Inside the secret lives of the Alexander brother wives: Two runway models... and the one who got away (after alleged 'abuse trophies' were discovered in her home)
Striding through Manhattan in her elegant shearling coat, a $3,000 Prada handbag casually slung over her arm, Shani Zigron looked runway ready.
The Israeli model's path led not to the catwalk, however, but to Thurgood Marshall Federal Courthouse in downtown New York.
There Zigron, 30, spent much of the past month in decidedly unglamorous confines, supporting her husband of almost six years, father of her two young daughters, throughout his trial for sex trafficking.
It was a far cry from her usual environment.
Yet she was a near-constant presence at husband Alon Alexander's court appearances, smiling as he entered in handcuffs and shaking her head furiously as prosecutors made their case.
She took notes and jotted messages in her bright pink diary: the final days of February were scribbled across with child-like bubble letters proclaiming, with perhaps naive optimism: 'Alon coming home now.'
Alon Alexander and his twin Oren, both 38, were on Monday found guilty alongside their brother Tal, 39, of all 10 federal charges of a sex trafficking conspiracy, which New York prosecutors said the three wealthy siblings ran for over a decade, from 2008-2021. They now each face the possibility of life in prison, with sentencing scheduled for August 6.
More than 30 witnesses were called by the prosecution including 11 women who accused some of the trio of rape or sexual assault. Many of the women said they were drugged and abused by the photogenic siblings.
Shani Zigron, 30, the Israeli model and wife of Alon Alexander, has been spending the past month in decidedly unglamorous confines, supporting her husband of almost six years, father of her two young daughters, throughout his trial for sex trafficking. On Monday he was found guilty
Zigron shared photos on social media of her high-flying existence, in the lavish cocoon of the Alexander family. The couple are pictured at the Plaza Hotel in February 2022
And the testimony was, at times, harrowing. One accuser told the court she was 17 when Oren Alexander was filmed raping her, despite her being unable to recall even meeting him.
Zigron sat stoically through it all. She was, on occasion, joined by Oren's wife, Kamila Hansen, 31.
Appearing in court in a series of fur coats and Ugg boots, Brazilian-born Hansen looked every inch the model she once was, if rather more camera shy. She was often seen shielding her face from the waiting press by wrapping an oversized scarf around her head.
Notably missing from the family bench was Arielle, wife of the third sibling, Tal - but more of that later.
For the past five weeks, Zigron and Hansen have looked on from the public gallery flanked frequently by their in-laws – the brother's mother, Orly, a well-known Miami philanthropist, and her husband Shlomi.
The couple emigrated from Israel in the early 1980s and not long after, in 1982, founded a security company, Kent Security - which has in recent years employed Alon as vice president, until he was charged.
The parents then branched out into real estate, and two of their sons followed and excelled: Tal and Oren became brokers, working first for Douglas Elliman in Miami and then in New York City, and ultimately founding in 2022 their own firm, Official Partners.
In 2019 the siblings sold the most expensive home in American history - a $240 million penthouse apartment overlooking Central Park, bought by hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin.
The three brothers enjoyed the spoils of their success, and each bought mansions in Miami Beach in 2020: the Miami Herald estimated that the siblings' properties are collectively worth nearly $30 million.
Alon's wife, Zigron, shared photos on social media of her high-flying existence, in the lavish cocoon of the Alexander family.
She had walked the Paris catwalk in 2013 for Vivienne Westwood, and the following year was cast in Adam Selman's New York show and Philipp Plein's Milan offering. In 2018 she auditioned for the legendary Victoria's Secret spectacle, but was not chosen.
In 2018 Zigron auditioned for the legendary Victoria's Secret spectacle, but was not chosen. She is pictured at the casting
Makeup campaigns followed, with 2020 shoots for Estee Lauder and Nars.
But she was far from a household name. It was only when she married Alon, in May 2020, that her financial future would have finally seemed sealed.
Alon's twin, Oren, fished for his bride in a similar pool.
Hansen, like Zigron, made several catwalk appearances throughout 2014 - with Versace, Givenchy, Herve Leger and Zimmerman all hiring the brunette beauty to model their clothes.
In 2018, while on a girls' weekend in Las Vegas, she met her future husband.
And for a time the siblings and their glamorous partners enjoyed a no-holds-barred jet-set lifestyle.
They posted photos of themselves skiing in Aspen, and on safari in South Africa.
They waltzed from Cairo to Provence, from Venice to the Austrian ski resort of Lech.
Travelling by private jet to lounge on a yacht, they flitted from the Bahamas to Saint Tropez, while the Hamptons was their second home.
In September 2021, posing at the US Open tennis tournament, Tal boasted that he had attended three of the four Grand Slams that year.
