Patti Stanger | The Millionaire Matchmaker Season 5

They said it plainly: "LA daters are appreciative and I think it's a really rough town to be single in — everyone's beautiful here but nobody c…" — and Premier Guide Miami was in the room when it happened.

The Millionaire Matchmaker Season 5 premieres Monday, August 15 at 9:00 pm Eastern/Pacific on Bravo. Patti Stanger returns with a new batch of millionaires looking for love, celebrity cameos from Tori Spelling, Jenny McCarthy and Perez Hilton, and — for the first time — Patti herself steps into the mixer. Premier Guide Miami's Daedrian McNaughton and Kamilah Wallace caught up with Patti to get her unfiltered take on dating, celebrity hook-ups, and the Real Housewives.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: What advice do you have for New York singles?

PATTI STANGER: Get out of New York City. Women need to get out of New York City. There are five women to one guy. And as long as the men hold the cards they're not going to get married. The men there know they've got the power over you — and that's the sad part. In LA it's 50/50. It's a terrible thing to be in a city where you feel like you don't have power, so the women get bitter. One of the rules I would say: keep your appearance up. Look good. Hit the gym, put the lipstick on, get the extensions if your hair's short. And then be nice to the men. They might notice you more than anyone else because you're sweet. You're not bitter.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Lately you have been talking about celebrity hook-ups. Who would you hook up with Jennifer Aniston?

PATTI STANGER: Well I think Justin's good. I'm not loving the fact that he was living with a woman for 16 years and just jumped ship. But technically he's pretty good for her. He's on the A-Team. He produces major movies, writes major movies, and acts. So he's a triple play for her which is a good fit right now. I'm hoping they work out. And I hope his ex-girlfriend finds someone. If not she can call me.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Beverly Hills Housewife Camille Grammer?

PATTI STANGER: Camille I would love to see with a guy who's an entrepreneur off the carpet. Like a Silicon Valley billionaire — somebody who really appreciates her brain. She came across crazy in Season 1 and she is nothing like that. She was going through a really rough time. Nobody knew that he had just done what he did to her with the divorce and was cheating while the show was shooting. She really tried to keep it together. I think Season 2 you're going to see a different Camille. She's going to make better choices in the future.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Brandi Glanville?

PATTI STANGER: Brandi Glanville is a really good friend of mine. I'm actually the one who brought her on — I pitched her to Andy. And I'm praying she becomes a Real Housewife Season 3 because she is adorable. Bad rap with the LeAnn Rimes thing and the Eddie thing. She has two sons, she's trying to make a way for herself in this world. She's been a full-time stay-at-home mom and she looks great for her age. I'd like to see Brandi with some ex-athlete — like a coach of some team, because her kids are really involved in sports.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Taylor?

PATTI STANGER: Taylor needs to take a dating detox break. I knew for years what was going on and it's a really rough road. Abuse is abuse. She needs to clean herself off, get rid of the negative vibration, find out who Taylor is before she steps off the curb with anybody else.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Kim?

PATTI STANGER: I really don't know Kim that well. I know Kyle more than her.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Sandra Bullock?

PATTI STANGER: I'd probably want to do Sandra Bullock because I feel so bad for her. She's so wounded over Jesse that even though a kid is great, it doesn't take the place of a man. Someone off the carpet.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: J.Lo?

PATTI STANGER: There are a lot of girls in Hollywood where off the carpet is where they need to be, and J.Lo is one of them. No Hollywood husband is safe — she's like Elizabeth Taylor, she'll marry again. She needs an entrepreneur that lets her shine on the carpet, has way more money than her, like billionaire status, gives her the world but then lets her walk the carpet alone. Her with Marc Anthony was like they were competing in the board room and the bedroom. It's not going to work. I knew it wouldn't work. She was literally engaged to Ben Affleck for five minutes and went straight to Marc Anthony. There was no time to grieve. They make stupid decisions, most of these people.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: What approach would you take for George Clooney and Tiger Woods?

