Hooters, Inc.

Marie Butler, a Hooters Girl from St. Petersburg, Florida, was announced as the 2009 Hooters Dream Girl. 16 of the top Hooters Girls from around the world were selected to compete in the 3rd Annual Dream Girl competition and Marie ultimately stole the hearts of viewers and beat out the challengers. As the 2009 Hooters Dream Girl, Marie will be featured on the cover to Hooters Magazine's Dream Girl issue and awarded with a $10,000 cash prize.

Marie and 15 other Hooters Girls were brought to the Bahamas for 1 week to shoot a TV show and stake their claim in the competition through photo shoots, interviews and beach challenges. The Hooters Best Damn Dream Girl TV show debuted in February and viewers logged onto www.FoxSports.com to vote for their favorite Dream Girl. The Girls were broken up into 4 brackets and every other week one Hooters Girl was eliminated from each bracket. Over 80,000 votes were cast and the Fantastic Four finalists were flown to Los Angeles to reveal the winner.

Marie not only beat out the other 15 Girls in this competition, she also placed in the top 10 of Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant last year, in a competition of over 125 contestants. She has been a Hooters Girl in St. Petersburg for over 6 years. To conquer the Hooters Girl world, Maries final goals are Hooters Calendar Cover Girl and Miss Hooters International.