Paolo Zampolli

Model Mogul Paolo Zampolli Sells Gramercy Penthouse for $3.1 M.

With friends like Ron Burkle and Donald Trump and a lilting Italian accent, ID Model Management founder Paolo Zampolli (whose clients apparently include Tara Reid) has long been a Page Six fixture. But the high-rolling, aspiring real estate mogul drew the attention of the international media in 2005 when he started recruiting fashion models to moonlight as brokers.

When it came time to put his own two-bedroom, 2,300 square-foot Gramercy Park penthouse on the market about a year ago, however, Mr. Zampolli decided to handle the sale personally, listing the co-op with Elliman, with himself as broker.  read more »

Burkl'd: How Billionaire And Page Sixer Both Got Stung

The Big Sweep: Billionaire Ron Burkle (above) and gossip Jared Paul Stern found themselves entwined in noir plot of year.
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The Big Sweep: Billionaire Ron Burkle (above) and gossip Jared Paul Stern found themselves entwined in noir plot of year.

On the evening of Saturday, March 4, the night before the Oscars, the powerful supermarket billionai  read more »

The Page Six/Ron Burkle Emails: "He is a medium guy"

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The five emails scanned and reproduced here are written by and to: Paolo Zampolli, a friend of Ron Burkle's and the founder of ID models; Jared Paul Stern, a freelance employee and writer for Page Six; and Kevin Marchetti, an associate of Ron Burkle's.

They were provided in print form by a single source and have not been authenticated with other parties.  read more »

An explication of their relationships is provided in today's New York Observer story.

— Gabriel Sherman

Ciao, Paolo! Donald's Matchmaker Goes From Pin-Ups to Penthouses

Paolo Zampolli, a boldface name familiar to any casual reader of Page Six, did some soul-searching l  read more »