Patti Stanger

Patti Stranger (born November 30, 1965) is a famous matchmaker from the United States.

Matchmaking

Patti Stranger is a matchmaker and is featured on the show Millionaire Matchmaker on Bravo. She is a 3rd generation of matchmaker and founded the Millionaire's Club in January 2000.

She is the former Director of Marketing for Great Expectations (the oldest and largest dating service in the USA). Patti has stated that she is in fact Jewish, and can be seen on the show making reference to Hebrew words.

On March 5, 2008 TMZ.com reported that two females, "Cidney" and "Marcela", who were actively being "introduced" by Patti to her millionaire clients were not who they were purported to be. The former, who was described as "a wholesome Jewish girl with a Masters in Journalism" was also a Playboy model, (was in fact mentioned in the episode by Patti to her staff but somehow a lot of female watchers missed out on this little tidbit) and the latter apparently bore a striking resemblance (in other words not confirmed to any degree of credibility) to an alleged prostitute named "Victoria" who was being advertised on the website Miamicompanions.com and who would, for $300/hr ($350/hr in Tampa) provide "company" to interested men. Whether or not it is more expensive for a millionaire to rent Marcela (Victoria) from Miamicompanions.com for a dinner date followed by some companionship time rather than pay Patti to "match them up" is uncertain though Patti's "no sex in the beginning" policy would lead one to consider the alternative as a far more economical option.

Other Work

"Become Your Own Matchmaker: Eight Easy Steps for Attracting Your Perfect Mate", by Patti Stanger, co-written by Lisa Johnson Mandell, will be published by Simon & Schuster in January 2009.

She has ten years of experience in the fashion industry, and has worked for such well-known companies as Union Bay Sportswear, Jou Jou Jeans, and Saks Fifth Avenue.

She has been featured in Marie Claire magazine, Elle magazine, Penthouse magazine, The New York Times, Woman's Own, The Star-Ledger, Cosmopolitan (UK), The Sun (UK) and The Telegraph (UK), Daily Mail, Sunday Mail, Variety, Entertainment Weekly; seen on “Dateline,” “E! Entertainment Television,” “The Anna Nicole Show,” “Love is in the Air,” “A Current Affair,” “Dr. Phil,” MTV, NBC, ABC, FOX, UPN, CBS, CNN, Good Morning News,” Fox NEWS, ABC News, “The Donny Duetsh Show,” “The Big Idea,” “Geraldo Rivera”, “The Ali and Jack Show,” [“Blind Date,” “The Other Half,” [“Undercover Television,” John Gray's popular TV series [“Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus,” “To Tell The Truth,” The Learning Channel's “Human Instinct” Series, the BBC documentary “Hollywood Confidential,” “This Morning” (UK) and “The Chris Moyles Show” (UK), Forbes.com, CNNmoney.com, Globmail.com, Google.com; and heard on “5 Live” (UK), “Sports Night” (UK) “Telemundo Television,” and "The Ellen Degeneres Show." Patti has also lectured to thousands of singles on the subject of “Finding the Best Man for You.” [Patti's Bio from Bravotv.com [http://www.bravotv.com/Kathy_Griffin/bio/Patti_Stanger] ]

References

External links

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* [http://www.bravotv.com/Kathy_Griffin/bio/Patti_Stanger Patti Stenger's Bio from Bravotv.com]
* [http://www.millionairesclub123.com Millionaire's Club Website]
* [http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/05/millionaire-matchmaker-is-the-new-heidi-fleiss/#comments "Millionaire Matchmaker" Is the New Heidi Fleiss (TMZ.com)]