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Ashley Kelly, a waitress at Hooters of Anderson, is featured in the 2009 Hooters Calendar.
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ANDERSON COUNTY — Anderson women continue to make their mark in the entertainment business.
First it was Bailey Hanks on Broadway and TV, now it’s Ashley Kelley, a Westminster native who is in the 2009 Hooters Swimsuit Calendar.
Kelley, a waitress at the Anderson Hooters, is featured on the cover of the calendar wearing a Hooters top and a turquoise bottom. Hers was among the 36,000 photos submitted from roughly 15,000 Hooters employees, said Alexis Aleshire, a spokeswoman for the organization.
Kelley is part of the “Eye Candy” section on the cover of the calendar, Aleshire said. The calendar has 182 women pictured and is sold worldwide. The finalists are selected by a Hooters committee, Aleshire said.
Kelley, who now lives in Anderson, said she had appeared in a Hooters magazine in May 2004 but wanted to make it into the calendar.
“I was excited,” she said. “It was a goal of mine.”
Kelley went through several photo sessions and a photo selection process then was picked for the calendar. The shoot occurred in March, and she learned about the pick about a month ago, she said.
She soon will join other Hooters girls for calendar signings around the Southeast, but mostly in Georgia and South Carolina, she said. The women will go to six Hooters restaurants a week for the appearances.
Kelley, who is single and recently turned 25, has worked for the Anderson restaurant for roughly five years. She graduated from West-Oak High School and from the Upstate College of Cosmetology in Easley. She said she also does a lot of modeling in the area.
She plans to return to school at Tri-County Technical College in January then transfer to Clemson University, she said.
“I’d like to work in marketing at the Hooters (corporate) office,” she said.
This is the 23rd year for the calendars, Aleshire said. Roughly 500,000 copies are sold in 28 countries.
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Is this supposed to be a good thing? I've always been under the impression that "Hooters girls" were either strippers on their way up or strippers on their way down. And having been to the local Hooters, the way those girls act makes me believe the prior statement even more. Not that there is anything wrong with that!
in response to JAFO
Probably not to a good ole southern baptist. But to the real world this is a great accomplishment. I would think it would be the equivalence of top models trying to be in the SI swimsuit issue.
And your impression of the girls are pretty narrow and judgmental(must be that southern baptist things again). You should go in an talk to them and just find out who they really are. Some are pursuing pretty hefty degrees from local colleges.
in response to billythekid
I tried taking to them once, but they kept having to run off to the air pump for a refill. BTW not a good ole Southern Babtist, just a realist. But you seem really well versed in their habits and lifestyles... And to that I say good for you and keep those tips coming, I'm sure one of them will eventually take the bait.
Eat your heart out Bailey Hanks !!!!
Wow, are we going to give Ashley a key to the city just like we did for Bailey? This seems to be a more coveted achievement than Broadway. Only 182 girls make it into the calendar...how many hundreds perform in New York theaterS?
I bet she can't spell her name...
Man, she is puuuuuurdy!!!!! Congrads Ashley!!!!! Don't sweat those with the remarks. Some will find fault or negative in EVERYTHING. And rb, if she can't spell it, she is more than welcome to call me any time she needs reminding. It is possible to be smart and fine. I know people assume I'm not too bright for this same reason. LOL. I too, am more than a trophy.
Ashley.....You Go Girl!
Who gives a Hoot? I don't! I bet her parents are not either. There has to be a dumb Blonde joke there somewhere. I get it, it's her
Again, why does this have to be a negative thing? At least she does have a job, and realistic plans for the future. I'm not saying give her a key to the city, but why knock her? In all the negative in the news, I'd think there would be some real issues to pitch hissy fits about.
Why is everybody knocking this girl? Being pretty and working at Hooters doesn't make her an idiot. Some people should really get ahold of their jealousy.
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