A bottom
girl, a bottom woman or bottom bitch, sits atop the hierarchy of prostitutes working for a particular
pimp. A bottom
girl is usually the prostitute who has been with the
pimp the longest and consistently makes the most money. Being the bottom
girl gives the prostitute status and power over the other women working for her
pimp. However, the bottom girl also bears many responsibilities. In U.S. v. Pipkins, the Eleventh Circuit described the bottom girl’s duties as "working the track in her
pimp’s stead, running interference for and collecting money from the
pimp's other prostitutes, and looking after the
pimp's affairs if the
pimp was out of town, incarcerated, or otherwise unavailable". Similarly, the PIP Training Manual explains the bottom girl’s obligations may include handling finances and training and recruiting other prostitutes. Bottom girls may also instruct and advise new pimps on the ways of the prostitution business. The Pimp Game, a published instructional guide for pimps, compares the bottom girl to a coach in the NBA, i.e. a former player who "knows the ins and outs of the game", and explains that, like the NBA coach, she is "the least paid on the team, but the one who works the hardest". She also has the most interaction with her
pimp's prostitutes, giving them "pep talks" and keeping them in the game.
