New York: After Sarah Palin came under scrutiny for her wardrobe expenses, new details have emerged, which show that US Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s campaign paid three makeup artists a total of $52,000 over six weeks.
According to records filed with the Federal Election Commission, the McCain campaign paid Amy Strozzi, Palin’s travelling makeup artist, $22,800 for the first two weeks of October. Strozzi received $13,200 for her work in September.
Records have revealed that McCain''s makeup artist, Tifanie White, received $8,512 in September and $7,368 during the first two weeks of October.
The Republican National Committee paid a third makeup artist, Tracy Thorp, $980 for work in September.
The total makeup expense for a six-week period beginning September 1 comes down to $52,000.
A spokesman for McCain-Palin, Ben Porritt, refused to discuss the makeup expenses.
"Our campaign is focused on talking about the issues," a New York newspaper quoted him, as saying.
The payments to Strozzi make her the highest paid person in the McCain-Palin presidential campaign during the first half of October.
Earlier this week, records showed the Republican National Committee spent $1,50,000 – including more than $75,000 at Neiman Marcus and nearly $50,000 at Saks Fifth Avenue – to outfit Palin in designer duds.
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