Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult Season 1 Episode 1 - Chapter 1: The Promise

Airdate: 2026-Jun-01

Episode summary:

Hoyt Richards recounts how, in 1978, he met Frederick von Mierers, a self-proclaimed guru preaching a seductive gospel of Eastern philosophy, astrology, and New Age spirituality. To the outside world, Hoyt was a successful, jet-setting model, but at the same time, he lived an ascetic life while espousing Frederick's teachings and funding much of his lifestyle. 

About Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult series:

Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult chronicles Hoyt Richards, who, at 16 years old, meets an enigmatic Manhattan socialite on a Nantucket beach an...Show more >