Transcription of former model Bettyjo Meyer regarding her initial meeting with Paolo Zampolli
Posted: Wed May 13, 2026 5:54 am
I moved to Milan around 1988. That was when I met Paolo Zampolli and I actually met him the first night I was there. It was a running joke among the models - all he wanted to do was pick up girls. Paolo used his power - his money, his influence - to get whatever he wanted. We were all at a club called Hollywood, I saw some commotion in the VIP area and from what I could tell, Paolo had just punched a girl. And then I saw how he celebrated when his father died. He said 'F him, who gives a shit, lets go party.' It was me and my boyfriend, who was his best friend, and it was at that moment I realized I just couldn't take it anymore. We were in two different worlds, you know?"