She also writes books under the pen name, Carolina Carter. As such, Hooper now lives off of the 20% stake she kept after selling Black Umbrella, the "disaster preparedness business" that she and Andrew also once operated. "Honestly, despite my qualifications, every company that interviewed me politely told me that they could never put me in front of clients with a background connected to him," Hooper told People. Hooper struggled to find work in the aftermath of both the scandal and Andrew's death. But that all changed after the Ponzi scheme came to light. Hooper somehow parlayed her fly-fishing store experience into becoming a brand ambassador for Dior, a job which had her rubbing elbows with the creme de la creme of the fashion world. According to journalist Laurie Sandell's book, Truth and Consequences: Life Inside the Madoff Family - which was written with the cooperation of almost everyone connected to the Madoffs except for Mark's widow, Stephanie - Andrew quickly became a major investor in Hooper's shop.
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