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      Hooters to Host International Swimsuit Pageant in Miami Featuring 101 Hooters Girls from Around the World

      Contestants Competing for Miss Hooters International Title, Crown and $100,000 in Cash and Prizes

      Hooters of America, LLC

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      Jun 13, 2012, 09:00 ET

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      ATLANTA, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, June 23 Hooters will host the 16th Annual Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant in Miami, FL.  101 of the most beautiful Hooters Girls around the world will represent their Hooters restaurant and hometowns to compete for the $50,000 first place prize, crown and chance to represent Hooters for a year as Miss Hooters International. 

      (Photo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120613/CL23652)
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      Hooters of America, LLC
      Hooters of America, LLC

      The Hooters Girl contestants were selected from over 18,000 Hooters Girls who presently work in one of the 430 Hooters restaurants worldwide.  The contestants received a coveted spot in the pageant by competing in local swimsuit contests or were selected as the top Hooters Girl to represent their market. 

      This year's pageant will be held at The Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theater and will be broadcast on FX and to all Hooters restaurants across the country on June 23rd at 10 PM ET.  The contestants will be judged by a celebrity panel of judges.  The first place contestant, Miss Hooters International 2012, will receive $50,000 cash, a feature in the Hooters Magazine, Hooters Calendar and appear in national TV commercials. 

      Other awards will be presented to Miss Hooters World, representing Hooters 27 international markets; Miss Hooters Congeniality; Miss Hooters Magazine Viewer's Choice, who is selected based of voting at www.facebook.com/Hooters and Miss Photogenic. 

      Hooters of America, LLC is the franchisor and operator of over 430 Hooters restaurants in 44 states and 27 foreign countries.  The first Hooters opened in 1983 in Clearwater, Florida.  Hooters is well-known for its brand of food and fun, featuring a casual beach-theme atmosphere, a menu that features seafood, sandwiches and Hooters nearly, world famous chicken wings, and service provided by the All-American cheerleaders, the Hooters Girls.  For more information about Hooters visit www.Hooters.com or follow us at www.twitter.com/Hooters or www.Facebook.com/Hooters.  


