Virginia Giuffre, the late survivor and accuser at the center of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, revealed in her posthumous memoir how her life changed forever after working at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. Her story began with excitement and pride, and ended in tragedy. In Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, Giuffre recounted the fateful summer of 2000 when she met Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, who would go on to exploit her for years.
Life at Mar-a-Lago
Before her ordeal began, Virginia Giuffre described her early days at Trump’s Palm Beach estate with fondness. Her father worked at Mar-a-Lago, maintaining tennis courts and air-conditioning units, and she was thrilled to have a job close to him. “It couldn’t have been more than a few days before my dad said he wanted to introduce me to Donald Trump himself,” she wrote in her memoir. Trump, she recalled, was polite and encouraging. “Trump couldn’t have been friendlier, telling me it was fantastic that I was there.”
Meeting Donald Trump
Giuffre’s brief interaction with Trump marked a proud moment in her life. “One day, my father took me to Trump’s office. ‘This is my daughter,’ Dad said, and his voice sounded proud,” she wrote. She was soon hired at the Mar-a-Lago day spa, performing simple duties such as serving tea, restocking towels, and tidying bathrooms. “My duties kept me just outside the inner sanctum of the massage rooms,” she added, “but still I could see how relaxed clients looked when they emerged.”
Trump Responds to Giuffre’s Story
When asked about Giuffre’s recollection earlier this year, former President Donald Trump confirmed she once worked for him. Speaking aboard Air Force One, he said Epstein had ruined their friendship by “stealing” young women who worked for him. “I think she worked in the spa, I think so. I think that was one of the people, yeah, he stole her,” Trump told reporters. “And by the way, she had no complaints about us, as you know. None whatsoever.”
The Maxwell Connection
Giuffre’s life took a dark turn when she met Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who frequently visited Mar-a-Lago. Maxwell soon introduced her to financier Jeffrey Epstein, promising better pay and glamorous travel. Giuffre wrote that Maxwell “recruited” her for a trip to Paris, where her new reality began to unfold. Once abroad, she said she was forced into “massages, s** and even dressing Epstein,” beginning a cycle of abuse that would continue for years.
Epstein’s Manipulation
In her memoir, Giuffre detailed the moment Epstein tried to take full control of her life. “Jeffrey then made his announcement that I should just quit my job at Mar-a-Lago and become his permanent traveling masseuse,” she wrote. He enticed her with money and luxury. “Rather than being paid $9 per hour at my current job, I could be earning $200 per massage, which he even said could be a few times a day.” That offer marked the start of her exploitation by Epstein and Maxwell.
Allegations Against the Elite
Giuffre later accused Epstein and Maxwell of trafficking her to powerful men, including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles amid renewed scrutiny. Andrew has denied any wrongdoing and maintains he never met Giuffre. Her accounts, however, have fueled global outrage and exposed the depth of Epstein’s criminal network.
A Memoir Before Death
Before her tragic death in April at age 41, Giuffre finished her 400-page memoir with co-author Amy Wallace. In her final email to publisher Alfred A. Knopf, she made a haunting request that the book be released no matter what happened to her. “It is my heartfelt wish that the memoir be released regardless of my circumstances,” she wrote. “The content of this book is crucial, as it aims to shed light on the systemic failures that allow the trafficking of vulnerable individuals across borders.”