The most famous gold diggers who can wipe out any bank account

Rich men have always attracted the attention of girls who dream of a “beautiful life”. In society, they were called gold diggers – professional lovers who entered into relationships with men for money. These women want their partners to invest in them financially in accordance with their high status.

In the modern world, such ladies mostly live in fashionable places where influential men hang out. Their characteristic features are considered a well-groomed appearance, bright make-up, revealing clothes, the presence of plastic and “heavy luxury”, but not the fact that they are original.

The concept itself emerged in the 1930s. It was especially reflected in the cinema, for example, in the movie “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.

We decided to collect real girls who have received the unspoken status of “gold diggers”.

30-year-old Michelle Ritter

69-year-old billionaire Eric Schmidt started dating 30-year-old Columbia University graduate Michelle Ritter in 2021. The businessman focused on his chosen one. Eric excitedly told his friends how his girlfriend founded a startup incubator, became CEO, took a majority stake in his company and invested the first $100 million (9.6 billion rubles). Note ed.) got involved in his project, hoping to make a profit in the future. However, he later regretted this decision.

This spring, Ritter was exposed as irresponsible at work. The businesswoman forced employees to lie to Schmidt about their success and income. The girl’s company suffered serious losses. The amount of debt was 61 million dollars (5.8 billion rubles – Note ed.), and the income is only 200 thousand dollars (19 million rubles – Note ed.). According to the source, Michelle came to the office whenever she wanted and drank at work. And he asked his employees to buy illegal pills without a prescription. The girl’s annual salary was one million dollars (96.6 million rubles – Note ed.).

Learning about his lover’s behavior, Eric restricted Michelle’s access to financial assets and hired lawyers to fire her. Schmidt changed the locks on his New York penthouse and asked his parents to move out of their home in an upscale area of ​​Los Angeles. After an affair that drained his nerves and damaged his reputation, the businessman returned home to his wife Wendy, 60, with whom he was revealed to have an open affair.

35-year-old Olesya Malibu

Olesya Malibu became famous after starring in a number of television shows. He was among the participants of projects such as “Dom-2”, “Let’s Get Married”, “Man/Woman”.

The girl did not hide the fact that she was supported by sponsors at different times. In the fall of 2023, Olesya married a businessman named Artemy, who is 19 years older than her.

As it turned out, the couple met at the end of 2018. The man initially tried to reach Malibu through an account without a photo, but received no response. Then Artemy made the girl a lucrative offer. “It was financial, it wasn’t burdensome, and it lacked sincerity. The intercom rings and through the camera I see not a person, but a huge bouquet of red roses. “I open the door and see Artemy,” the blogger shared. The man took very good care of Olesya. He boasted that his needs were now fully met. As a result, the couple’s relationship became serious.

Marriage registration was carried out in 2023 at the Griboyedovsky registry office, and the wedding took place in one of Moscow restaurants. Then the newlyweds got married. However, in October of the same year, problems began in the family. According to Olesya, the man did not come home for several days and did not answer the phone. Her mother-in-law told her daughter-in-law that her son was in the hospital, but Malibu did not believe it.

When she managed to reach her husband from another number, he confirmed her mother’s version, saying that he had run out of money and could not pay for the honeymoon. Malibu immediately announced her divorce on social media, but later announced that she had reconciled. But in the spring of 2024, the marriage was still dissolved. However, Malibu, who was about to give birth to her husband, froze her biomaterial.

33-year-old Anna Delvey

The real name of the girl is Anna Sorokina. Originally from Domodedovo, Moscow region. In 2013, the girl moved to New York and created a fictitious identity – Anna Delvey, posing as a rich heiress from Germany. He met people in social circles by visiting expensive restaurants, hotels and similar places. He wanted to pay the bills of rich people, captivating them with his charm and stories of great savings.

The first person to suspect she was being deceived was gallery owner Michael Xufu Huang. Delvi invited the man to fly to the Venice Biennale, asking him to buy a plane ticket and book a hotel. Juan fulfilled the girl’s request, even though it seemed strange to him. In Italy, Anna paid only in cash, which alarmed the businessman. And when she returned to the US, she did not return the money to Michael.

The gallery owner forgot his duty. But the truth came out when, after a lavish birthday celebration, Delvi failed to pay the bill for an expensive hotel. Employees turned to Juan for help. That’s when Michael realized he was being deceived, but he didn’t make a fuss.

Anna was nevertheless arrested in 2017. He was found guilty of eight crimes, including grand larceny and theft of services worth more than 200 thousand dollars (19 million rubles). Note ed.). The fraudster was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison. In 2021, Delvi was released early. After paying a deposit of 10 thousand dollars (799 thousand rubles) from October 2022 Note ed.) lives under house arrest in Manhattan.

By the way, in court it turned out that Anna paid for entertainment so as not to doubt the wealth of her middle-class friends, but asked rich people to pay for her, who, in her opinion, quickly forgot about the money spent. .

In 2024, Anna participated in the new season of the program “Dancing with the Stars”. He appeared on the ground wearing an electronic bracelet, decorated with rhinestones, that tracked the movements of prisoners, which outraged the public. His appearance on the program caused a storm of criticism. There were calls to boycott the program, it was said that the incident was madness and a search for ratings.

The series “Inventing Anna” was shot about Delvi. It was nominated for three Emmy Awards. Proceeds from the project were sent to those harmed by the actions of fraudsters. Anna tried to make money from her drawings. She also opened a fashion public relations consulting firm with Kelly Cutrone.

Anna Nicole-Smith

After Anna Nicole-Smith married 89-year-old oil tycoon James Howard Marshall II, the press began calling her a “gold digger.” He himself said: “Whenever I got married for love, not for money.”

Real name: Vicki Lynn Hogan. She was born into a poor family and since childhood dreamed of becoming famous and finding a rich suitor. Vicky had an unsuccessful marriage in her youth. She gave birth to a child with her husband, but he left her. To earn money, the girl got a job in a strip club. One day, among his customers was an elderly gentleman in a wheelchair: James Howard Marshall. The businessman was impressed by the dancer and offered to patronize her. Hogan did not refuse. She underwent many plastic surgeries at the expense of her lover and completely changed her image, including her name.

Marshall’s connections enabled Anna Nicole-Smith to appear on the cover of Playboy magazine and receive the title of “Sexiest Girl of 1993”. Later, the couple had a luxurious wedding. At that time, Anna was 26 years old and James was 89 years old. However, the marriage did not last long. 14 months after the ceremony, Howard died. And surprise: the young widow’s name was not in the will.

Smith began legal proceedings with Marshall’s son from his first marriage. But soon the only legal heir died of an infectious disease. Anna received $ 3 billion (289.6 billion rubles) Note ed.).

Anna died in 2007 at the age of 39 due to complications caused by pneumonia. Her property and money were transferred to her third husband, attorney Howard Stern, who helped Marshall fight for her property.

Sandra Burmistrova

Sandra Burmistrova does not hide the fact that she wants to catch “big fish”. The girl talked about her goals in the program “Live Broadcast”. Sandra admitted that she not only wanted to meet a rich man, but also to become the full owner of his property. After the show was broadcast, Burmistrova was criticized on social networks. Viewers did not like the make-up of the guest of the program, and were also disappointed in his vocabulary and ability to formulate his own thoughts. According to public opinion, it is unlikely that he could attract the attention of an intelligent and wealthy man with this level of knowledge.

Sandra once came to Moscow from Kaliningrad. She got a job as a manager at a beauty salon in the capital, but she did not have enough money to meet her needs.