      1. Jocelyn Davis        

      Albuquerque, NM

      2. Jaime McDermott   

      Altoona, PA

      3. Afton Storton          

      Anaheim, CA

      4. Sam Arena              

      Atlanta, GA

      5. Lauren  Bye              

      Austin, TX

      6. Holly Loudon            

      Australia

      7. Brittany Farmer         

      Baton Rouge, LA

      8. Brittney Oakes           

      Bay City, MI

      9. Brooke Ingram           

      East Birmingham, AL

      10. Blair Engberg             

      Bloomington, IL

      11. Amanda Jemini          

      Boca Raton

      12. Kelsey Bourdon         

      W. Boca Raton, FL

      13. Jordyn Chessmore      

      Boise, ID

      14. Evelise Souza             

      Sao Paulo, Brasil

      15. Cynthia Adriano        

      Cancun, Mexico

      16. Megan Corley            

      Orlando Airport, FL

      17. Jenell Hendrix            

      Champaign, IL

      18. Kirsten Cooper           

      Chantilly, VA

      19. Kellie Johnson            

      Charleston, WV

      20. Taryn Walker             

      Clearwater, FL

      21. Erika Hendrickson     

      Sanford, FL

      22. Shawnee Boze           

      Columbia, MO

      23. Jessica Brook Lundy  

      East Columbia, SC

      24. Jamie Gunnels            

      Columbus, GA

      25. Kathy Diehl               

      Columbus, OH

      26. Lacey Deese               

      Concord, NC

      27. Brittainy Taylor          

      Concordville, PA

      28. Kayla Rose Stobbs     

      Corpus Christi, TX

      29. Veronica Chavarria    

      Costa Rica

      30. Josefina Sumova        

      Czech Republic

      31. Kristin Brooks            

      Daytona Beach, FL

      32. McKenzie Barentsen  

      Denver, CO

      33. Reba Williams            

      Destin, FL

      34. Nikia Hubbard           

      Fayetteville, NC

      35. Megan Hood              

      Nottingham, UK

      36. Hillary Cook              

      Fairview Heights, IL

      37. Kelsey Thielbar          

      Fargo, ND

      38. Celeste Davis             

      Fayetteville, NC

      39. Kaylee Farris              

      Fort Smith, AR

      40. Ashley Knight            

      Ft. Myers, FL

      41. Amber Hatley              

      Greenville, NC

      42. Hellen Santandrea      

      Guatemala

      43. Kristina Wheat           

      Gulfport, MS

      44. Michelle Blake           

      Hamilton, Canada

      45. Rhonda Paul              

      Hampton, VA

      46. Ashley Pike                

      Hiram, GA

      47. Victoria Brown          

      Hollywood, CA

      48. Tia Spence                

      Honolulu, HI

      49. Nicole Scott               

      Las Vegas, NV

      50. Aiana Garland            

      Horn Lake, MS

      51. Heather Latch            

      Houston, TX

      52. Tiffany Anne Saint    

      Humble, TX

      53. Coral Greaves            

      Castleton, IN

      54. Alex Clowers             

      Irving, TX

      55. Mayu Kubota             

      Tokyo, Japan

      56. Sarah Whitson            

      Johnson City, TN

      57. Brooke Adams           

      Kirby, TX

      58. Eunhey Park               

      Korea

      59. Casey Luckey              

      Lakeland, FL

      60. Sarah Hinton              

      Lansing, MI

      61. Morgan Whitworth    

      Louisville, KY

      62. Kacie Dauenhauer     

      Metairie, LA

      63. Lizbeth Bravo            

      Mexico City, Mexico

      64. Juliete Cabrera           

      Doral, FL

      65. Crystal Vizcarra         

      Mission Valley, CA

      66. Rachel Vander Veen  

      Missoula, MT

      67. Mary Beech                

      Tillmans Corner, AL

      68. Erika Ross                  

      Monroeville, PA

      69. Olivia Braive              

      Montreal, Canada

      70. Crystal Rhoads          

      Murfreesboro, TN

      71. Lindsay Lanier           

      Myrtle Beach, SC

      72. Hayley Fletcher          

      New Castle, DE

      73. Ashley Palmer            

      Newport News, VA

      74. Marissa  Raisor           

      Newport, KY

      75. Jessica Curry-Keith    

      New Castle, DE

      76. Kristina Zoch             

      Rockford, IL

      77. Chelsea Smith            

      Oklahoma City, OK

      78. Jessica Hauss              

      Orland Park, IL

      79. Janet Layug                

      North Lakeland, FL

      80. Tyler Suess                 

      Rockford, IL

      81. Shabon Foster            

      Rockville, MD

      82. Ana Rosa Gallardo    

      Roswell, GA

      83. Chelsea Davis            

      Sacramento, CA

      84. Elva Villarreal            

      Midvale, UT

      85. Natasha Quoma         

      Sanford, FL

      86. Lindsay Peters           

      Saugus, MA

      87. Amber Swisher          

      Savannah, GA

      88. Cheandre Van Blerk  

      South Africa

      89. Michelle Delaney       

      Albuquerque, NM

      90. Brittany Marshall       

      Houston, TX

      91. Rachel Mundwiller    

      Springfield, MO

      92. Sophia Salvati           

      St. Louis, MO

      93. Tycie Wise                

      Tempe, AZ

      94. Kayla Messick            

      Newport News, VA

      95. LeeAnn Carr              

      Toledo, OH

      96. Keely Carlton             

      Toronto, Canada

      97. Aneta Kowal              

      Troy, MI

      98. Shelby Coker             

      Waco, TX

      99. KJ Schwester             

      Wayne, NJ

      100. Nicole Bier                 

      Winnipeg, Canada

      101. Nikki Kennedy          

      Winston Salem, NC

      SOURCE Hooters of America, LLC

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