{"product_id":"a-copa-girls-story-michele-venet-9798185367186","title":"A Copa Girl's Story: My Six Months in New York's Most Famous Nightclub","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1961, eighteen-year-old Michele Venet answered a newspaper advertisement that promised a chance to become one of New York's glamorous Copacabana Girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin weeks, she was living in Manhattan, performing at the legendary Copacabana, where celebrities, entertainers, and New York's high society gathered night after night. It was a world of dazzling gowns, demanding rehearsals, close friendships, and unforgettable experiences-one that few young women ever got to know from the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Beekman Tower to the Peppermint Lounge, from afternoons with John Wayne and Mickey Rooney to evenings with Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra, Michele takes readers behind the velvet curtain of a vanished New York filled with glamour, excitement, humor, and remarkable characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs one of the youngest Copa Girls, she experienced six extraordinary months that would shape the rest of her life. Along the way came unexpected opportunities, life-changing decisions, and memories that would stay with her forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm, funny, and deeply personal, this is a nostalgic journey into the golden age of New York nightlife-a true story of ambition, adventure, and the moments that stay with you forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michele Venet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185367186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Michele Venet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148621324543,"sku":"9798185367186","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-copa-girls-story-michele-venet-9798185367186","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}