Jackie Collins still observing Vegas, lives of privileged

Jackie Collins doesn't just peer into your eyes, she devours them. Her focus is steady, like a constant reader's, and this would be the most striking thing about meeting her, if you weren't already impressed by her feats, specifically these:

She is one of the world's best-selling airport authors; she once almost drowned in a pool during a romp she does not regret; and she invented The Mirage casino before Steve Wynn did.

Collins' easy-read novels take place in Hollywood and Las Vegas, largely. What her fans think of characters in both cities is that stars, hookers and beautiful people crave good love and better sex.

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