Betty is a sexy little thang,
Screencaps courtesy of slashasterisk at the Reporter Caps forum and SceptreX42 at the Wide World of Women forum.
In the year since, FBN has come a long way and Lee has done much to take some of the steam out of those "anchor-babe" comments.
"It does take away from the content," she says of the attention paid to her physical appearance. "But that only makes me work harder. Going into a story, I feel like I have to be 200 to 300 percent prepared in order to offset that kind of branding."
Vanity Fair released an article recently from its November issue called “Who Is Wall Street’s Queen B.?” ... A few disparaging mentions of FBN cast them as skimpy-dressing-ditzes, an image Maria Bartiromo expressed she was none too happy to witness.
When asked about the VF article, Nicole acknowledged that she did read it, but put on her serious reporter face and said 'no comment', ending any further discussion. However, given Nicole’s extensive background on the exchange (she has over 10 years experience down there, working previously with WPIX Channel 11 News, Bloomberg TV, CNBC and Dow Jones' Wall Street Journal Report) and her presence on the floor, you’d be kind of disappointed in making that assumption about her.
Nicole also explained some of the pranks her and her good-time trader buddies have played over the years. Ranging from throwing baby powder on someone's freshly shined shoes to planting perfume and lipstick all over a recently married trader's clothing. Those hooligans, they're incorrigible!