'Kristen' Could Make Millions on Instant Fame

Experts advise cashing in on notoriety fast— and investing well

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 15, 2008 8:16 AM CDT

(Newser) – Fame (or infamy) is beginning to pay off for Eliot Spitzer "escort" Kristen: the aspiring R&B star has now scored $200,000 from downloads of her song—which the New York Post helpfully calculates is worth over four dozen Spitzer hookups. Meanwhile, men's mag Hustler has offered Ashley Alexandra Dupre $1 million for a nude photo shoot, and Penthouse is in pursuit.

A pornographic film company has also put $1 million on the table. “She's probably got the most popular butt in America right now,” said a rep for Georgi Vodka, which has offered her "six figures" to be an ad model. Overall she could make $2.5 to $5 million from her notoriety, say experts, but she’s got to do it fast, noted one. "She'll need to manage it well because it's got to last her a long time."

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Publisher Larry Flynt during an interview with The AP in Beverly Hills, Calif., March 14, 2008. Flynt is offering $1 million to Ashley Alexandra Dupre to pose fully nude in his Hustler adult magazine. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

This undated image obtained from a MySpace webpage shows a woman identified as Ashley Alexandra Dupre. (AP Photo)

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'Kristen' Could Make Millions on Instant Fame