Amanda Latona is Vegas' next top model by winning the female crown in the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Second Annual Image Model Search. Her career path to get here hasn't been all that typical, but she does have something in common with 'The Producers' star, David Hasselhoff -- both have had singing careers in Germany.

Find out more about this talented beauty and reading more below or you can even click here to watch the LUXE LIFE interview from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

RL: The minute that your name was called out that night, what did you think? What did you feel?

AL: I was like, I was really, really excited. The competition had been going on for so long. That I really thought I had a good chance, but I wasn't sure. Then hearing my name, I really felt relieved and I was like oh my gosh yeah!!

RL: When did you think you might have a chance? Was there a point when you felt you didn't have any chance at all?

AL: I thought I had a chance on the first night. The longer it went on, I was like yes. The first night I thought I had a really good chance, then the more I got into it, I was less sure.RL: Give me the date time line. When did you come to Vegas?

AL: May 19th of last year.

RL: The Pussycat Dolls audition was the first thing you did?

AL: Yeah pretty much. I met with a couple agencies and sent my pictures out.

RL: Remind me again why you came to Vegas.

AL: To have a job in entertainment. I had done so much before.

RL: What had you done in Florida?

AL: I had done everything I had done entertainment wise from Florida. It was in NY, LA or London but I wasn't working in Florida, I was living there.

RL: What kind of stuff were you doing there? Cruise ship shows?

AL: No, I did Disney Universal, but the only thing there was that, then I did commercials and I did a couple TV pilots but everything I had done, I was with J Records and I had a record deal. I did a Girls Group in Germany and I had a record deal in London. SO I would travel from Florida. It got to a point when that had ended that I said OK I need to do something in entertainment and I thought Vegas was really LA, but I figured I could get to there from there.

RL: When was the Pussycat Dolls audition?

AL: I think it was July. Or the first week of August.

RL: That was the first thing that you tried for right? You were here because your brother was here?

AL: Yeah. My brother and I decided to move at the same time.

RL: So, nothing worked out with the Pussycat Dolls, but instead you worked something out with the Girls Gangsters?

AL: Yeah, it will be called Girlie Gang stars.

RL: It's in the Kitty Club?

AL: The Kitty Club at Mandalay Bay.

RL: That started out as something to do and now it has become something serious right?

AL: Exactly, I was literally at home one day, and I was in my bath robe and I was being typical girl sitting in my bath robe, eating ice cream with my slippers on. I had heard from friends that I had just met and they were all guys and normally I wouldn't go out with guys that I had just met, but they called me and they were like we are going to the Mandalay Bay to the Coral Reef lounge. I had never been to Mandalay as many times as I had visited Las Vegas. I said you know what, it is Saturday night, I am in Vegas, and I am going out. I put on jeans, a baseball hat and some heels and looked super cute, and we are sitting there in the lounge and I looked on stage and there were all girls jamming out and my first thought was how cool would that be to have that job. I remember saying how do I get a job like that. I said that to the guys I was with and one of the guys I was with ends up talking to a friend, manager of the band, who is also the bass player comes down to talk to me, and she goes you look like an entertainer, and I said actually I moved here to sing. I was singing with her on Friday. That's how I got started.

RL: You had a job on Friday.

AL: I was singing on Friday.

RL: That was your game.

AL: I never would have been there, but I do believe that things happen for a reason. I had never been there and I never would have been here. And the girl says you look like an entertainer and I mentioned I moved here to be a singer, and she said we need a singer, call her on Monday, I called her Monday, and I ended up getting the job.

RL: The name of the band was?

AL: Grove Kitty.

RL: Now you get your own lounge.

AL: Yeah, we are learning all new material, choreography, and stylists.

RL: One of your prizes was to have your photos sent out by BEST. What have you done for BEST since winning?

AL: I haven't really done anything for Best yet.

RL: Is there a reason for that? Have they sent you out on anything?

AL: No, not really.

RL: Is there a reason they haven't?

AL: No, I don't know. They have called me to find out if I had gotten my pictures and that was one of the main things that I wanted to get was my pictures, but I haven't gotten them yet. SO I guess once I get new pics, I am supposed to be doing the runway show, and plus other stuff.

RL: For the moment the emphasis is on you getting your pics and getting then launching your singing career here in Vegas.

AL: Exactly.

RL: Then eventually you hope it all leads you to LA and Tinsel town stardom?

AL: Yes, I am hoping to get to LA from here. Instead of being one of those people who are like screw it, I am going to LA, not knowing where to stay and the cost of living is so expensive. I do believe there are so many opportunities and Vegas is the place to be. All the celebs are coming here so I am hoping...I have worked more out here in 9 months that I have ever. I get print work, and bookings and I book different things. I just did a print shoot for Harrah's casino.

RL: Oh yeah that was one of the prizes.

AL: That was something I booked on my own.

RL: You are shooting for the Flamingo and Don Marrandino.

AL: Yeah. I am waiting they said they will contact me.

RL: That will happen. What else have you done since you have been here?

AL: I did a photo shoot for the Luxor and I did...

RL: SO you are beginning to make your face known around town

AL: Yeah.

RL: What do you thin about Vegas now?

AL: I love Vegas. I have agencies and I hope to get like 16 agencies.

RL: I don't think you need all of those.

AL: Oh come on, bring it. I just want to meet people and the agencies have events where they set up things with different industry people. I am actually going to be shooting an infomercial for the LVAC.

RL: The sports thing?

AL: They are doing a spot on TV and I get to be the host. That will put me on TV.

RL: So it was good to get on the bus?

AL: Yeah getting on the bus, taking 14 days to get here, stopping at out houses.

RL: Your brother was here, and you came out and your family followed.

AL: Yes, he literally called one day and was like I am moving to Vegas. I had always wanted to live here. Not only was it helpful career wise and Florida was getting all the hurricanes.

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