Alicia is a native Las Vegan - she also happens to be a former Miss Nevada USA and Miss United States. Think it's nerve-wracking to sit down with a beauty queen? It was! Lucky for me, Alicia is as kind as she is beautiful. She's been proclaimed the "Queen of Celebrity Scoop" by Vegas Magazine - a well deserved mantle for the woman who knows everything about Sin City.
JZ: What is your favorite thing about Vegas, being a native, and what's it like living so close to the Strip? What still draws you to your hometown?
AJ: I'm such an entertainment fiend. I love great performing and great performances. I feel so lucky that I live in a city that any day of the night, I can drive a few miles and I can see some of the most incredible entertainment and entertainers imaginable. I mean, you get jaded. Sometimes I take it for granted; other times I'm like, "Wow!" In the course of a week I've seen Garth Brooks, Donny & Marie, Love, Jersey Boys, which is another one of my favorite shows. It's great! I can't imagine not having that. When friends come to town, that's one of my favorite things to do - I take them to as many shows as I can and share with them the ones that I love.
JZ: What are your favorite clubs? Do you have any insider tips?
AJ: You know, I'm probably really boring. [laughter] Probably because I've been around it so long, nightclubbing is not one of my favorite things to do. I love to go to great restaurants, which we have in Vegas now. I love to share wine with friends and be able to hear the conversation. I'll go to the clubs, if I get pressured into it! If you want to do clubs, we've got the best. I love Pure. I still love Studio 54.
JZ: For me I come here and it's a total escape. I don't know any of the inner workings. Where do you go to relax? You're not anonymous here. This isn't a getaway for you. Where do you go?
AJ: L.A.! [laughter] That's the getaway! It's funny, people
think I have this wild, crazy life because of the job that I have and the
social life that I have - but really, my favorite thing to do for the most part
is to stay home, light some candles, order in and watch movies. For me, that's
relaxing.
[Photo Credit: If there's a red carpet happening in Sin City, Alicia's invited to walk it! Here she is at Hans Klok's show that featured Pamela Anderson.]
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