tonight on "nightline," young and pregnant. reality shows about teen moms have become a huge hit. but in a world where pregnancy and celebrity mix, some girls now see a baby bump as a ticket to fame and fortune. one teen tv mom speaks out for the first time. high-end action. the very top of the real estate market is still in business. the bedrooms, the baths. check out that view. all of this could be yours for how much? and, pajama cheikh. they're not just for the bedroom anymore. adult pjs to wear on the street. even to the office. clothes for the brazenly lazy are tonight's "sign of the times." >> announcer: from the global

resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," march 3rd, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. the statistic is staggering. if you know six teenage girls in this country, odds are, at least one of them is pregnant. america has a rate twice as high as the uk, three times higher than canada. in recent years, reality tv shows devoted to the hardship of teen mother hood became such hit, their subjects receive magazine cover fame. with a look at the mothers of unplanned consequences, here's juju chang. >> reporter: move over jamie lynn spears and bristol palin. teen moms are popping up everywhere. lifetime's "the pregnancy pact." >> we have to get pregnant together. >> reporter: the fox hit "glee."

"the secret life of an american teenager." but the most famous pregnant teens in the spotlight are without a doubt the stars of "teen mom" which chronicles the highs and often lows of teenage girls, dealing with the fallout of babies, baby daddies and vocal grandparents. >> he's my child, not yours. >> let me take care of him! >> reporter: so, where does that leave real girls? >> there's probably 20-plus girls at my high school. >> i wasn't using anything, like protection or anything, birth control, condoms, anything like that. >> reporter: in georgia, teen pregnancy rates are nearly a quarter higher than the national average in the town of rome, it's so prevalent a support of 40 teens meepts twice a month. >> a bag full of baby girl stuff here. >> reporter: michelle is the founder of the group. >> there is no fear and shame in teen pregnancy anymore. seeing all the teen moms in the media, it's desensitized them.

>> reporter: all the girls here follow "teen mom" in the gossip pages and on television. >> my name is whitney and i'm a country girl from the southern town of rome, georgia. >> in fact, there's a star among them. whitney was on "16 and pregnant," the original mtv documentary that launched the "teen mom" sensation. >> people think it's so cool that i was on tv. >> reporter: she says she was excited to participate in the real life morality tale. >> you don't have to have sex if you do have sex, be smart. this is what happens. >> reporter: but she wasn't the cautionary example she thought she'd be. she says the producers manipulated it situations to heighten tension and drama. >> what makes you think you're paris hilton. >> i can't stand it here anymore. >> they want you to argue. and they want you to talk about each other, they want you to get to where you want to break up with each other, to go stay in separate places. >> reporter: it's inciting

conflict? >> i didn't like that at all. >> reporter: mtv told us that they do not influence the stories in any way and that their cameras are there to capture real life situations. whitney says she was paid $5,000, but did not go on to participate on "teen mom," which is one of mtv's most popular shows ever, second only to "jersey shore." jessica cone says when a reality show becomes a hit series, fame is inevitable. >> mtv can be as objective as they want about it, but once these young women are being followed by tabloids and on tmz and on the cover of "us weekly," it's hard to view them as documentary subjects. they're reality stars. >> reporter: pick up any tabloid today and these high school moms are elevated to celebrity stat does. they're reportedly making five and even cig figures, though

mtvl not disclose financial terms. >> i meet people who want to get pregnant just to be on the show. >> reporter: you've met people that want that? >> yeah. and that takes it to, you know, another level. because i know how it changes your life. and then i meet people who, they're changing your life just for what i did. >> reporter: so, you actually know girls who try to get pregnant? and did that get pregnant? >> yeah, they got pregnant. >> reporter: with a goal towards being on mtv? >> yes. >> reporter: did it work out? >> no. >> reporter: rumors of copy cat teen moms recently captured headlines. >> i want to be famous, they think. i want to be on television, they think. look at this teen mom, she's on the cover of a tabloid. that seems great when you're young. i think when you have a cluster of girls who are friends with one of the stars of the show and they all get pregnant by accident, there's something wrong. it's not an accident. >> reporter: we asked mtv about girls getting pregnant with the hopes of getting on the show. they said, we absolutely don't

