LeAngela Davis Crowned Miss Hooters International 2010
LeAngela Davis, a Hooters Girl from Columbus, OH was crowned Miss Hooters
International during the 14th Annual Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant held
in Fort Lauderdale, FL on July 10th. Among the many prizes and opportunities
that accompany the crown, this Hooters Girl of 4 years will take home the first
place prize of $50,000 as well as be featured in Hooters Magazine, national
marketing campaigns and TV commercials.
LeAngela was selected from 100 Hooters Girl contestants who traveled from all
over the world to represent Hooters 455 locations in 29 countries. From evening
gowns to swimsuits, the contestants were judged by a celebrity panel of judges
including: Chelsea Lately’s, Chuy Bravo; E! Entertainment host, Michael Yo;
reality TV series Survivor star and former Hooters Girl, Jerri Manthey; rock
musician, Ryan Cabrera and former member of Pussycat Dolls, Ashley Roberts. The
show was broadcast live on Spike TV and was hosted by Dan Cortese and back stage
co-host Carrie Keagan.
“LeAngela is everything that encompasses a Hooters Girl in beauty and
personality,” stated Beth Taylor, Pageant Director. “She is gorgeous, well
spoken, outgoing and has the ability to make everyone she is in contact with
smile.”
In addition to the winner, there were 4 top finalists all of whom received cash
prizes. Rachel Mortenson, representing Phoenix, AZ was first runner up and
received $15,000; Ashleigh Dunn, from Newnan, GA took home $10,000 was second
runner up, third place runner up went to Susan Murray, representing Katy, TX
winning $8,000; Janet Layug representing Lakeland, FL was the 4th place runner
up and received $7,000. Finishing out the top 10 finalists in no particular
order are Theresa Trujillo from Campbell, CA; Chelsie Hurst, representing
Saginaw, MI; Elizabeth Johnston representing Central Carolina; Tia Jackson from
Saugus, MA and Lindsay Way representing Fort Lauderdale, FL all received $2,000
each.
Ms. Photogenic was awarded to Sam Arena representing Hooters of Cumberland, GA in
Atlanta, who received a professional photo shoot valued at $5,000. Miss
Congeniality was awarded to Jamaica Nicolson from South Africa who received
$2,500. In recognition Hooters international expansion, the Miss Hooters World
award and $5,000 was given to Naty Gaviria representing Colombia.
The pageant was held at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort
Lauderdale, FL and was broadcast live on Spike TV. Raleigh Hooters Girl,
Stephanie Haney received the Viewer’s Choice Award by receiving the majority of
over 175,000 text and Facebook votes that were cast during the pageant from
fans.