Nicole Jones, 'The Shoe Professa,' and how losing $150,000 bought her a future Thus was introduced Pillars of Slippers, a retail store with a service that throws shoe parties at ladies' homes. When her pink SUV arrives, the pink carpet ... Do these two housewives have the balls to attract the Sharks' quick money? Nicole Jones of Chicago flounced in like a catwalk model on speed and tried to rustle up some cash for her Pillars of Slippers shoe party concept. ...