These women (and all the ones before and after) knew what the deal was. They are paid live-in escorts. I'd say prostitutes, but apart from sex night twice a week they also have duties like being arm candy, being affectionate 'faux' girlfriends, not sleep with anyone else or even fraternize with the staff, abide by a curfew, to not rock the boat with the other escorts and to spend many boring nights playing monopoly and other board games with Hef. In return for their services, they got $1000/wk, clothing/hairdresser/beautician accounts, cosmetic surgery, the use of a decent car, free board and food (even the women that had children were accounted for by being able to live elsewhere on the mansion grounds with their child), meeting celebrities and work and fame opportunities. The fame opportunity was the biggest draw card- being photographed at nightclubs and on the red carpet, but mainly to appear in the magazine to kick start their (nude) modelling careers. In fact, way too many "girlfriends" bailed as soon as they appeared in the magazine, that Hef axed that part of the deal. Also if an escort left the mansion on good terms, Hef would continue to throw them some work if they came grovelling (and hadn't disclosed anything about mansion life).
Being girlfriend number 1 was not a coveted position. Very few of the women wanted that position as they lost all independence and privacy by having to live in Hef's room (another poster mentioned that he paid for their individual rooms which is correct, and the rooms varied in price depending on if they were private or shared, or had a bathroom, size etc. So Hef saved money having one live in his room with him). And as Kendra eloquently pointed out recently, they have 'clean up' duties. The head girlfriend is responsible for organising sex nights, having towels ready, making sure the rest of the women bathed first, cleaning Hef off between women, wielding the super size bottle of baby oil, making sure the women 'acted' the part when not having their 2 minutes on him, and finishing him off. From what i've read, there was very little pay off in being girlfriend number 1. They received a bit more money and could wield a bit more power in complaining about other women in the mansion. If Holly told Hef that one woman was causing discontent with others, she'd be called up to be reprimanded. She may get a slightly better car and some other minor extras, i think Hef knew that #1 girlfriend was not a bonus so threw her some bonus's for the tonne of extra work she was doing (literally a 24/7 beck and call girl).
I think Holly was just deluded. She had been a bottom feeder for years before securing a girlfriend position. There were always a tonne of women trying to get their foot in the door - this entailed just being on the short list just for nightclub/sex nights which they got nothing in return for, but if they turned up enough times and put in the effort, eventually they could ask for live in girlfriend status. Bridget was the same, and that's probably why they formed an alliance. They were both treated like crap by all the other girlfriends due to the competition.
In one of the last episodes of the original 3 GND, even Kendra mentioned all the skanky ass ho's around the mansion and having to remember to keep her door locked. It appears that nothing had changed but it was just filmed and heavily edited for the sake of brevity for the show.
Source: I've read all the tell-alls and they all coincide enough to paint a pretty clear picture.
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