solicit and never knowingly cast anyone who chose to get pregnant on purpose. mtv points to a poll that says 82% think the show helps them better understand the challenges. but that wasn't the case for corina. at just 15, she is the youngest pregnant girl in the support group. >> when i used to watch it before i got pregnant, it was interesting. just something to watch. i just watched it for entertainment. >> reporter: but now, it's not so funny. at first, she was too scared to even tell her mother. why? >> because i never wanted that, to get pregnant. i always wanted to go to college and have a good life, you know? but now, like, i have doubts about that. >> i can see right now. >> is that good? >> wonderful. nice and even. >> it's not all going to the

mall and taking them shopping. it not dressing them in cute clothes. >> reporter: corina says she never idolized the girls on mtv, but now that she's pregnant, she's getting a lot of attention from her friends. >> look how cute! >> they seem, like, excited, you know. and somebody would say, oh, i want a baby. and i'm like, not right now. it's not as easy as they would think. >> reporter: it's not cheap, either. >> cribs are like $400 for the cute ones. >> reporter: corina will likely need food stamps and welfare. >> i never thought i'd be getting called mommy right now. >> reporter: and then, in an instani inste instead, you can almost sense her childhood coming to an end. >> you ready to have this baby? well, you're on your way. >> reporter: meet caylee marie.

>> kind of feels like she's mine. >> reporter: both the grandmother, who is just 37, and the new teen mom are having trouble adjusting. instead of joy, there are tears of frustration. >> i'm stressed. i don't know how to get her to latch on and she's not holding on herself, so -- it's kind of hard. >> reporter: for this teen mom, there won't be photo spreads or a cushy tv salary. >> i love my sister. >> she's not your sister. >> reporter: it's been more than a year, and for whitney, it's back to regular life. waitressing tables, trying to make ends meet. >> if i could go back in time, i would avoid it. i wouldn't have had sex without a condom. >> reporter: you left your childhood behind. >> i have. and it's -- there's so many things that i wanted to do and,

i mean, i've always wanted to go to prom, i didn't get to do that. >> reporter: pop culture's version of teen mom, she says, ends up sending the wrong message. >> they all -- they're in magazines, they're going to "dancing with the stars," stuff like that, and, i mean, it just seems like it's that easy. >> reporter: it may be reality television, but it's not always real. >> i'm going to get you. >> reporter: i'm juju chang for "nightline" in rome, georgia. >> our thanks to juju for that. when we come back, unreal real estate. five kitchens, 12 refrej ray torps. so, what would you offer? host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: what, do you live under a rock?

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>> forbes magazine counted 1,011 billionaires around the world last year. and of course that was after the dot com financial and real estate bubbles all popped. but don't worry. the collapse did not totally disable the market's ability to invent wildly expensive things for those people to buy, including the house you are about to tour. here is vicki mabrey with tonight's "realty check." >> reporter: a-rod stopped by, decided he couldn't afford it. so did some people house hunting for lebron. but if you're looking for a beach front getaway with plenty of sunlight and big closets, this number could be yours. >> this is a resort. this is the ultimate vacation place for the one who can afford it. >> reporter: while everyone else has been worrying about fannie and freddie and foreclosures the upper end hasn't crashed like you might expect.

th these developers are betting they will get their $60 million asking price. >> there is a cycle for everything you do in life in business. and i think we took advantage. this opportunity came to purchase the land at a good price for us. the labor pool was excellent. nobody was busy. >> reporter: what do you actually get for $60 million? here are the basics. 30,000 square feet of living space set on two acres. five separate buildings, connected by pools and water falls. a vertical garden, a beach bar, a mother of pearl wall. a koi pond, a beach with sand imported from the bahamas, and killer sunsets thrown in for free. >> it's priceless. >> reporter: $60 million worth of priceless. there are ten bedrooms. >> this is the master suite. this could be my whole house. >> reporter: including a master suite paneled in tiger wood.

