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Do people like John Casablancas still exist?  He chose models to promote based on who had affairs with him.
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John Casablancas was a modeling agency founder and manager in the 1970’s and 80’s. Most of his ads featuring the models are considered iconic and influential in the fashion world, but Casablancas was also criticized for discriminatory hiring practices. He was sued and eventually convicted of fraud in 1989, and went to prison. After his release he moved to Morocco where he died in 2010. His former modeling agency continues to exist today, and is owned and run by others.