The most expensive call girls in the world: Hollywood madam admits supplying £30k-a-night prostitutes to celebrities



They say she makes nineties Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss look like Mary Poppins.

Good reason then for film stars and politicians to be quaking in their boots following the arrest of Michelle Braun.

The mother-of-two has admitted running a vice ring supplying the most expensive call girls in the world to celebrities, business chiefs and well known public figures.

Caught : Michelle Braun, right, posing with Paris Hilton, employed more than 70 women including fashion models, Hollywood actresses and Playboy centrefolds. There is no suggestion Miss Hilton has any connection with the allegations against Braun

Her stable of 70 women - said to include fashion models, Hollywood actresses, and Playboy centrefolds - were able to command up to £30,000 a night for sex.

For her part, Braun is said to have made more than £5million.

It was her boasts two years ago in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that were Braun's downfall. Named as running the most expensive escort service, she told the magazine: 'All I do is make the introductions between famous girls and rich guys who want to meet them.'

Prosecutors in California, however, uncovered a sophisticated prostitution ring. Braun, 31, charged men £1,000 just to register with her website, before they would even get to see photos of available women.

The fees dwarfed those of Fleiss, whose girls made up to £7,000 a night.

Pretty woman: The blonde madam, pictured with actor Mickey Rourke, revealed her clients include well known celebrities and public figures. There is no suggestion Mr Rourke has any connection with the allegations against Braun



Braun's operation was in another league.

According to prosecutors she quickly filled the void left by Fleiss when she was jailed for offences relating to her prostitution ring in 1997. She began an online call girl service from Bakersfield, California, but as her wealth grew moved to Boca Raton, Florida mixing with the rich and famous.

The identities of Braun's clients have not been revealed but her lawyer said they include big names. 'Let's just say you'd be shocked,' said Marc Nurik.

Prosecutors said her company, Global Travel Network, was a front for the call girl service where women would charge up to £5,000 a day in travel expenses alone.

Lucrative: Braun (right) with actor Terrence Howard , is estimated to have made more than £5m from running the prostitution ring. There is no suggestion Mr Howard or the unidentified woman (left) in this picture have any connection with the allegations against Braun

The FBI trapped Braun after she agreed to fly a girl from Los Angeles to New York to meet a client who was an undercover agent. They were able to arrest her for the federal offence of transporting a woman across state lines for sex. Her arrest sent a wave of panic across Hollywood as agents seized her computers and phone records.

Mr Nurik admitted that men who used Braun's service did so to arrange sex. 'I'm not sure people would pay money to meet a porn star and talk about Stephen Hawking's newest book,' he said.

Braun this week agreed to a plea deal that means she will escape jail. Prosecutors have recommended she be fined £20,000 and given six months of home confinement. The court hearing is in October.