Ashley Dupre, Former Eliot Spitzer Call Girl, Opens Lingerie, Swimsuit Shop 'Femme By Ashley' In New Jersey

Ashley Dupre, the woman once linked to the downfall of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, has now opened a lingerie shop in New Jersey.

Her new business venture, "Femme by Ashley," focuses on selling luxurious swimsuits and intimate apparel for women.

Since the Spitzer scandal, Dupre has written a sex and relationship column for the New York Post and posed nude for Playboy. But now the 27-year-old is looking to get out of the media spotlight and behind the doors of her new boutique.

In an exclusive interview with local blog RedBankGreen, Dupre said she was excited to move forward.

“I made a bunch of mistakes when I was younger, and I feel like, for the first time in my life, I’m growing into an adult, and I’m really excited about that," she said.

Visit RedBankGreen for the full interview and pictures of the boutique.

According to the store's website, the concept for "Femme by Ashley" came from Dupre's "passion for fashion and design."

The store's "femme philosophy" includes the following description:

The femme collection is inspired by my desire to provide luxurious swimwear, lingerie and accessories to encompass all the beautiful moments of your life.

The shop is scheduled to hold its grand opening on May 16.

Once dubbed America's "most famous hooker" by the Village Voice, Dupre -- or "Kristen," as she was named in the federal affidavit -- has previously said that dwelling on the past is a "sign of a weak person."

Still, Dupre has tried to escape negative press since her first interviews surrounding the prostitution ring investigation that began roughly four years ago.

"I just don’t want to be thought of as a monster," she told The New York Times in a March 2008.

In her 2010 Playboy issue, which ran with the cover line "An American Affair: Ashley Dupre and the Seduction of Power," the New Jersey native even hinted Spitzer was at fault for her new image.

"Some people call me the girl who brought down the governor of New York, but in reality he brought me down ... I was an escort. As much as I wish I could make that go away, I can't," she told Playboy at the time.

Despite Dupre's attempt to start on a clean slate, some Red Bank, N.J., residents aren't too excited about the new business and the attention it's bringing to the town.

"Red Bank has now been compared to The Jersey Shore & Snooki --DUE TO THIS AFFILIATION. It was the few of the towns that was kept out of that disaster that has ruined NJ's reputation," one commenter wrote in response to RedBankGreen's article.

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Steve68112

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03:04 AM on 05/21/2012

Interesting she is branching out into a clothing store...might have expected her to be specializing in birthday suits instead. So I guess she really has no experience at all with this stuff.

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florencebrady

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01:04 AM on 05/21/2012

Sometimes you're just born at the wrong time!

When I was young and it "got out" that a girl slept with a politician, she was chastized forever!

Now, they get publicity for their business. Not fair!

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lillyroses4o

I waited patiently for the Lord.....40

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04:59 AM on 05/21/2012

lol....well Eliot has been back in not one but two prime-time news show. Cnn and current tv. Now why should the escort be punished worse than a married John. A John who is hypocritical to boot. Punished law breakers, but he himself broke them...hmmm... Never understood that...but it has always been a man's world.

bkooy

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11:15 PM on 05/20/2012

The unemployment rate will likely drop unfortunately and reducing the benefits for many thousand of recipents for which I feel very sorry for.
But the fact is, she has a job".

11:12 PM on 05/20/2012

She is a "Small Business Venture" which is what we need to get this economy going again.
What is all the fuss about.....Spitzer was trying to grow minority business and actually he did a good job on this one....This young lady is paying taxes on her earnings and helping the economy by what-ever means she can.

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victorzeller

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10:45 PM on 05/20/2012

It will be out of business in a year. Red Bank is not the place to set up a shop like this.

me3jewels

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10:02 PM on 05/20/2012

Will Chris Christie claim credit for a new business opening in NJ?

MrAmericanMadeOnly

103 Fans

09:24 PM on 05/20/2012

has been compared to The Jersey Shore & Snooki..? ! ... (. WHAT. ! ! ! . )

This can only mean ONE THING......ANOTHER .......REALITY.. .. SHOW. ! ! !... ( NO, PLEASE NO. ! . ) .... Although you have to admit, at Least it would have a Story Line. ...

