(Season 1)
"I don't make money, I spend money." (Season 1)
Second generation Washington, D.C. native, Schmidt-Amons, is an active member of the Washington, D.C. social scene and the granddaughter of legendary radio and TV personality Arthur Godfrey. She has been married to her husband, telecom executive Rich Amons, for over 20 years and resides in McLean, Virginia with their five children: Lolly, Ryan, Alexandra, Meghan and Matt.
On the business front, she is the founder of Labels for Love and co-founder of The District Sample Sale, two D.C.-based charities.
Schmidt Amons is a registered Republican.
Lynda Erkiletian
(Season 1)
"I give people enough rope to hang themselves, and the smart people don't." (Season 1)
Southern born Erkiletian is the owner and founder of T.H.E. Artist Agency, one of the top modeling and talent agencies in Washington, D.C. She is also the mother of four children, ages 17 to 29 - Aaron, Jessica, Mihran and Sam - and during the first season they moved from Georgetown to McLean, Virginia.
She is very involved in numerous charitable organizations, including the Paula Coburn Foundation and Washington Ballet’s Women’s Committee.
Erkiletian was born a Southern Baptist but says she converted to Judaism.
She is a registered Republican, but she did state that she voted for Barack Obama.
Stacie Scott Turner
(Season 1)
"D.C. is my town, and I thrive in it." (Season 1)
Alexandria, Virginia native, Turner, is a successful real estate agent. She is a Howard University graduate with a bachelor's degree in business administration/finance and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She worked in marketing at BET and as a manager at Procter and Gamble (where she met her husband) and other companies before becoming a real estate agent. She is with Long & Foster, but was with Sotheby's International Realty prior to this and during the duration of the filming.
On the philanthropic front, she is the founder of Extra-Ordinary Life, a charitable organization that enables girls, who are in foster care (in the D.C. area), to achieve and be exposed to positive experiences while in foster care.
She resides in the Sixteenth Street Heights district of Washington, D.C. with her husband, Jason (an entrepreneur who once worked in Adrian Fenty's administration) and their two children, Jacob and Catherine.
She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
She has also appeared on an HGTV episode of Get it Sold.
She is a registered Democrat.
Catherine "Cat" Ommanney
(Season 1)
"I'm here for a good time, not a long time." (Season 1)
London, England, native Ommanney is an interior designer.
She relocated to Chevy Chase, Maryland shortly after marrying Charles Ommanney, a prize-winning photojournalist for Newsweek, after a brief courtship. She has two daughters from a previous marriage, Jade and Ruby. Before the series aired, it was reported that the Ommanneys had separated.
Ommanney is writing a book about her "racy" escapades while living in London, titled Inbox Full.
She is a registered Democrat.
Michaele Salahi
(Season 1)
"People have a hard time saying no to me, and that's just been my blessing." (Season 1)
Michaele Salahi (née Michelle Ann "Missy" Holt) (born October 1, 1965) is an American self-proclaimed model and socialite. The Oakton, Virginia native is a very active member of the Washington, D.C. social scene.
She and her husband, Tareq, are founders of America's Polo Cup, which had become one of the largest and most high profile polo events in the U.S. They have also been the alleged owners and residents of the Oasis Winery near Hume, Virginia. (Both the Oasis Winery and America's Polo Cup, Inc. filed for Chapter 7 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in February 2009 and September 2010, respectively.) In 2009, she claimed to be a former Washington Redskins cheerleader; however, the Washington Post reported that this was untrue.
Personal life
Michaele is the daughter of Howard A. Holt Jr. & Rosemary (née O'Malley) of Fairfax, Virginia. She attended, but did not graduate from, King's College.
Michaele was a sales girl and make-up artist at Nordstrom. She met Tareq in 2000 at a party thrown by McLean, Virginia real estate broker N. Casey Margenau and his wife Molly.
Michaele married Tareq in 2003 in a ceremony at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington D.C. The guest list included 1,836 guests, including Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Margaret Heckler. The wedding, originally scheduled for October 2002, was postponed numerous times, prompting Kennedy to quip that he needed to issue "subpoenas" to the bride and groom.
In September 2010, it was claimed in an interview with Fox News Channel that Michaele was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis seventeen years ago. According to interview transcripts, this statement was made by Diane Diamond, the tabloid journalist who authored the couple's 2010 book, rather than Michaele herself, who seemed too distraught to speak. Also in September, it was reported that Michaele would pose for Playboy Magazine in a full frontal shoot. Sources claim that Salahi later denied the claim.
On the philanthropic front, Michaele claims to be an advocate and fundraiser for MS and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
White House crasher
Main article: 2009 U.S. state dinner security breaches
Michaele is also known as one of the "White House Crashers" as she and her husband showed up at the White House without invitations and greeted President Barack Obama on November 24, 2009, in the receiving line for 400 invited guests. Three days later, the United States Secret Service publicly stated the Salahi couple had not been invited to the event and, although they went through magnetometers and other levels of screening, should have been prohibited from the event altogether. Bravo producers said they had been filming the Salahis before the dinner, but were told by the couple that they were invited. Both Salahis claim no wrongdoing but pleaded the Fifth Amendment and refused to testify to their story during the subsequent investigation.
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