153: Hollywood’s First Weight Loss Guru: Madame Sylvia (Make Me Over, Episode 2)
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Madame Sylvia's Secrets of the Hollywood Elite
Madam Sylvia had a thriving business shaping the bodies of the stars, which put her in a prime position to hear plenty of juicy gossip. She would later divulge that there was something about stripping down to your underwear and being smacked around that made her clients a little quicker to share secrets. But these secrets were shared in the spirit of intimacy; they were not intended for public consumption. Before long, a princely sum of $15,000 for a full manuscript would be offered by Liberty Magazine's publishing arm. The book was tantalizingly called Hollywood Undressed, Observations of Sylvia, as noted by her secretary. However, it was clear to everyone in Hollywood that Sylvia had no
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