Red Carpet Report: Charlotte McKinney celebrates 23rd birthday in Las Vegas; Mat Franco; Stoney’s Rockin’ Country
She is one of America’s sexiest women. Curvy Charlotte McKinney is the blonde bombshell who brings traffic to a standstill and causes men’s jaws to drop wide open. So when she flew here with five girlfriends for the weekend to celebrate her 23rd birthday, it was a series of nonstop, head-turning and eye-popping events of exuberance.
The actress who appears in the upcoming film BAYWATCH with Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron provided a preview of her bodacious and bountiful beach body starting at Encore Beach Club. She wore a white halter top with coordinated skirt and heels and danced with her girlfriends to DJ Kaskade. Thanks to our friend David Becker of Getty Images for his photographs of the moment Charlotte brought everything to a moment frozen in time.
The Carl’s Jr. beauty’s sexy fashion statements didn’t stop there. The lipstick lovelies and she dined at Andrea’s in Encore Las Vegas before hitting Intrigue Nightclub at midnight at adjoining Wynn Las Vegas. Heads turned as she slinked in wearing a form-fitting, open-shoulder, black, long-sleeved mini-dress with above-the-knee boots and a choker. It wouldn’t matter what she wore because even in a tied-back potato sack, she’d make it sexy.
Charlotte was feted with a custom birthday cake adorned with gems, pearls and pink-and-white flowers. For a moment when she dipped her fingers into the cake and lasciviously licked off the cream, it was as if Las Vegas had been thunderstruck. Her posse of pretties shook their booties into the wee hours to Tinashe’s music set and partied in splendor.
YEAR ONE IN THE BANK
It’s not an illusion. AMERICA’S GOT TALENT champion magician Mat Franco has already performed more than 300 shows at The Linq Hotel, where over the weekend he celebrated his headliner show MAT FRANCO: MAGIC REINVENTED NIGHTLY’s first anniversary.
Growing in popularity, MRN is performing to packed showrooms. Mat and his crew were presented with a custom magic-inspired cake and matching cupcakes.
HIP-HOP CHAMPIONS
Nearly 4,000 dancers from 50 countries are going head-to-head at the 15th Annual World Hip Hop Dance Championships all week leading to the world finals this weekend at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Today, the week starts with the USA Hip Hop Dance Championship to determine who will represent America in the top street dance event. Dance crews BBoys, Freestyles and Mega Crews bust out their best moves today during elimination rounds at Westin Lake Las Vegas.
CONGRATULATIONS
There are few places to find a taste of Nashville in the heart of Las Vegas, so celebrating a ninth anniversary for Stoney’s Rockin’ Country is a major milestone. The country music venue is celebrating its birthday all month with parties, prizes and all-you-can-drink Pabst Blue Ribbon for $9 from Thursday through Saturday nights. Stoney’s has been voted Best Nightclub, Best Singles Bar and Best Place to Dance in the Las Vegas Review-Journal annual poll.
Also congratulations to Zak Melang and Tom Small on the weekend opening of their Casa Del Matador at Downtown Summerlin with its twist on classic Mexican fare. The bartenders have no less than 128 curated varieties of tequila and 23 mezcals, one of which is $250 a shot.
CHARITY GIFTS
Thanks to the recent success of the Electric Daisy Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Pasquale Rotella, founder and CEO of parent company Insomniac, has donated $120,000 to three local charities: Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, Injured Police Officers Fund and Emergency Medicine Resident Research Fund, will each receive $40,000 from Insomniac.
Insomniac employees have already turned up at Childhood Cancer Foundation’s Camp Cartwheel to meet with the kids with cancer who are taking part in a three-night camping experience.
STAR SURVEILLANCE
2016 PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker teed up Las Vegas to celebrate his victory and first major title win with a whirlwind one-night visit. His wife, Erin, and their friends enjoyed dinner with chef Roy Ellamar at his restaurant Harvest in Bellagio, followed by a visit to nearby Hyde Lounge. Jimmy also pressed the button to trigger the Fountains at Bellagio and visited The Park to attend a reception at Beerhaus. Texas native Jimmy is one of 11 PGA and LPGA Tour players who are brand ambassadors for MGM Resorts International.
Chris Harrison (THE BACHELOR) took time away from taping WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? Season 15 episodes at its new home at Bally’s for a trip on The High Roller at The Linq Promenade. His son Joshua, daughter Taylor and their friends rode the world’s tallest observation wheel after a lemon spaghetti feast at TV star chef Giada de Laurentiis’ restaurant Giada at The Cromwell.
The 2016 Star Trek Convention at The Rio attracted William Shatner, George Takei and more from the original TV series and films. Trekkies, including my niece Sharon from Toronto, flew in from across the globe.
It was a celebrity packed house Sunday night at Topgolf Las Vegas with Flo Rida, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler of Las Vegas all in separate parties with friends and family.
Actress Camren Bicondoca (Catwoman on Fox’s GOTHAM) and English actor Sean Pertwee enjoyed porterhouse steaks at recent guest columnist Barry S. Dakake’s N9NE Steakhouse in The Palms.
THE KARATE KID franchise stars Bill Zabka, Martin Kove, Rob Garrison and Sean Kanan attended ROCK OF AGES at The Rio.
Ty Dolla $ign had a packed crowd for his hip-hop concert at Foxtail Nightclub in SLS Las Vegas. Post-performance, he partied with fans until the early hours.