Political scandal can be devastating to a politician or political hopeful, but sometimes it does have a few benefits—at least for the other woman. Let's face it, these women became famous because they had sex and we knew about it. Fortunately, for them, their dirty deeds did not lead them to a lifetime of shame and poverty. From the recently inducted Ashley Dupré to Donna Rice we found that “the other woman” stayed on top.
Ashley Alexandra Dupré
Ashley Alexandra Dupré, the call girl Elliot Spitzer hired, is likely to become an over-night millionaire. The musical tracks Dupré posted on AmieStreet.com (a priced-by-demand Web site) shot from nothing to 98¢ (the maximum price) within hours of the scandal breaking. It's early yet, but we gather she's just beginning her step up the ladder.
Monica Lewinsky
Monica Lewinsky, a household name after her romp with Bill, became a pop-culture fixation. It would have been easy for her to become suicidal and maniacal from all of the media ridicule. Instead, she became the topic of a New York Times best seller, wrote her own book Monica Speaks, started a company and launched her own line of handbags called The Real Monica, and had many Saturday Night Live appearances. She even hosted a reality show called Mr. Personality.
These days she travels low profile. She graduated from the London School of Economics in December 2006 with a master’s in social psychology. She may be known for something that’s not so good to be known for, but Monica took her love for Bill straight to the bank.
Jessica Hahn
Jessica, the PTL (Praise the Lord) Network secretary who was part of the sexual scandal with TV evangelist Jim Bakker, quickly cashed in on her fame. Religious or not (like many of her scandalous cronies), she posed nude in Playboy (numerous times), and is a frequent guest on the Howard Stern Show. She also appeared on Married with Children and fell in love. She was set to marry the co-creator Ron Leavitt before his untimely death this year.
Today, Jessica lives in Beverly Hills. Her scandalous behavior took her from a poor church girl to a rich playmate and celebrity.
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Political Scandal Leaves the Other Woman on Top
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Yeah, but Hahn was back when republicans were having straight sex scandals. The gay prostitutes just don't draw the book sales that a hot red head would.
Oh yeah! Ol' PTL Jim Bakker was in over his head when he hooked up with Jessica Hahn. That fiery redhead must of had a "thang" for short, preverted peachers, but I remember her spread in Playboy. She was pretty damn hot!
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