Use sugar daddies to make wealth: Zainab Yousaf advises women

Pakistani model Zainab Yousaf has landed in hot water after her very blunt take on “sugar daddy” relationships started making the rounds online.

Speaking in a recent podcast appearance, Zainab didn’t exactly sugarcoat her views. Instead of warning women to avoid such relationships, she leaned into a more transactional mindset. “Don’t ever take sugar daddies seriously, don’t fall in love. They are already married and have children who are their priority. Take as much financial benefit as you can, take cash,” she said.

And she didn’t stop there. Zainab went on to argue that how you benefit from these relationships matters too—hinting that designer gifts just don’t cut it. “I think taking cash or at least a plot is better than gifts like bags and perfumes,” she explained, adding that women should aim for bigger, more lasting gains.

Her reasoning? According to her, many girls get caught up in the lifestyle but don’t think long-term. When the sugar daddies leave, the women are not left with much.

"Bags, perfumes, these are all bullshit," she said, adding that men owe it to women as even talking to a good looking young woman beenfits a man's health and more.

Unsurprisingly, the internet had thoughts. Lots of them.

From calling her advice “problematic” to accusing her of promoting transactional relationships, users flooded comment sections with criticism, while others debated whether she was simply being “real” about a reality people don’t openly discuss. If the goal was to spark debate, mission accomplished.

Either way, one thing is clear: between talk of sugar daddies, cash over bags, and aiming for plots, Zainab Yousaf has definitely said the quiet part out loud.