down the hall -- >> some sofas here, you sit down, you have a bar, you can watch tv, and you try on clothes. >> reporter: and that's just her closet. great views from the master bath, naturally. or perhaps the scene rip's more interesting inside. how many of us can fit in this shower? >> i would say eight and nine people. >> eight and nine. >> reporter: this is a party house. >> yes. a definite party house. i think a single or married guy that is going to collect houses and like to come once a year, invite people and basically party here. >> reporter: there are five kitchens and 12 refrenl ray or thes. appliances headen behind 250-pound sliding marble slabs a wine cellar. a palm grove trants planted at a cost of $65,000 per true. a 175-inch 3d screen in the screening room/recording studio.

with $3,000 customized remotes scattered around the house. >> in every room, you can have a different movie, you can have different music. you control everything from this. you want to turn on your jacuzzi upstairs, you control it from here. >> reporter: this private island, indian creek, is shared by just over 30 homes and a 300-acre golf course. your neighbors include retired dolphins coach don shula. what are the carrying costs? >> $1 million. >> reporter: and p then your insurance on a place like this? >> that's another 60. >> reporter: $100,000 a month. who has the money to buy this and how much do they need? >> i believe that you need to have at least half a billion dollars net worth in order to purchase. >> reporter: forbes magazine says there are more than 1,000 billionaires in the world right now. any one of them could be a potential buyer.

>> there are people that are collecting houses, in colorado, new york, barcelona. >> it's not a primary house. it's not like a typical formal expensive house. it more like the dream home resort. >> reporter: these two men, who say they've sunk $30 million into this house, aren't the only ones betting that the market for ultra-expensive homes are intact. for a little more than $24 million, there's this one available in the hamptons. or, for $13.7 million, this modern mansion in l.a. all built on a prayer. here in florida, the two partners are convinced their house will sell. >> what is more risky, to be in a condo and having to fine 200 clients to sell 200 apartments or to build a house which is exceptional and having to find one customer somewhere around the world? >> what you're selling here is a feeling. >> reporter: they say the rich are different from you and me. and it must be true, if you can

sell a $60 million house for its feeling. this is vicki mabrey for "nightline" in miami beach. >> just think, you move in there, you never have to see your spouse again. thanks to vicki mabrey for that report. coming up next, it turns out we weren't ashamed to wear our pajamas out of the house, we were just waiting for the right pajamas. tonight's "sign of the times" is next. [ male announcer ] succeeding in today's market requires more than wishful thinking. it requires determination and decisive action. go to e-trade and get unbiased analyst ratings and 24/7 help from award-winning customer support to take control of your finances and your life. tap into the power of revolutionary mobile apps. to trade wherever. whenever. life isn't fully experienced sitting idly by. neither is investing. e-trade. investing unleashed.

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for jeremy hubbard, that is a "sign of the times." >> reporter: what can you sleep and party in? sudd suddenly, the pa yam ma party has gone public in a dizzying fog of fleece-filled infomercials, somehow pjs have become high fashion. everywhere you go, even when you really got to go. >> forever lazy has zippered hatches in front and back. >> reporter: it all started with the snuggie. now, there's an entire industry -- >> the snazzy way to sleep while you travel. >> the hoodie-footie. >> reporter: yep, footed pjs for the whole family. even the dog. a lot of people probably do buy these as a joke, right? >> absolutely. >> reporter: and then they like it? >> it looks amusing, but at the same time, it's really comfortable and it makes me feel

good. >> reporter: but how does it make you look? only one way to find out. this is sort of an ultimate lazy person-wear, right? >> i think it's the ultimate comfort wear. you don't have to be lazy to like to be comfortable. >> reporter: fact is, sloth sells. even at up to $70 per pair, the vermont teddy bear company have sold more than 150,000 of the pjs just this winter. only to be rivaled by what could be the lazy clothing industry's biggest seller yet. >> do you love stylish, sexy jeans? do you love soft, comfy pajama bottoms? >> reporter: who says leaving the house in sweats make you look like a slob? >> taking them to the office and no one's noticing that they're in pajama jeans. >> reporter: when you're wrapped head to toe in fleece, you're too comfortable to care. i'm jeremy hubbard for "nightline" in new york. >> i thought heoo