at 01:14 AM
Is this going to be playing in Canada?
Posted by: melissa | 12/05/2012 at 08:46 PM