EXCLUSIVE It's the classless video that had the eastern suburbs cringing. Now, we reveal how much cash these well-heeled housewives really have in the bank (and one is a LOT richer than the others)
'Dior, Valentino and an Hermès bag! It's called Montano money!'
This is the brag made by socialite Victoria Montano that had jaws dropping and eyes rolling across the eastern suburbs last week.
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