It was the premiere, provocative parade of platinum pulchritude. The positive power of the Pussycat Dolls was proven when preening pop princess Christina Aguilera, along with the LA Pussycats, partied, purred and promenaded at PURE in Caesars Palace until dawn this morning. A tempting tease of thigh, a saucy sampling of stockings, a barrage of bras and a glimpse of garters all came together in a festival of flesh for the grand opening of the new Pussycat Dolls Casino outside the jam-packed nightclub.
Call it high-heeled heaven at "Silicone Central" in the kingdom of cleavage! It's the first time in Vegas history that there's been a choreographed casino where the sexy girls, wearing next to nothing, get more eyeballs than the cards being dealt! Twenty one is more likely to be the waist size of the dealer and "bust" has little to do with going over!
Christina, the Pussycat Dolls and Danity Kane (pictured above with their mentor Diddy) had their "Back to Basics" tour winning standing ovations and numerous curtain calls at Mandalay Bay before the new casino unveiling. The girls of Danity Kane headed to rival nightclub TAO in The Venetian for their after-concert bash while Christina and the Pussycat Dolls set up their party-hearty Headquarters in PURE, after officially opening their go-go gaming Garden of Eden. The Pussycat Dolls couldn't wait to play blackjack, and believe it or not, it was beginners luck first time out! 
Even pop-royal Prince showed up to pay homage to the Dolls, and when he and lead singer Nicole Scherzinger (pictured here) went off for a private intimate secretive tete-a-tete in the club's Red Room, tongues began a-wagging. Did they set a date for a future rendezvous? Did they discuss collaboration on a song or future album? Nicole was all smiles when she returned to the Dolls, but lips are sealed tight!
It was ten times the energy and crowds of Britney's New Years Eve party when Christina and the Pussycats marched into the PURE and took over the VIP cabana bed section. Christina sipped on Chardonnay smiling for fans and chatting with her tour's cast and crew, which she'd brought along. Two beds over, even baby-faced MTV comedian Andy Milonakis joined the Dolls. When DJ Hollywood played their hit song 'Buttons,' the crowd went so wild they even drowned out the music. The Dolls went to the edge of the balcony overlooking the dance floor with arms wide open and waving to fans who were in a flashbulb frenzy! 
"It's all about the hidden power of women," PCD founder Robin Antin told me. "Inside every empowered woman is a Pussycat Doll purring and hissing her way out. They have that special kind of confidence. Every woman can understand what that means, and live that philosophy every day. Every woman wants to be sexy and feel sexy. It's all about a girl who is very confident and loves to get dressed up like a doll; not trashy or slutty but somebody who everyday, whether walking down the street or going to the store, just owns it with attitude and empowerment. A Pussycat Doll gets up on stage and performs with that same confidence that every woman can have with the same feeling and same vibe about owning every day; owning your womanhood. It's easier today for women to seize this empowerment and enjoy it. It wasn't so easy in years gone by because they had to hide and cover-up their strengths, and just show weakness. Thank goodness times have changed and we've now got that power!"
"In the Pussycat Dolls Lounge everything is carefully choreographed. But in the casino I didn't just want a go-go dancer without dance training. You can make go-go dancing look so much better if you have that training. Its the same kind of girl, but in the pit they have to provide a theatrical performance at the same time as the dancing. I am really happy with them. They're energetic, appealing and sexy. In my wildest dreams I never would have imagined us being part of a casino. Its so incredible. Their outfits in the gaming pit (pictured above) are not exactly the same as in the lounge. I designed uniform styled outfits that are just as sexy but somewhat different and now we will be selling merchandise and PCD lingerie, inspired by those costumes."
"PURE already is home to the Las Vegas Pussycat Dolls lounge and now this casino is the final part of a dream come true. I began the Pussycat Dolls 12 years ago but only dreamed about opening a casino the last few years. You always think something could go wrong and its not going to happen. But honestly everything was completely smooth with this venture. My partners at Caesars and PURE were great and I can't believe we are actually here. This is such a new chapter in my life and the life of the Dolls. Incidentally our TV show, 'Search for the Next Pussycat Doll' premieres on Tuesday. In the TV show we use all our Vegas casino fun stuff to tie in with the show. A lot of the lingerie will start in the pit and lead to the lounge and then to your own home!" 
The eight, gorgeous rotating fishnet stockinged go-go dancers inside their bronzed cages and the beautiful blue sailor-styled hot shorts on the beautiful blackjack and roulette dealers with the uniquely uniformed cocktail servers and lingerie sales assistants are just a part of the stunning visuals. Even the legs of the 12 gaming tables are clad in fishnets and stiletto heels! Chairs are covered in leopard-prints with pink fabric everywhere the eye swivels and the themed tabletops are even adorned with perky Pussycat Dolls. "This is sexier than a topless men's club," one contented customer told me. "It's such a seductive setting." 
"And that's the idea," said Caesars president Gary Selesner (pictured here with PCD founder Robin). "We're tackling that competition head-on. It's the same demographic and with a nightclub on the gaming floor we've got them beat. These are just beautiful women. They are not being suggestive or vulgar. We watch that very carefully and dancing up; a storm they're even sexier with their clothes still on! The reaction is incredible. It's far more than we ever expected. The energy and excitement is terrific and everybody male and female, young and old enjoys and welcomes their special brand of glitz and glamour. We had our soft opening back on Super Bowl weekend and its just gone from strength to strength. The numbers are really solid. Our dealers have great personalities and upbeat positive attitudes. Its become another must-see attraction at Caesars. This has been such a big success leading up to tonight's official celebrity opening that we're now going to expand the 9PM-4AM hours and start from noon everyday right throughout March Madness. We'll then keep the Pussycats casino open much longer than we have been."
Christina's sold-out show was a super success, despite the fact she performed here just two weeks ago at the NBA All-Star game held here right after her previous week's Grammy win. Fans raved about the spectacular with backup dancers as stilt-walkers, trapeze artists and fire throwers in addition to the knockout girls of Danity Kane and the Pussycats. 
With her entourage of 35, she arrived at PURE at 2AM this morning and was still going strong when the lights were turned on to signal the end of the night at 5AM! We'll be seeing a lot more of the new princess of pop in Vegas as she's become the lead financial investor of PURE' s new sister club LAX, currently under construction and set to open at the Luxor later this year. 
One of the Pussycats told me: "This was the ultimate blast. We've never seen a night like this before. We love Vegas and Vegas loves us back twice as much. Wow! Amazing!"
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1. I stayed at Caesars and I have to say that the only personalties behind the blackjack tables were the Pussycat dealers, not only beautiful but smiling, joking, and a sign of life!! Could not say that for the OVER THE HILL blackjack dealers that were so depressing I wanted to run and find a ceiling fan to hang myself from!!
Darrell at 12:22AM on Feb 14th 2008