In an interview with the news portal *Brasil 247*, Ungaro recounted episodes from her career in the fashion world and her connections to Italian businessman and diplomat Paolo Zampolli, as well as her relationship with the late U.S. financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Ungaro stated that she began working as a model at age 13 and later traveled to Milan and Paris, where she came into contact with the agency of Frenchman Jean-Luc Brunel, who has been identified as a central figure in the sexual exploitation network linked to Epstein.

According to her account, at age 16, she flew on Epstein’s private jet from Europe to New York for a job related to Brunel’s agency.

The former model stated that about 30 minors were on that flight and that she only later grasped the scope of the activities linked to Epstein.

She also claimed to have maintained a close relationship for years with U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, and to have visited the White House during the tycoon’s first term.

Furthermore, she stated that she received a notice from lawyers linked to Melania Trump after making public statements about her relationship with the presidential couple.

Ungaro rejected the defamation allegations and maintained that she stands by her accusations.

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