FAITH MORAN/MEGA TheMegaAgency.com Before Sarah Ferguson was embroiled in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, she was securing six-figure paychecks. According to royal biographer Andrew Lownie, World Online paid the author $350K for 20 days of work to be their 1999 spokesperson. World Online marketing director Rob van der Linden offered the mom of two the position, which included a $150,000 non-refundable advance to participate in the company's stock option plan.