Sean Patterson says himself, that people want to be around other beautiful people. Lucky guy then, that he gets to be president of Wilhelmina Models, the mega modeling agency which boasts such clients as Ciara, Fergie, and Gabriel Aubry. Here's the prez himself, on his history in New York's nightlife, his picks for the world's most beautiful, and his connection with some guy named Steve Lewis.

Scott Weiland’s Snitch is now Citrine, Tim Robbins is no longer behind the Back Room, De Niro’s Ago was critically panned, cholesterol problems await at Justin Timberlake’s Southern Hospitality, and Arnold Schwarzenegger & co.’s Planet Hollywood is a tourist trap, all’s not lost -- here’s a list of celeb-owned spots worth looking into.

Graydon Carter -- editor of Vanity Fair and owner/savior/matchbook-maker at the Waverly Inn -- has come to the rescue of yet another beleaguered New York restaurant. Word has leaked that Carter, along with a pair of partners, has purchased the Monkey Bar in the Hotel Elysée.