Oh, by the way I am looking for something SEXY, ... I am 5ft. 8in. 260 pounds, 39 in waist, Brown Hair, a Beard, and Mustache, do you have something SEXY that would fit. ? .......
( OH.!... I mean for MY Wife. ! ! .. ) ... NOT for ME.! ,... my WIFE. !..... She is a 20 year old Model,.. Ya thats it,.. She is a MODEL... a Woman Model.... A very nice looking WOMAN Model.. ! ! ! ! .....

Soooooooo, do you have anything that would look Fabulous on a bigger woman. ?

Wehms2

Life's a BEACH!!! :o)

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09:03 PM on 05/20/2012

"but in reality he brought me down ... I was an escort.........." Seriously? Would she be RICH now if it wasn't for the "affair?"

09:35 PM on 05/20/2012

Incidentally, I'm not "against" her OR her former "profession." There's a very good reason that it's called the oldest profession in the World.......and in my opinion, it should be LEGAL. I just hate that Politicians are "brought down" because "they" have passed laws against it.....I guess that's part of the "problem"......the Politicians like to make laws in their efforts to "impose" their "morality" on other people and then we find out their morals aren't superior to anybody's!!!!............so in that light, it's proper that she profit from it all......just wish we didn't have to keep hearing about it...........

Charles Malone

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07:40 PM on 05/20/2012

stores like this don't stay open long, she will end up working in a strip club somewhere.

freemen76

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08:49 PM on 05/20/2012

i see you there throwing your money at her lol

natureman44

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05:54 PM on 05/20/2012

Obama will tax her out of business in a couple of years if he gets reelected. Look for a lot of businesses being taxed to death if he has four more years. Ashley Dupre, would make a better president, at least she has business experience.

09:09 PM on 05/20/2012

Obama WILL get 4 more years.....the Republicans are handing it to him on a silver platter!!! Too bad "they" are afraid to put Ron Paul up against him......(the ONLY guy that Polls better than Obama).....guess it would cut into their "Military Industrial Complex" bribes...I mean, payoffs......oops, I mean Campaign Contributions too much. :o)

02:17 AM on 05/21/2012

I would vote for Paul in a minute, anyone but the dolt we have now.

09:41 PM on 05/20/2012

Maybe you think that. ! .. But if Mitt Romney gets elected he will do a Hostile Take Over of her Company, Fire her, and some of her employees, and then SELL The Company, and make a Lot of money for " Mitt Romney." . ! ! .. WHY you ask. ? ....... Because that is how Company Raiders make there money, and that is what they do.. ! !

It is called DOWN SIZING.. ! !

If you are going to Vote Republican, then please read the following on the Internet, and SEE who owns The Republican Congress,.. and Mitt Romney. !... ( It's Grover Norquist, and his CONTRACT that they ALL signed. !. )... This may Change your mind. !

The Pledge: Grover Norquist's hold on the GOP

getalittlesneakpeek

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04:37 PM on 05/20/2012

i love how all of you guys are like, "good luck!" or "good attitude!"

but then you hate on Kim K for doing the same -___-

tstratford

and that's the way it is

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06:46 PM on 05/20/2012

I think Kim K. is beautiful! But she wouldn't look my direction. Okay, I wish.

whdlsn

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11:37 PM on 05/20/2012

Yes, she is nice looking, but has sailboat fuel for brains

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08:50 PM on 05/20/2012

were all alike. you tried us all. theres a name for that lol

ascri38223

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01:48 PM on 05/20/2012

I wonder how much Eliot Spitzer paid to bang her???????????????

wright5781

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01:39 PM on 05/20/2012

Beautiful woman!!, Beautiful attitude for looking forward.

Esme St Clair

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

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12:51 PM on 05/20/2012

What a bunch of hypocrites posting on here! There are many, many men who hold political office or who run huge corporations whose crimes are infinitely worse than what this young girl did. She hasn't killed anyone. Do you want to go back to the days when women like her had to wear a scarlet A on their clothing? Would you prefer that she never get a decent job again? If she were forced to collect welfare, you'd be jumping all over her for that. Get over yourselves--she's 27 and was only a teen when she got into prostitution. I guess you've never heard of "judge not, lest ye be judged"? Sheesh.