Raising Your Desirability Factor: Steps One & Two from Become Your Own Matchmaker

Patti Stanger was nearly unrecognizable as she was spotted out with a friend in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The year-old TV personality covered up her figure in baggy, casual clothes and went make-up free. This comes just five months after her reality series Millionaire Matchmaker was canceled and six months after she called off her engagement to businessman David Krause.

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She was adopted by Ira and Rhoda Rhoda is also a matchmaker , and was raised in the Jewish faith. Prior to founding her business in January , she worked as the Director of Marketing for Great Expectations. Stanger was introduced to the fashion industry by Janis Spindel , who had hired and scouted the year-old when looking for an assistant.

Stanger stars in and produces the show. Each episode features her matchmaking two millionaires. First, millionaire clients submit a biographical video profile on a DVD describing the type of partner they want. Stanger then meets them individually to better understand their desires and welcome them to the club. She’s been called “The Simon Cowell of Dating” and makes very quick, very direct comments. Her “casting calls” or “recruiting sessions”, where she screens men and women, involves her making brutal comments on their dress and appearance.

The millionaires and 30—40 potential dates first meet at a cocktail party Stanger hosts called a “VIP mixer”, where they mingle and the millionaires get to evaluate the candidates.