Runway to Ruin: Inside a Notorious Male-Model Cult
Hoyt Richards, once the world’s top male model, was drawn into Frederick Von Mierers’s Eternal Values, a cult that fused extraterrestrial mythology with luxury fashion circles, gemstone scams, and a doomsday countdown. Richards was recruited as a teen, rose to global fame while secretly reporting to his cult leader, and endured manipulation and isolation until finally escaping with Fabio’s help in 1999. HBO’s Bring Me the Beauties documents the saga, while Richards now works as a counselor helping families extract loved ones from high-control groups.
