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Paper: A Look Into the Life of Nightlife Legend Susanne Bartsch

It's not an exaggeration to say nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch has ruled the New York club world for decades. She has sashayed half nude, covered in high-fashion finery, wigs and other accoutrements through every major club since the 80s and she's still hotter than ever. Currently holding court on Tuesdays at SoHo Grand and Thursday at Marquee, she's just finished a summer season of weekly On Top parties at the Standard Hotel. Despite the ups and downs of the crazy world of NYC clubs, the Swiss born Bartsch has the face and body of a Playboy bunny in her early 30s. Our photographer, Rebecca Smeyne, visited Bartsch at her home in the Chelsea Hotel as she prepped for her weekly Thursday night party, Catwalk Marquee. Smeyne later caught up with Bartsch while hosting her other bashes -- Tuesdays at Soho Grand and On Top at The Standard. We, meanwhile, took her on a walk down memory lane and heard her feelings about whether NYC is still number one or just ain't what it used to be ...