Las Vegas Weekly

January 1, 2009 · 2:30 PM

Fergie and Carmen Electra headline NYE at Lavo and Tao

By Robin Leach

DJ Vice with Linda Thompson and her son Brody Jenner.

Photo: Denise Truscello

The stars were out in full force at The Venetian, the Palazzo, Lavo and Tao on New Year’s Eve! Grammy Award-winning singer Fergie hosted the inaugural New Year’s Eve celebration at Lavo following her live performance at The Venetian, and Carmen Electra, one of Hollywood’s sexiest personalities, served as mistress of ceremonies at Tao with sounds by DJ Vice.

Other celebrities who shared in the celebration included Mena Suvari with fiance Simone Sestito, Jesse McCartney, David Spade, Carmen Electra and fiance Rob Patterson, Antonio Sabato Jr., Brody Jenner with girlfriend Jayde Nicole and mom Linda Thompson, Pauly Shore, Coolio, Briana Evigan and boyfriend Max Nash, Elias Koteas, Nicholas Gonzalez and Adam Beach.

The evening kicked off with an explosive performance by Fergie in The Venetian Ballroom. McCartney, Suvari and Sestito were rocking out to “London Bridge,” “Glamorous” and even classics like Heart’s “Barracuda.” Spade introduced Fergie and got the crowd warmed up!

Right before Fergie took the stage, fiance Josh Duhamel gave her a kiss backstage and went to his seat to watch the concert. After she finished performing, Josh met her again, and they walked hand in hand through the Palazzo. After her concert, Fergie, Josh and her family and friends headed to Lavo at the Palazzo to host the New Year’s Eve festivities. At 11:54 p.m., Fergie took to the stage, danced and motivated the crowd, giving shout-outs to ladies in love and ladies who’ve just broken up. Fergie began the countdown, and Josh was in the corner of the stage trying to be incognito.

At the stroke of midnight and after shouting “Happy New Year,” Fergie ran over to Josh and gave him a kiss and hug. The two partied away into the night with family and friends. Close by was Spade and Shore. Suvari and Sestito were also ringing in the New Year at Lavo. Everyone couldn’t help but notice her amazing engagement ring, which she wore proudly.

Over at Tao in The Venetian, Carmen Electra hosted the New Year’s Eve festivities. Fiancé Rob Patterson was by her side the whole night and let her shine in the spotlight as she conducted the countdown in the DJ booth. Immediately after ringing in the New Year, Carmen went to her table by the dance floor and graciously posed for photos with fans and onlookers. She then danced the night away with Rob, getting 2009 off to a great start.

Brody Jenner was also celebrating with girlfriend Jayde Nicole and mom Linda Thompson. After some cozy snuggling with his girlfriend (without inhibition), Jenner made his way to the DJ booth with his mom (who had always wanted to go in a DJ booth). Jenner and his mom rocked out to the sounds of DJ Vice and hyped up the packed house of club goers, who included Law & Order: SVU actor Adam Beach and Step Up 2: The Streets actress Briana Evigan. After partying at Lavo, McCartney, Suvari and Sestito headed over to Tao and partied at the dance floor VIP tables.

Fergie, Electra and Suvari have so much in common: All three are engaged, all were wearing Christian Louboutin shoes on the red carpet, and all stopped and signed autographs and took pictures with fans! Fergie wore a black Tadashi dress and Cartier jewelry. Electra glowed in her blue Jenny Packham dress and Neil Lane jewelry. Suvari wore an Alice + Olivia crystal-trim v-neck top, black pencil skirt and belt with Christian Louboutin boots and bag.

Thanks to Christina Canseco of Preferred Public Relations & Marketing for this Vegas DeLuxe report. Tao and Lavo are clients of Preferred Public Relations & Marketing.

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