While Miss America 2007, Oklahoma's 20-year-old Lauren Nelson was still being congratulated early this morning, at the Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino -- less than a quarter mile away, dethroned Miss Nevada USA Katie Rees won another title and crown.

And Rees, who's scandalous, girl-girl, nude sex photos on the Internet created shock waves felt around the world, had two words for everybody: "Hollywood baby!"

Call it one wild night for the pageant business in Vegas! This was a battle of the beauty queens as Lauren won the Miss America crown, a $50,000 scholarship and $100,000's worth of jewelry and fashion accessories, while Katie beat out several last-minute contestants and was voted Miss JET Las Vegas 2007, winning a crown, a scepter, a special sash, and even a dozen roses!


Marketing executives at the JET Nightclub in the Mirage dreamed up the "Hail to the Queen" party stunt to capitalize on all the real Miss America excitement around town. Jeff Beacher's Madhouse emcee Pete Giovine played the role of host, the same duty that Mario Lopez had just wrapped on the live Miss America broadcast for millions watching across the country. "It restores Katie's status as a true pageant professional," said Pete with a laugh.

It was a royal evening in a sense, because to ensure "the perfect look," she called on stylist to the stars, Michael Boychuck at his AMP salon in the Palms, and his top hair and makeup lady, Christy made the magic! Ironically Christy, as we reported yesterday in Luxe Life, had just turned down Prince's invitation for her to travel with him to Miami for this weekend's Super Bowl halftime concert. So Christy may have said NO to a Prince but she said YES to a princess!

The nightclub was packed for the event, and guests included Katie's parents and grandparents. Before the re-crowning coronation she had family and friends for dinner at Chef Brian Massie's STACK restaurant with "pigs in a blanket" for everybody as the main taste treat. But everybody saved room for the massive, three-tier "Hail to the Queen" cake made by Bellagio's pastry chef to the stars Jean-Philippe Maury.

"Several contestants showed up in a surprise appearance trying to snag the title away from Katie, but they were no match for the beautiful and talented former beauty queen," said a JET executive. To celebrate in style Katie danced to the music of celebrity DJ Ruckus and enjoying vodka on the rocks and taking kamikaze shots with all her fans until the pre-dawn hours this morning. But absolutely no repeat performance of the out of control behavior that wound up in the steamy sex- photo session on the internet that had mogul Miss USA Pageant owner Donald Trump yanking her title and crown; refusing to give her a second chance.

We asked Katie what she now wants. "Hollywood baby" she said firmly. "I'm going there and we'll make something beautiful happen out of what was a totally unfair mess for me. But that's in the past. I'm not looking back. I'm going forward and we'll try to have the success I wanted originally."

Katie Rees Kissing Video

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