April 5, 2011 – (Above) Seven contestants strike poses Thursday night at Marina City’s Hotel Sax. The hotel’s Crimson Lounge hosted the 2011 Miss Bikini USA Model Search. The women competed in both swimwear and club wear for a shot at a TV show, calendar, and “model of the year” honors. The top three models – Jenell Hendrix, Brittany Hebeler, and Anna Davydova – will advance to a semi-final competition in July.

Celebrity judge David Vargas, a lucky 30-year-old marketing consultant from Chicago, is a contestant himself on season three of The Bachelorette.

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