Gentlemen's Club Expo Announces Winners of 'ED's'

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Winners of the annual Adult Nightclub and Exotic Dancer Awards — The ED's — have been announced. 

Top awards went to Angela Sommers, who took home the Overall Entertainer of the Year Award; the Penthouse Club in Baton Rouge, La., which was honored with the Overall Gentlemen’s Club of the Year Award; and Rick’s Cabaret/RCI Hospitality, which earned the Club Chain of the Year Award. 

The annual awards program, now in its 20th year, was held in conjunction with the Gentlemen’s Club Expo, which celebrated its 25-year anniversary.

The expo, held Aug. 27-30, offered three days of educational seminars, booths and special events at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The show is produced by ED Publications.

“While we at ED Publications certainly appreciate the pats on the back for 25 years of the expo, I think we’re even more proud of the fact that we produced a convention that lived up to the expectations surrounding a silver anniversary,” said Dave Manack, ED Publications’ associate publisher.

The expo included a bikini contest, presented by Platinum 84 in Denver and co-sponsored by Associated Agencies. The contest included 75 women from across the U.S. and from as far away as Australia and New Zealand who competed in the event hosted at the Rehab Pool at the Hard Rock.

Aja Marie, an entertainer from the Penthouse Club in New Orleans, took home first place and $3,000 in cash, while her “home” club received $3,000 in advertising with ED Publications. 

Seminars addressed the future of the adult club industry, with subjects like social media marketing, crisis management, building relationships with law enforcement and other city officials and a keynote address from motivational speaker Dan Lier on how club owners and operators can more effectively reach the millennial and centennial generations. 

The complete list of winners at the 2017 ED’s Awards are as follows:

Overall Gentlemen’s Club of the Year
Penthouse Club, Baton Rouge, La.

Overall Feature Entertainer of the Year
Angela Sommers

Club Chain of the Year
Rick’s Cabaret/RCI Hospitality

Club of the Year — East
Scores, Baltimore

Small Club of the Year — East
DiCarlo’s, Albany, N.Y.

Club of the Year — South
Spearmint Rhino, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Small Club of the Year — South
Leather and Lace, Charlotte, N.C.

Club of the Year — Central
Bucks Cabaret, Ft. Worth, Texas

Small Club of the Year — Central
Wisconsin Dolls, Wisconsin Dells, Wisc.

Club of the Year — West
Club Sinrock, Portland, Ore.

Small Club of the Year — West
Little Darlings, Las Vegas

Feature Club of the Year
Pony Club, Huntsville, Ala.

Urban Club of the Year
Club Babes, Atlanta

International Club of the Year
String Showbar, Oslo, Norway

General Manager of the Year
Shawn Barnes, Scarlett’s Cabaret, Hallandale, Fla.

Employee of the Year
Taryn Cording, Monroe’s of Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Fla.

DJ of the Year
Danny Meyers, The Harem, Dayton, Ohio

Newcomer Entertainer of the Year
Reya Sunshine

Club Favorite Entertainer of the Year
Simone Danalustrous

Adult Movie Entertainer of the Year
Sophie Dee

International Showgirl of the Year
Delilah Daniels

Miss ExoticDancer.com of the Year
Angel Beau

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