Revelle Balmain - The Last Appointment

In the days before Revelle Balmain vanished, she was a rising model with a promising future. But behind the glamour of Sydney's 1990s fashion scene was a world of sex, drugs and secrets.

In this episode, we hear from a photographer who met Revelle just days before she disappeared, uncover a bizarre rumour about a wealthy prince and retrace her final known movements.

As conflicting accounts emerge and unanswered pager messages pile up, one question remains: what really happened after Revelle's final appointment?

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She was a beautiful young model and dancer with dreams of making it big overseas. But 22-year-old Revelle Balmain had another life, one her family and closest friends knew little about.

Working as an escort under the name Misha, Revelle was preparing to leave it all behind for a fresh start in Japan.

Then, in November 1994, she vanished.

More than 30 years later, questions remain about her secret life, the people around her and what really happened in the days before she disappeared.

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In November 1994, Sydney woman Revelle Balmain disappeared after attending what was believed to be her final appointment of the day. More than three decades later, her disappearance remains one of Australia’s most enduring mysteries. 

In Revelle Balmain: The Last Appointment, we revisit the final hours before she vanished and speak with people who knew her best  including former boyfriends, her stepsister Suellen, and one of the last people known to have seen Revelle alive.

Through their memories, new interviews and a fresh examination of the case, the series explores who Revelle was, what was happening in her life at the time, and the unanswered questions that remain about her disappearance. 

Revelle Balmain: The Last Appointment is coming to Apple Podcasts Subscriptions from Monday, October 19. 

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