Las Vegas Weekly

November 13, 2009 · 9:38 AM

Photo Gallery: Atlanta housewife Nene Leakes takes Tao by storm

By Robin Leach

Nene Leakes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta at Tao in The Venetian on Nov. 12, 2009.

Photo: Denise Truscello/WireImage.com

She’s just a real housewife from Atlanta, but Nene Leakes has taken reality TV by storm since first showing up on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta, a series CNN’s Anderson Cooper confesses to being a guilty pleasure.

So much so that industry buzz is Nene has her own reality TV series lined up -- and Hollywood stardom is already knocking at her door.

If the turnout of fans and the curious at Tao in The Venetian for its weekly Worship party last night and continuing early this morning was any indication, then Nene, whose husband Greg Leakes accompanied her, already has a big fan following!

Nene was the star of the season finale wrap party for Housewives -- and the center of everybody’s attention. Contributing photographer Erik Kabik captured her movie star arrival, and leading lens lady Denise Truscello had the close-ups inside the Tinseltown-themed party.

Photo: Erik Kabik/Retna/www.erikkabikphoto.com

Greg and Nene Leakes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta at Tao in The Venetian on Nov. 12, 2009.

It may well have been Nene’s first headline party in Las Vegas, but I’m told she’ll be back here soon, especially if she moves from Atlanta to Los Angeles on the well-trodden road to fame and fortune.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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