When people picture Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the first images that comes to mind – along with the neon Strip and the high-rolling casinos – is a figure framed in sequins, feathers and rhinestones: ...

Va-va-voom ostrich-plumed showgirls were once synonymous with Las Vegas entertainment. While Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl explores the end of an era for the glitzy, glamorous dancers, the first ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It wasn't going to be easy to track down the woman who came to be known as "Miss Atomic Bomb." All Robert Friedrichs had to go on was a stage name he found printed under an archival ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A new exhibition is highlighting the history of showgirls in Las Vegas. The "Spectacle of the Showgirl" is now open in the Grand Gallery at Las Vegas City Hall, which is located at ...

Gypsy Wood, a dancer and cabaret artist, is more than at home on the stage. But it was her Las Vegas ranch house that landed a big role in the film “The Last Showgirl.” By Julie Lasky If names can ...

If you’ve ever wondered what the life of a showgirl is actually like, it starts a little something like this. You slip on a wire-frame backpack hidden beneath a flurry of feathers, which is ...