Who Was Frederick von Mierers? All About the Bring Me the Beauties Cult Leader Who Claimed to Be an Alien
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Frederick von Mierers was an extraterrestrial reincarnated from the giant star Arcturus—or at least that’s what he told followers. The Manhattan socialite was the leader of Eternal Values, a doomsday UFO-centered cult composed of high-fashion models.
Von Mierers, who founded the cult in the 1980s, lured in top modeling professionals with his peculiar brand of new-age mysticism and used his spiritual authority to financially exploit his devotees.
His influence is explored in the new HBO documentary series Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult, which includes extensive interviews with his most prominent former follower: supermodel Hoyt Richards.
Here’s what you should know about Frederick von Mierers.
Who Was Frederick von Mierers, Eternal Values Leader?
Frederick von Mierers, whose real name was Freddy Miers, was born on Christmas Day, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised Jewish by a single mother, Dorothea Carroll, though he reportedly spent most of his time with an aunt, whose name is unknown.
As a young man, Freddy, who was gay, briefly worked as a model in the late 1960s. During this time, he changed his name to Frederick von Mierers and became a social climber, earning a coveted place in the Social Register—a who’s who of New York’s high society.
In reinventing himself, he also rewrote his backstory, telling people his parents died in a car accident when he was a toddler and he was raised by his grandparents until he reached the age of 16, after which his godmother, arts patron Mrs. Earle Kress Williams, became his guardian.
Eventually, von Mierers spun an even greater tale, not about his childhood, but about his species.
How Did Frederick von Mierers Create Eternal Values?
Establishing himself as a trusted astrologer in the early 1980s, the well-connected socialite claimed he was an alien “walk-in” from the star Arcturus sent to train future leaders of the new age to repair civilization in the wake of the apocalypse. While von Mierers maintained he was born a human, he claimed an extraterrestrial energy entered his body, transforming him into a new alien version of himself and giving him knowledge of several past lives.
Before long, he gathered a large following of attractive young people, often meeting them at beaches, and luring them in with his particular blend of new-age philosophies, Eastern religions, and overarching doomsday prophecy. Many of them were fashion models, including Richards and Jacki Adams, but all were in search of a greater meaning and purpose for their lives.
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