August 3, 2007
The Next Top Business Model : Paolo Zampolli
(https://hauteliving.com/2007/08/the-next-top-business-model/736/)

H: What prompted your transition from the fashion industry to the real estate world? Do you find many parallels in the two industries?
PZ My longtime friendship with Donald Trump influenced my decision to begin a new life. Donald always said I was too capable to limit myself to the modeling industry – I had already created one of the most renowned modeling agencies in New York overnight, and ID Models is now known as the most successful worldwide.
One evening two years ago, Donald, Melania, David Copperfield and I discussed the subject extensively at Cipriani downtown. I am convinced that David and Donald performed magic on me, because the next day I was at NYU getting my real estate license.
Fashion and real estate do have something in common. The major fashion houses are beginning to shift their focus from the way you look to the way you live."

2 years ago was 2005. see pic