Brazilian former model describes Epstein flight: ‘There were about 30 girls, beautiful and very young’

Brazilian former model Amanda Ungaro has spoken publicly about her experience aboard one of Jeffrey Epstein’s private flights, offering a rare firsthand account of what occurred on the so-called “Lolita Express.” She said that in 2002, when she was just 17 years old, she flew from Paris to New York and noticed there were around 30 girls on board, many of them very young, some appearing to be between 14 and 16. According to her, the atmosphere on the plane felt unusual and did not resemble a typical modeling-related trip.

Ungaro described several troubling moments during the flight, recalling that some of the girls sat on Epstein’s lap while others were taken to the back of the plane with him and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. Although she did not fully understand the situation at the time, she later came to view the experience as alarming. Her testimony adds to the broader picture of how Epstein allegedly operated, shedding light on how young women were drawn into environments that were often misleading and uncomfortable.