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Photo Galleries: Kelly Clarkson, Holly Madison, R. Kelly, Joanna Krupa
Kelly Clarkson performs at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel on Nov. 6, 2009.
Photo: Erik Kabik/Retna/www.erikkabikphoto.com
It was a night of work, followed by a morning of partying, for the stars who invaded Las Vegas this weekend. Our contributing photographers Erik Kabik and Scott Harrison managed to miraculously keep up with them all as they performed and played around town.
Kelly Clarkson @The Joint
Mega pop star Kelly Clarkson had a sold-out, enthusiastic crowd of fans for her concert at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel, and it even brought out a New York Yankees World Series winner. Kelly and left-fielder hero Johnny Damon wound up this morning partying at Carey Hart’s Wasted Space. Johnny was in one VIP booth with his pals, and Kelly was in her nearby VIP booth dancing with her friends until the wee hours this morning. Erik was on duty front and center for her performance.
Kelly Clarkson at Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel.
Johnny and Michelle Damon at Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel.
Joanna Krupa @Jet
Sexy model Joanna Krupa took a break from her Dancing With the Stars rehearsals with partner and Las Vegas Academy graduate Derek Hough to host at Jet in The Mirage. She arrived shortly before midnight looking even more glamorous than in her ABC performances and stayed partying until early this morning despite the fact that she’ll zip back to Los Angeles before noon for more rehearsals for two dances she’ll perform on Monday. Erik raced from the Hard Rock Hotel to The Mirage for this sassy photo gallery.
Joanna, who has appeared on such magazine covers as Envy, FHM and Maxim, was named Sexiest Swimsuit Model in the World. The former Frederick’s of Hollywood model will appear again on the December issue of Playboy, which goes on sale after DWTS’ finals on Nov. 24. Check back to Vegas DeLuxe on Monday for rival Donny Osmond’s plans to win the disco ball trophy on Season 9.
R. Kelly
Fans turned out in full force for the soul and hip-hop sounds of R. Kelly at Planet Hollywood’s Theater for the Performing Arts, and he certainly didn’t disappoint, according to Scott, who was there for this concert stage photo gallery. After the show, the recording star hit Hawaiian Tropic Zone in the adjoining Miracle Mile for his after-concert party that was still rocking full blast early this morning.
Holly Madison
It’s become a tradition every First Friday in downtown Las Vegas for the arts community to stage a walk-around for locals and tourists to see their latest creations. Last night, Peepshow star Holly Madison joined our Merry Mayor of Mirth Oscar Goodman at his invitation to experience the sights and sounds of First Fridays’ live music, street performers and food vendors. Our contributing photographers Erik and Scott captured the dynamic duo on their walk-around.
The new odd couple toured several great downtown art galleries, and Oscar even read haiku poetry with Dayvid Figler onstage outside Funkhouse Antique. Holly hung out with “The World’s Happiest Mayor” before splitting solo for some shopping at the arts and crafts booths. She picked up a tambourine and buttons and enjoyed a giant hot dog smothered with cheese. Girlfriend Angel Jones had to help her out with that one, though.
Fans followed her everywhere wanting photos and autographs, and before taking off for her Peepshow performance at Planet Hollywood, she also stopped by Fat Daddy's Ice Cream truck for an orange Creamsicle pop.
First Fridays takes place (obviously) the First Friday of every month downtown in the Arts District. Holly has been filming the debut episode of her reality TV series Planet Holly, and the mayor is included in at least two sequences. Holly, who begins work as his intern, eventually plans to drum up votes with her programs and policies for her own run for the mayor’s office in the next election.
We’ll see Holly again when she’ll trample the grapes a la Lucille Ball when the first bottles of Nouveau Beaujolais are flown here from France in two weeks and uncorked at the Paris, where Barry Manilow will debut his residency in February.
Angelica Bridges at the 10th anniversary of Fantasy at the Luxor.
The weekend of glamour continues tonight, and new Fantasy headliner and former Baywatch beauty Angelica Bridges will be a guest at the PBR World Finals in the Thomas & Mack Arena. She will walk the red carpet and do a meet-and-greet with all of tonight’s riders, including leaders Kody Lostroh and J.B. Mauney. Her uncle used to ride bulls in her home state of Missouri, and she’s promised to “get down in the dirt” with them here!
Also tonight, reality TV starlet Shayne Lamas hosts at LAX in the Luxor. Then Miss Nevada 2009 Georgina Vaughan hosts the official after-party of the Miss Nevada USA Pageant at Prive in Planet Hollywood, and all eyes will be on one former Miss America runner-up, Elyse Umemoto (Miss Washington 2007), to see if she’ll win and enter the rival Miss USA Pageant as Nevada’s representative.
Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.
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