Which billionaires did Virginia Giuffre name in her book and what allegations were made against each?
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Executive summary
Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl accuses multiple powerful men — including former Prince Andrew and unnamed “Billionaires One, Two and Three” — of being among those she says Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell trafficked her to; she names Prince Andrew specifically and describes being forced to have sex with him when she was 17 and on other occasions [1] [2]. The book also describes encounters with a “billionaire with a pregnant wife,” a “former governor,” a “former U.S. senator,” a “prominent scientist and academic,” and a “former prime minister,” though several of those figures are left unnamed in the memoir and Giuffre says she feared naming some abusers because of litigation threats [3] [4] [5].
1. The clearest named allegation: Prince Andrew — repeated, graphic, settled outside court
Giuffre’s memoir revisits her long‑publicized allegation that she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew multiple times, including when she was 17; she recounts specific episodes, a payment of $15,000 she says was given for one encounter, and the presence of a widely circulated photograph showing Andrew with Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell [1] [2] [6]. Prince Andrew has denied meeting Giuffre but previously settled a 2022 civil lawsuit with her, and the memoir reiterates her accusation that she was trafficked to him [6] [4].
2. “Billionaires One, Two and Three” and vivid but unnamed encounters
Giuffre’s book refers to multiple wealthy men she labels in effect as “Billionaires One, Two and Three” and includes a striking account of being forced to have sex with “a billionaire while his pregnant wife slept in an adjoining room,” but the memoir often withholds identifying names in the published text and in excerpts [3] [4]. Journalists and reviewers note Giuffre describes the first time Epstein allegedly forced her to service a billionaire friend and details a pattern of being “lent out” to Epstein’s associates, but the actual billionaire names are not published in the excerpts made available to the press [4] [1].
3. Politicians and officials: a governor, senator and a former prime minister alleged
Giuffre writes of being trafficked to high‑ranking politicians she sometimes describes in functional terms — “a gubernatorial candidate who was soon to win election in a Western state,” “a former U.S. senator,” and a “former prime minister” who she says assaulted her — but in many cases she refrains from naming them directly in the memoir as published excerpts indicate [3] [5] [4]. Media coverage and reviews emphasize that some of these accounts add context to prior allegations in lawsuits and court filings, while noting Giuffre feared naming people outright because of the risk of being sued [3] [7].
4. Academics and scientists: allegations of rape and abuse cited but not always named
The memoir includes accusations against a “prominent scientist and academic” whom Giuffre alleges raped her, along with references to other academics and researchers Epstein supported; reporting stresses the book supplies more detail about such encounters but often stops short of publishing identifying information in the excerpts circulated to press [5] [1].
5. Why some names are withheld: legal, safety and psychological factors
Giuffre explicitly recounts fearing to name some alleged abusers because “some of the men threatened to ruin her financially with litigation,” and reviewers and outlets note that the memoir balances expanded detail with caution about naming people in the text that could trigger new legal battles [3] [4]. Several outlets describe the book as “careful” in revisiting allegations against men who “socialized with Epstein,” while also saying the manuscript contains many previously public claims framed with new personal context [8] [1].
6. What the reporting does not show or confirm from the memoir
Available sources do not provide a complete list of every billionaire or public figure Giuffre names; many allegations in the memoir are described in archetypal language or identified in ancillary files rather than in the widely published excerpts [4] [5]. The sources do not report full, new public identification in the book of all the “Billionaires One, Two and Three” or of the other political figures she describes; some names, reviewers say, remain “in the files” and were previously part of legal records [5] [9].
7. Competing perspectives and caveats in coverage
Coverage consistently notes Giuffre’s accounts align with accusations she has made for years in court filings and interviews, but also records that men she publicly accused have denied the claims and that Giuffre faced threats of litigation [8] [3] [10]. Reviews emphasize the memoir’s emotional and contextual contributions to the public record while documenting Giuffre’s explicit decision not to name all alleged abusers in the published excerpts [4] [3].
Limitations: this analysis relies on published excerpts, reviews and reporting about Nobody’s Girl; the available sources do not publish a comprehensive list of every person Giuffre named or all details in full manuscript form [4] [3].