By Judy Thorburn
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Celebrities attend TAO Las Vegas 5th Anniversary Celebration

A bevy of celebrities showed up at the 5-year anniversary celebration of TAO Las Vegas inside the Venetian, on Saturday, November 6. Red carpet arrivals included: Jack Osbourne, Dancing with the stars pro Karina Smirnoff, actress Christina Milian, actress Sarah Jane Morris (TV’s Brothers and Sisters) and husband Ned Bower from the band Rooney; socialite Brittny Gastineau; Australian actor Rhys Wakefield best known for his role in the long running TV series Home and Away; actress Jurnee Smollett from the new TV series The Defenders, with fiancé, singer Josiah Bell; vocal trio Belle Voxx with their manager, Former White Sox MVP Frank Thomas; singer Erika Jane; Ashley Hamilton who appeared on season 9 of Dancing with the Stars; “Real Housewives of New York City” reality star Kelly Bensimon; actor Charles Porter; actor Cody Longo who appeared in the remake of FAME; 90210 actor Ryan Eggold and actor Adam Rose from the movie Up In The Air.

The night kicked off with breaking news. Karina Smirnoff, who shimmered in a sequin Marc Bouwer sheath that the designer tailor-made for her specifically for her weekend in Vegas with girlfriends, flashed the bling on her left hand and revealed that she’s engaged!

“I said thank you before I said yes,” Smirnoff said of the moment beau Brad Penny, star pitcher of the St. Louis Cardinals, got down on bended knee and asked her to be his wife. “He planned it very well and this is actually the first time I’m even talking about it.” The blushing bride-to-be admitted she hasn’t started thinking about wedding plans, but there’s one thing she’s sure of: “I’m going to keep Smirnoff as my last name.” And although Penny couldn’t make it to celebrate the night’s festivities, he sent his bride to be a token of his love in the form of an Everlon Knot Collection diamond necklace that he had delivered to her inside TAO’s signature fortune cookie dessert.

Many of the celebs on hand congratulated Smirnoff as they celebrated her engagement and TAO’s anniversary upstairs in the packed nightclub, where models in body paint and a contortionist act welcomed guests at the door and dancers took the main stage to keep the high energy flowing. “I am happy for Karina and wish her the best!” Bensimon said. Osbourne joked, “She should get a pre-nup! I’m definitely going to get one when I get married.”

The crescendo of the night came when the TAO Group partners were presented with a human cake and a celebration cake congratulating them on five years of success. As always, DJ Vice provided an amazing soundtrack for the night, while performers twisted in cages and around poles on the center catwalk.

The party was a dual occasion for some celebrating their birthdays early, with Jack Osbourne, who turns 25 on November 8th and Brittny Gastineau who turns 28 on the 11th both blowing out candles. Osbourne was joined by Sarah McNeilly, while Gastineau gathered with her mom Lisa and a group of girlfriends.

Red Carpet Arrivals

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Christina Milian
Photo Credit: Denise Truscello


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Karina Smirnoff
Photo Credit: Denise Truscello

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Ben Brower and Sarah Jane Morris
Photo Credit: Judy Thorburn

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Kelly Bensimon
Photo Credit: Judy Thorburn

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Ryan Eggold
Photo Credit: Judy Thorburn

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Adam Rose
Photo Credit: Judy Thorburn

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Brittny Gastineau
Photo Credit: Judy Thorburn

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Jurnee Smollett (from TV’s The Defenders) with fiancé, singer Josiah Bell
Photo Credit: Judy Thorburn

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Belle Voxx
Photo Credit: Judy Thorburn

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Jack Osbourne
Photo Credit: Judy Thorburn

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Ashley Hamilton
Photo Credit: Judy Thorburn

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Erikka Jane
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Charles Porter
Photo Credit: Judy Thorburn

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Rhys Wakefield

Photo Credit: Stephen Thorburn

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Cody Longo
Photo Credit: Stephen Thorburn

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Belle Voxx with Chicago White Sox player Frank Thomas

Photo Credit: Stephen Thorburn
Inside TAO Nightclub


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Brandi Glanville, friend and Ashley Hamilton
Photo credit: Denise Truscello

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Brittny and Lisa Gastineau
Photo credit: Denise Truscello


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Christina Milian and Karina Smirnoff
Photo credit: Denise Truscello


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Jack Osbourne and Sarah McNeilly
Photo credit: Denise Truscello


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Jason Strauss, Rich Wolf, Noah Tepperberg, Marc Packer, Lou Abin
Photo credit: Denise Truscello

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Karina Smirnoff show off Everlong diamond necklace
Photo credit: Denise Truscello

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Kelly Bensimon and Karina Smirnoff
Photo credit: Denise Truscello

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Sarah Jane Morris and Ned Brower
Photo credit: Denise Truscello

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