Ramsey Elkholy Says He Introduced 5 or 6 Models to Epstein for 10% Commissions
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 8
Ramsey Elkholy Says He Introduced 5 or 6 Models to Epstein for 10% Commissions
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 8
Summary
More than 100 emails reviewed by The Washington Post show former agent Ramsey Elkholy repeatedly offering Jeffrey Epstein access to models after Epstein’s 2009 jail release; Elkholy said he introduced five or six women and always chaperoned visits.
Elkholy said the motive was business: he believed Epstein’s ties to Victoria’s Secret, Vera Wang and other fashion figures could help models land work, from which he would earn a 10% commission.
The emails often used explicit language, discussed at least two dozen women and in some cases sent photos; Elkholy said many meetings never happened, some claims were fabricated, and he was “1,000 percent sure” he did nothing illegal.
His account is shadowed by a 2023 Wall Street Journal report that a Polish model he introduced was later sexually exploited by Epstein, though The Post said it could not confirm that allegation.
The disclosures add to scrutiny of modeling as an Epstein recruitment channel, after dozens of models urged U.S. lawmakers and New York’s attorney general in March to investigate the industry’s role.