100 Hooters Girls From Around the World Compete in the 14th Annual Miss Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant on July 10th in Fort Lauderdale, FL

ATLANTA, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The most beautiful Hooters Girls from Hooters' 455 locations around the World will be competing at the Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant on July 10th. This year, 100 Hooters Girls from Australia to Atlanta are heading to Fort Lauderdale, FL to compete for $150,000 in cash and prizes at the 14th Annual Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant.

The Hooters Girl contestants were selected to represent their hometowns by competing in local swimsuit contests or were individually chosen to represent their Hooters location. They were selected from over 17,000 Hooters Girls worldwide who presently work in one of the 455 Hooters restaurants across the world.

Hooters Top 5 Winners from Left to Right: Susan Murray, Rachel Mortenson, LeAngela Davis, Ashleigh Dunn and Janet Layug. Photo: Hooters

The week leading up to the pageant the Hooters Girls will be participating in Hooters Magazine and Hooters Calendar photo shoots as well as supporting charitable efforts. On Monday, July 5th the Hooters Girls will pack 20,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now, an international hunger relief agency that delivers meal packets throughout the world. The Hooters Girls will also be making a trip to the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital on Wednesday, July 7th to visit the children there.

The 14th Annual International Swimsuit Pageant will take place at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts and will be broadcast live on Spike TV at 9 PM ET on July 10th, shown in Hooters restaurants across the country and streamed live at Hooters.com. From evening gowns to swimsuits, the contestants will be judged by a distinguished panel of celebrity judges and photographers.