Felicia is (in my opinion) stupid - she has the ability to meet other rich people given her connections. She has the looks and ability to seduce some rich idiot sure it went bad with her husband but there is always the next guy and given the game tries to be realistic, I think realistically she can find a suitable arrangement for herself. I think Rosie is the one who really needs to win given she is in actual physical danger. Yes her problems can be solved using money but if money was so easy to get she would not be whoring herself out like this.
In terms of the club yeah I get they are necessary to drive the plot but at the same time it is just not interesting to me. I do like the house girls and their personalities, the employees and their motivations and the shady deals/characters. I think Dalia and the house girls scenes in particular stood out to me this update - not the sex part but rather the politics - them looking out for each other, telling us about problematic customers, Jacob's concern for Emily (I think that was her name) etc. But the exhibition itself was the least interesting part of the game for me.
She already seduced a guy, and it ended up with him turning his back on her first time she asked for something. No real reason for pity since she knew what she was getting herself into by going down the trophy wife route, but it was still enough of a slap in the face to make her realize how little she actually can do without her hursband's backup. So to make a long story short, she now wants to be independent of him and is trying to achieve that by using the only tool (she thinks she has) at her disposal, her looks.
Bantha poodoo obviously, she's wicked smart and could use her brains to get the same results, but y'know, her self-confidence stat goes up every time Edwin challenges how she views herself for a reason.
On a side note, after this update i'm half convinced winning the competition would actually be detrimental to both Felicia and Veronica. Felicia because of the above, winning in a way would only reinforce her low-opinion of herself, and Veronica because girl really needs to understand failing is okay and that sometimes you just gotta move on.