Dimitra Ekmektsis

Born and raised near Stuttgart, Germany, Dimitra spent the
early 1990’s in New York City, working as an escort. For two
years, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin was her top client. Sorkin
later created the successful television drama The West Wing,
and though he confessed to Dimitra that he wrote the call
girl character because of her, he never officially
acknowledged her or gave her credit.

During her youth in Germany, Dimitra came to appreciate the
solace and stimulation of creative endeavors. In a magazine
she saw Helmut Newton’s work, and instantly took up
photography. At 12- years-old she read Xaviera Hollander’s
bestseller The Happy Hooker and vowed to go to New York and
follow in her footsteps. While Dimitra worked mostly as a
call girl, and later as a stripper, she is also a
photographer and even had a burgeoning career as a music
producer.

In 2002, the New York Daily News and Star magazine first
broke the story of Dimitra’s involvement with Aaron Sorkin
and The West Wing. In a discussion with Daily News columnist
George Rush, she talked about her desire to write about the
inner workings of high-priced call girl life; and he said,
“I can’t wait to read it.” That’s how Dimitra became a writer.

It was only natural, having been immersed in art and
literature all her life.