Where is Hoyt Richards now? How the model lost millions in an ‘80s New York cult
Hoyt Richards, a former male supermodel, reveals his past involvement in a cult called Eternal Values in a new HBO documentary. During his modeling career in the '80s and '90s, he gave away approximately $4 to $5 million to the cult leader, Frederick von Mierers. Richards reflects on his experiences and the denial often faced by cult members, stating he only recognized it as a cult years after leaving.
- ▪Hoyt Richards was one of the first male supermodels in the '80s and '90s.
- ▪He gave away between $4 and $5 million to the cult leader Frederick von Mierers.
- ▪Richards did not realize he was in a cult until years after he left.
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TV exclusive Where is Hoyt Richards now? How the model lost millions in an ‘80s New York cult By Lauren Sarner Published June 3, 2026, 1:11 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add Page Six on Google Supermodel by day, cult member by night. It sounds too strange to be true, but that was life for Hoyt Richards, the subject of the new three-episode HBO documentary, “Bring Me The Beauties: A Model Cult.” “If I hadn’t lived it, I wouldn’t have believed [my life story] myself,” Richards exclusively told Page Six. 10 Hoyt Richards (photographed in 1990) was one of the first male supermodels, and he was secretly in a cult.
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