Two in the Top Ten!
Shannon Buckel of Shaumburg, IL and Nicole Ciglar of Clearwater, FL took home top 10 honors in the 13th Annual Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on June 20th. This was the first year of participating in the pageant for both girls.
Nicole is Miss February in the 2009 Hooters Calendar and has worked at the Original Hooters in Clearwater, Florida for three years. Shannon has been at the Shaumburg Hooters location in Illinois for a little under six months. Both have a big year in front of them with opportunities to travel, participate in photo shoots, and represent the brand in various media and TV appearances.
Raechel Holtgrave, a Hooters Girl in Columbia, MO, will return to her hometown $50,000 richer after being crowned Miss Hooters International 2009. Rounding out the top 10: LeAngela Davis, representing Columbus, OH was first runner up and was also recognized as Miss Congeniality; Vanessa Ferbeyre ,Miss Miami, was second runner up; Becki Haines representing Hermitage, TN was the 4th place runner up; Haley Voss from Jacksonville, FL; Natasha Horton, representing Cumberland Blvd in Atlanta, GA; Rachel Mortenson from Chandler, AZ and Lauren Kosier representing Grapevine, TX. Ms. Photogenic was awarded to Brittany Tyler from Fort Worth, TX who received a professional photo shoot valued at $5,000. In recognition Hooters international expansion, the Miss Hooters World award was given to Emma Cutts representing Nottingham, England.
From evening gowns to swimsuits, 133 contestants from around the world were judged by a distinguished celebrity panel including NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin; Heisman Trophy winner and 1996 NFL Rookie of the Year, Eddie George; former NSYNC star and Dancing with the Stars contestant, Joey Fatone; Four time all pro linebacker, Lance Briggs; TMZ’s producer Max Hodges; Deal or No Deal case model, Patricia Kara; 2005 Playboy Playmate Tiffany Fallon; career yardage leader for the Miami Dolphins, Mark Duper; Atlanta Hawks talent coordinator, Donni Frazier and Top Fuel Dragster, Brandon Bernstein. For the third year in a row Sports Announcer and host of Fox Sports Net Best Damn Sports Show Period, Chris Rose, hosted the pageant.
The pageant was held at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, FL and was broadcast live to every Hooters restaurant across the country. During the show Hooters Girl, Victoria Brown was awarded the Viewer’s Choice Award by receiving the majority of over 130,000 text votes that were cast during the contest.
