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

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Jun 13, 2012, 09:00 ET

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.

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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