REHAB AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO LAS VEGAS CROWNS WINNERS OF REHAB BIKINI INVITATIONAL 2013
The nation’s sexiest swimsuit contest finishes after five weeks of sizzling competition
Photo credit: © Joey Ungerer
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas officially wrapped up the final round of its REHAB Bikini Invitational 2013 on Sunday, July 28, narrowing down the fierce competition to determine its REHAB Bikini Team 2014.
The five-week competition kicked off its grand finale with beats by GRAMMY award-winning, hip-hop recording artist and DJ, Grandmaster Flash as well as resident DJs Richard Beynon, DJ Shift and DJ Wellman. The top 40 models from four preliminary weeks of competition, participated in two more rounds before the top 10 winners were announced. The top 10 girls include Stevie Lynn (first place), Samantha Adams (second place), Donyell Browne (third place), Jessica Renee (fourth place), Whitney Bell (fifth place), Dani Pappas (sixth place), Shani Donnelly (seventh place), Vynnie Casas (eighth place), Elizabeth Velasquez (ninth place) and Kelly Grace (10th place). The overall winner brought home $25,000 in cash, received representation by a top modeling agency and an entry fee for the Miss USA State Pageant; the runner-up received $10,000 in cash; the three finalists were given $5,000 in cash; the top five received a custom bikini designed by a famed Brazilian designer; and the fourth through 10th place girls received $2,000 in cash. The winners also received Reliquary Water Sanctuary, Spa & Salon packages and were offered an official spot on the REHAB Bikini Team 2014. Overall, a total of $120,000 of cash and prizes were given out to the REHAB Bikini Invitational 2013 finalists.
Throughout the invitational, celebrities Joanna Krupa (June 30), model and Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Miami” star, and Jennifer “JWoww” Farley (July 7) of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” and “Snooki & JWoww,” assisted with hosting duties while hanging out poolside showing off their own bikini-clad bods.
About REHAB
REHAB was featured on Travel Channel’s “21 Sexiest Beach Bars” calling it “the must-see place on a Sunday afternoon.” The club has also been deemed as “best known, biggest and craziest pool party” by the Los Angeles Times and “legendarily raucous” by Travel + Leisure. The hotspot has played host to several celebrities including DJ Pauly D, Drake, Holly Madison, Kim Kardashian, Ne-Yo, Paris Hilton, Pitbull, Psy and many more.
REHAB is home to the hottest bartenders, servers and, of course, a gorgeous crowd. Party-goers may indulge in the dayclub’s signature cocktails and sinfully delicious food menu. Guests pump up the party with a wide selection of bottles served at one of Paradise Beach’s private daybeds or cabanas. VIP cabanas come equipped with plasma TVs, telephone, refrigerator, bottled water and a safe for valuables. Boasting day and nighttime parties, events and spontaneous revelry throughout, the pools at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino are everyone’s favorite escape.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s Paradise Beach is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Admission is free for hotel guests daily and the general public Monday through Friday. On Saturdays, admission starts at $20 for women and $40 for men and on REHAB Sundays, $30 for women and $50 for men. Prices are subject to change per event. Hotel room and REHAB party packages are available. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit www.hardrockhotel.com or call 702.693.5555.
About Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is Las Vegas’ off-strip playground, just minutes and less than three miles from McCarran International Airport. The premier destination entertainment resort is owned by Brookfield Real Estate Finance Fund II and managed by WG-Harmon, LLC, a subsidiary of Warner Gaming, LLC. Built in 1995, the property completed a $750 million expansion in 2010. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino offers an energetic entertainment and gaming experience with the services and amenities associated with a boutique luxury resort hotel. The property is known for its innovative nightlife and music scene where acts such as The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, Incubus, Foo Fighters, Carlos Santana, Mötley Crüe and Guns N’ Roses have all performed. Features of the property include an 11-story Casino Tower with 640 guest rooms, 17-story Paradise Tower with 490 rooms and suites and the all-suite HRH Tower with 359 suites, eight spa villas and seven penthouse suites; 72,000 square feet of casino space featuring Peacock High-Limit gaming and Asian gaming amenities; 80,000 square feet of flexible meeting and convention space; more than $4 million in rare music memorabilia; Body English Nightclub & Afterhours; Reliquary Water Sanctuary, Spa & Salon; 4.5 acres of tropical pool paradise housing world-famous pool parties REHAB Sunday and RELAX Monday; live music/entertainment venues The Joint and Vinyl; Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co.; restaurants Culinary Dropout, Nobu, The Ainsworth, 35 Steaks + Martinis, Mexican cantina Pink Taco, ‘round the clock diner Mr. Lucky’s Café and 福Fú Asian restaurant; a state-of-the-art fitness center and trendsetting retailers John Varvatos, Affliction, Love Jones, Rocks The Jewelers and Rock Paper Photo. For room availability and additional information call 800.HRD.ROCK (800.473.7625) or visit www.hardrockhotel.com.