"The Show Must Go On" She was 24, a Swiss model and financial services professional, recruited by Jill Harth to the Donald J. Trump American Dream Pageant. At a press luncheon at the Trump-owned Plaza, she says Trump approached her and talked to her for about 15 minutes. He promised to arrange her U.S. visa through his associate Paolo Zampolli and to get her into NYU, saying variations of "I will take care of you." Then, she says, Jeffrey Epstein walked up and introduced himself: "I'm Jeffrey, Don's best friend." He invited her to a party at Mar-a-Lago and offered to cover her flights and accommodations, saying "We organize many parties with Don." Later that day, she says, a Trump representative invited her upstairs to a suite for a meeting she thought would help her career and education. She alleges Trump grabbed her from behind and raped her, tearing her dress and leaving her bleeding and bruised in multiple places. Afterward, she says, he sat her on the bed, repeated the visa and NYU promises, and told her to stay quiet: "the show must go on." She finished the pageant in a "terrified daze," went home to Switzerland, skipped a later Trump pageant in Hawaii, and turned down his offers when he called her months later.