PATTI STANGER: I'd put George Clooney in boot camp with Tiger and Jesse and Arnold. Although George is a serial monogamist — he dates for two years, you get a parting gift. He's like Simon Cowell. You get cash and a car. Or a car and a condo. So he's not as bad as Jesse, Tiger and Arnold. They're in a world of their own.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Jay-Z and Beyoncé are the hottest couple out there now. As an expert, would you have chosen Jay-Z for her?

PATTI STANGER: Yes. I think Jay-Z is a perfect fit for her and I think she waited a long time for him. I think all those songs about being single were probably written when she was angry at him. But I do think he came through. And they'll probably have a baby in the next two to three years. I think he's a good fit for her.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: So Madison from Million Dollar Listing will be on the show this season. Did he find love?

PATTI STANGER: We have Madison from Million Dollar Listing and he's counter-partied with another great decorator guy. It's really funny. The President of Bravo, Francis Berwick, said to me that's his favorite episode and he didn't even recognize it was Madison. He's like, "I love the two gays." I'm like, that's Madison — he's on your network. So it was cute. He does find love. Whether or not they whipped it out at eye lock on the date I'm not on the date to tell you that. But he was dating him for a while. It took me five years to get him on. So I worked that one.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Tori Spelling, Jenny McCarthy and Perez Hilton will be making cameos this season. Why have you decided to have celebrity guests on?

PATTI STANGER: I wanted Perez to date and he didn't want to do it on camera. So we met at his house — he has the most gorgeous house in the world. He's adorable, he lost all the weight, looks hot and happening. He interviewed me for his show online and he's a really good interviewer. Different person these days. He really has an ear for music — I found Adele because of him. Jenny is one of my closest friends and she comes on to help a guy who's kind of a nerd from Silicon Valley find his sex appeal. Most guys talk about their business and we fall asleep. Tori comes on the second episode. We have a multimillionaire from Vancouver who believes that when you're pregnant you need to stop working and be barefoot and never work again. I wanted to show him that Tori didn't live off her family's money. She built her own career. She didn't marry rich. And she could have babies and chickens and cats and dogs. She has an animal farm in her house.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: I understand that you have only one millionairess this season — why? And why was Nene not on?

PATTI STANGER: We only have one millionairess this season. I wanted more but Bravo didn't want it — they had a nightmare with them last season. I wanted Nene. Bravo kind of locked her because her storyline about her divorce hadn't come out yet. I said it's ridiculous, everybody knows it. And I'm still pitching for Nene for next season if she's single. Sheree was supposed to be on and she went psycho on us. One of the rules is when you're a millionaire or millionairess you have to pay your own way — Bravo doesn't pay for your airline tickets or accommodations. There are a lot of divas who want to do the show until I say we're not paying for your expenses, and then they freak out. Nene was the only one, as well as Kelly Bensimon, who said we'll pay and we'll come. And I'm really mad at Bravo for not clearing them.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Which would you rather have — looks or money?

PATTI STANGER: I'm a looks person. And the money person is a person who doesn't care about looks. Getting looks and money together is really the chupacabra. That's a hard thing to find. It's not easy. Especially when you're my age.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: You are now doing the reverse — dating rich men. How is this going for you?

PATTI STANGER: I tend to date down. The men who are attracted to me are everything from firefighters to regular Joes. And I never dated a rich guy. I think I'd like to date a millionaire. I never am attracted to my clients — they lead with their negative foot, they tell me all their dark secrets, and I don't see any romance there. So even when they hit on me I'm like yuck. There have been a lot of guys on camera for the last five years who hit on me and I went get away. It would be nice maybe off camera to date somebody who made equal or more money than me and let them romance me that way. I haven't met anyone like that. I have to be sexually attracted.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: How did your COO Destin do in finding the right match for you this season?

