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Julia Haart scores massive win as her messy, four-year, $90 million divorce finally ends

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The married owners of the top modeling agency that represents Kendall Jenner, Adriana Lima and others have finalized their $90 million divorce after a spectacular and grueling four-year court battle.

Papers from the settlement between Elite World Group’s Silvio Scaglia and Julia Haart claim he spent those years funneling cash out of the firm, using company funds to buy two Bentleys, a Porsche, Van Cleef & Arpels jewels and more.

Scaglia, who bought Elite in 2011, appointed fashion designer Haart as the CEO of the famed agency in March 2019, and they married later that year.

Their split in 2022 triggered a slew of brutal lawsuits and countersuits over control of Elite and various associated companies, with Scaglia leveling allegations at Haart that she had stolen funds. As we’ve previously reported, a judge issued arrest warrants for the Italian businessman.

Julia Haart and Silvio Scaglia, pictured here, got married in 2019. Penske Media via Getty Images
Haart, seen above, filed for divorce in 2022, and the split was finalized in recent court documents. Instagram/juliahaart

But court papers obtained by Page Six show that in August a judge finally nixed the marriage — and handed 100% of the company, plus their $57 million Tribeca apartment, to Haart, who is also the star of Netflix reality show “My Unorthodox Life.”

The papers also revealed that Haart hired a forensic accountant to comb through company records as part of the divorce, and Scaglia’s assistant testified in the hearings.

In the filings, the court said it “received evidence” that Scaglia transferred “tens of millions of dollars to various third parties and entities including payments to himself and his paramour Michelle Marie Heinemann.” Scaglia’s attorneys have previously denied these allegations.

According to the papers, the accountant told the court that “company funds were used to purchase various luxury automobiles, such as two Bentleys, and a Porsche, as well as luxury jewelry from Van Cleef & Arpels.”

New court papers are alleging that Scaglia used company funds to buy two Bentleys, a Porsche and Van Cleef & Arpels jewels for his new “wife.” Dimitrios Kambouris
The pair, pictured here, co-owned top modeling agency Elite Models, which represents industry stars Kendall Jenner and Adriana Lima. Getty Images for Elite World Group

In the end, the court heard that Scaglia had allegedly transferred so much money out of the company that it was worth his shares in the company “and then some,” so experts figured it was only fair that Haart should now own the rest of the company.

She walks away with full ownership of the business.

She will also receive half of the funds Scaglia allegedly withdrew from the company, which his former assistant said total over $25 million.

“I am profoundly grateful for the court’s decision awarding me 100% ownership of Elite … and for finally seeing the truth come out after four and a half years,” said Haart, who was represented by Michael Beyda of divorce powerhouse Chemtob, Moss, Forman and Beyda.

Michelle Maria Heinemann, pictured here, with whom Scaglia became engaged in 2022. Page Six
Scaglia bought Heinemann, pictured above, a $342,000 heart-shaped engagement ring. Page Six

She accused Scaglia and business associates of “destroying [her] reputation,” but added, “He accused me of misappropriating funds and using EWG for my personal benefit; the court found that he did exactly those things. Everything they accused me of doing is what they themselves did.”

“In 2022, Silvio claimed I owned zero percent; today, he owns zero percent and I own 100 percent of EWG,” she said. 

But she said that “one piece of justice remains unfinished: accountability.” She said Scaglia and his associates have been held in contempt by the court, but “the arrest warrants remain pending.”

“There cannot be one set of laws for the rich and powerful and another for everyone else,” she said. “For four and a half years, these men have repeatedly ignored court orders because they believed they could do so without consequence.”

Scaglia did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

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