Faith Kates is a New York modeling executive who co-founded Next Model Management in 1989 with Jean-Luc Brunel, a French model agent who was later charged with sex trafficking in connection with the Epstein case and died in French custody in February 2022. The EFTA files reveal an extensive relationship with Epstein: - 6,984 emails between Kates and Epstein spanning 2009 to 2019 - Epstein regularly visited Next's NYC offices; four employees confirmed seeing him there between 1989 and 2008 - Epstein's foundations donated $50,000 (2006), $10,000 (2016), and $25,000 (2017) to charities connected to Kates and her family - A 2017 Thanksgiving email exchange shows a casual, first-name relationship - Model Stacey Williams stated Kates introduced her to Epstein at a dinner in the early 1990s, leading to a brief relationship Kates resigned (officially "retired") from Next Model Management in late 2025 after EFTA emails surfaced. Ruby Rose and other industry figures publicly noted the connection was unsurprising.
Reported by WWD, Page Six, The Daily Beast, Total News, and Epstein Web Tracker. Kates has denied having a business relationship with Epstein and has not been charged with any crime.