Pam Phillips on her "rich and famous" lifestyle | Forensic Files

at the time you met Gary how much were you worth I had been working since I was like 15 uh and I was worth a probably
like I think a million 8 two million in there um it made totally on my own um I just sold a a $15 million property a big
real estate property um nice commission big commission yeah and I uh um was uh you know very active in the community
and uh doing really well I mean I've done all kinds of things I graduated from the UVA um University of Arizona
yeah University of Arizona business and um used to import cars when I was going to college and uh work through college
put myself through college so you you you weren't a trophy wife no you were a successful businesswoman I was I was a
successful businesswoman give me a sense of uh back in the good times this the social life that you guys LED yeah met
all kinds of interesting people um and he is he's a character you know Gary he was a lot of fun you know we took we
took trips to Europe quite a bit um um a lot of boat trips met a lot of interesting people um tell me about
Donald and Mara Trump Mara I love Mara is like an angel she is absolutely an Angel um
she's uh just a she sent me a book actually just the other day you know and uh she's a very spiritual um fabulous uh
girl wonderful mother and um she was a wonderful wife and Donald I adore as well Donald is uh like uh I understand
Donald and he is one of the funniest people to be around you can imagine um I spent a lot of time or we I spent myself
a lot of time um around them what did you guys do with Donald and Marla um well we went
uh H we got out to dinner we uh let's see I think we had some ski trips I'm trying to think uh all the things that
we did uh um they had a wonderful place in uh in Florida marago you went there to visit oh yeah yeah matter of fact at
one point even before I was going to move to Aspen I was thinking about should I go uh Donald was saying you
know maybe you should come here and do memberships um sell memberships because they were turning it into a country club
um I ended up uh moving to Aspen instead

In her first and only television interview, Pam Phillips talks to "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant about her past as a jet-setting socialite.

Brief Summary

A successful businesswoman shares her wealth journey and experiences with Donald and Marla Trump.

Key points

Successful Businesswoman. She emphasizes her independence and success in business.
Adoration for Mara Trump. She describes Mara as a spiritual and wonderful person.
Fun Times with Donald Trump. She shares her experiences and fun moments with Donald Trump.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I was a successful businesswoman.

Reflecting on her career and independence.

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