Social media photos showed a family vacation to French Polynesia; a wedding in Turkey; a tour of a sumo wrestling 'stable' in Tokyo.
In August 2022, while at his family's $3 million Aspen ranch, Hansen and Oren got engaged and, in May 2023, they tied the knot on Islamorada, a sleepy sandbank in the Florida Keys.
The wedding was covered by Vogue magazine, with the bride gushing: 'I have always dreamed about my wedding day, and I was just so happy - literally in awe - throughout the entire ceremony. All I could do was smile the entire time.'
In 2018, while on a girls' weekend in Las Vegas, Kamila Hansen met her future husband. The couple are pictured in December 2023, seven months after their Florida Keys wedding
Kamila Hansen walks the Ellus fashion show at Sao Paulo Fashion Week in April 2014 (left) and attends a 2018 Victoria's Secret casting (right)
Brazilian-born Hansen, seen arriving at court on February 3, has looked every inch the model she once was, if rather more camera shy
But a little over 18 months after that dream wedding, while heavily pregnant with her first child, Hansen's world came crashing down.
In December 2024, Oren and his brothers were charged and taken into custody in Miami, ahead of extradition to New York.
Gone were the designer suits, and in their place jail-issued suicide vests, as they made their first appearance in the Miami-Dade court.
Even the family's offer of up to $115 million in collateral for bail was rejected by the judge, who concluded that the three siblings posed a significant flight risk.
Who knows what conversations have been held behind closed doors, but publicly both Hansen and Zigron have been standing by their men.
The same cannot be said for Tal's wife Arielle, a managing director of a head-hunting firm.
Tal married Arielle in October 2023. If circumstances were different, they might still be enjoying the honeymoon phase of their union. But as soon as the allegations against the siblings were filed, Arielle walked away.
Much of the material presented at trial came from a search of Tal's Manhattan apartment, where investigators claimed they found 'trophies' from his exploits, including photos and videos showing 'women in states of intoxication and undress'.
Arielle chose to separate from Tal, despite having given birth to their child shortly before. She made her priorities clear in a dignified statement confirming the split and issued via her attorney.
In it, Arielle asserted: 'I will continue to provide my young baby with love and support as I leave my husband.
'This commitment to my child's best interests and well-being will remain my highest priority.'
Tal Alexander married Arielle in October 2023. If circumstances were different, they might still be enjoying the honeymoon phase of their union. But as soon as the allegations against the siblings were filed, Arielle walked away
Arielle asserted: 'I will continue to provide my young baby with love and support as I leave my husband'
Arielle has been forced, she claims, to vacate the $3.1 million waterfront home in Miami and $55,000-a-month Manhattan apartment she shared with Tal, and is now based full time in New York City.
Oren and his wife sold their Miami Beach mansion in June 2025 for $51.5 million. It is not clear if Alon and Zigron have kept their $2.9 million home in the same area.
A fourth Alexander brother, Niv, 45, who is not accused of any wrongdoing, appeared several times in court to support his three siblings during the trial.
The self-proclaimed 'contrarian investor type' is based between New York City and the exclusive enclave of Bedford, a bucolic settlement an hour north of Manhattan.
He married Cassie Arison, Carnival Cruises heiress and daughter of Israel's wealthiest woman, Shari Arison, in 2019. The Arison wealth dwarfs the Alexander fortune, with Shari worth an estimated $6 billion.
Niv and Cassie live, while in the city, in a Renzo Piano-designed SoHo penthouse, which featured in a 2022 edition of Architectural Digest.
'When I initially got to New York a decade ago, I lived in a loft on far west Broome Street,' Cassie told the magazine. 'It was wonderful to be able to sit by the window and watch my family's ships sail away.'
Cassie, a philanthropist and founder of As Promised magazine, has not been seen at the trial and remains active on social media - as is Arielle.
Niv Alexander and his heiress wife Cassie live, while in the city, in a Renzo Piano-designed SoHo penthouse, which featured in a 2022 edition of Architectural Digest
Niv Alexander leaves Manhattan Federal Court during his brothers' trial
The two 'model wives', however, have closed their accounts.
What must have gone through their heads, as they sat through harrowing testimony and bore witness to a video so horrifying that some jurors struggled to look?
Speaking in an interview on fashion website The Daily Row back in 2021, Hansen gave a glimpse into her own approach to life.
'Don't start thinking your life is going to be a movie scene,' she said, when asked for advice she'd share with other aspiring models. 'You have to be very patient and focused on your goals, always keep your feet on the ground because it can really mess with your head.
'Just be consistent, have a good relationship with your family and work hard, eventually [it] will fall into place.'
With the jury now having found the brothers guilty, those hopes have fallen as flat as the wish expressed by Zigron last month, when she wrote that message in her diary: 'Alon coming home now.'