PATTI STANGER: I was worried about Destin and Rachel finding my type — which they did not do. They would love me to go alternative and goth. Not happening. I pick a guy who's adorable but he's metro, and I like rugged. But he was the only blonde and I like blondes. So we're still dating, still friends. I'm dating other people as well — we're not exclusive. I like that rugged Aidan type of personality from Sex and the City. I don't really go for the Mr. Big metro. There is one rugged guy I pick but he's totally not for me. And you will see what happens. It is disastrous.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: So you will be involved in your own mixer this season, dating wise? Will we see your softer side?

PATTI STANGER: Yes, the 13th episode I actually date and do the mixer process. And it was the scariest time of my life. I am a double Gemini. You will see a totally different Patti. I'm soft, subdued and submissive when I date. My show runner said nobody will believe it's you — they'll think you're acting. That's how demure I was. And I'm quiet. I'm very quiet when I date. I do have one other piece of advice: my grandmother used to say that nothing good happens after 11:00 at night. Go home.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Are there any plans for babies?

PATTI STANGER: I wouldn't have a baby without a man. It's not that I wouldn't or couldn't — it's that I don't feel comfortable. I'm adopted. So my mom was married three times and I've got some daddy issues with that. I would just feel better if I had a partner. I've wanted a kid forever and I've wanted to adopt. I just want to have a partner when I do it. And I'd love to be a great stepmom.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Do you use Twitter to give advice?

PATTI STANGER: My Twitter is my most important thing. @PattiStanger is where I give you advice 24/7. We don't have a lot of men on our Twitter — we have gay men and women. On Fridays, join the single conversation where you bring on your best friend or your ex-boyfriend or your brother who's single. I need more men on my Twitter that are single and straight. We have enough gays and enough females.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: In the online dating world, who makes the first move?

PATTI STANGER: If I were online dating I'd do four at once. That's how I did it back in the day and I got a boyfriend out of that. You've got to pit them against each other. On Match you can wink — the wink signals him to say hey, I like your profile, do you like mine? Winking is fine. It's the same thing as the smile in the bar. But sometimes girls have terrible IDs. They say their name or something stupid like JockeyGirl — and people go okay, she's butchy. Instead of SexySportsGirl. They don't know how to make it so the men will actually open their profile. Because the ID is the first thing you see before you see the picture.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: What are the most important dating rules single men and women should follow?

PATTI STANGER: First would be TMI — too much information kills the cat. And we tend to drink past two drinks, which brings me to my second rule: two drink maximum. Nine times out of ten a woman cannot take that much alcohol and she TMIs — tells everything, like my mom is in jail and my dad left my mother for a younger woman. Then the guy goes home and processes and they're no longer dating. Third rule: let the man lead if you're a woman. If you're a man, lead. Fourth rule: no sex before monogamy. Oxytocin will kick in and you'll feel like you're in love even if he's a loser. And my last rule: if there's no one there and dating isn't working, don't fret. He or she is probably right around the corner. It's usually those down times when you have to get into yourself. And once you get into you, the phone starts ringing. I learned that lesson the hard way.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Dallas Most Eligible is right after your show premieres. What do you make of the new show?

PATTI STANGER: I met the kids at TCA and I'm really excited for it. I've met all five except for the football player because he was in practice in Oakland. Matt is adorable. The girls want me to fix them up. So I told Francis that if we do LA or Miami I want to be involved with the casting. I'm hoping the show takes off because I think they're learning that the category is really big for Bravo — being single. I think that's what's happening.

PREMIER GUIDE MIAMI: Tell us about your next matchmaking project.

PATTI STANGER: There is another matchmaker show coming out with my production company called Soulmate Project, which takes place in New York. It's a husband and wife team and I will be producing. They recently announced my production deal for Style, Bravo and Oxygen. So we will be coming up with a lot of love genre for you.

For more upcoming events across South Florida, visit the Premier Guide Miami Events Calendar .