Lauren Conrad Splashes at Harrah's

Anyone arriving at Harrah's in Atlantic City Saturday afternoon can already feel the anticipation. So many girls dressed in the order of Lauren Conrad, so little time for this reporter to prepare. Two hours before 10pm, gals and guys started building near The Pool After Dark nightclub. But when 10:00 arrived, it was pretty clear we were in for an exciting night. And it just got even bigger. In The Pool, several of Lauren's fans sounded off on what they like about Lauren Conrad. Sarah, 24, likes the way Lauren's hair is twisted and braided. And she's always been a fan of LC since Laguna Beach. Nicole, 23, and Samantha, 21, are BFF's that have one thing in common. Lauren Conrad. Both think Lauren's hair, both think Lauren's real, which Samantha says that Lauren tells it like it is. And they both hate Heidi and Spencer. But Nicole and Samantha are at odds with Kristin Cavallari joining The Hills. Nicole's for it, but Sam is not. "It's gonna break up our friendship", jokes Nicole. And according to Samantha, she feels Kristin Cavallari is an attention whore, and that The Hills is going to go down. Both are also at odds with Lo Bosworth, Nicole like Lo, Samantha doesn't. Melissa, 23, who's another fan of LC, sees Lauren as a normal girl living the life. Melissa feels that she would be a down to earth person, who's got a lot going for her. Melissa doesn't know if she'll watch The Hills without Lauren, but she does know that she's no fan of K. Cav. or Lo. Melissa says "I just don't like Lo for some reason, I don't know." Despite Lauren's huge fanfare, there happen to be those naysayers who just see Lauren as no different than the girl across Troy, 26, who said these words. "She's not a nobody, but she's just a regular person to me", says Troy. One girl may have got upset at the fact that she couldn't get a clear picture of Lauren, and shouted out "I'm done", referring to being a fan of Lauren. Another girl almost meant those same words before getting a clear picture of Lauren when snapping photos. And you had the occasion "Lauren/ LC sucks" chants, which only sounded once or twice. But above all that, Lauren's arrival in The Pool nightclub was pandemonium as all girls swelled up against each other to snap some golden shots of Miss Conrad herself, heading toward the cabana Lauren and her crew set up camp in. For nearly two hours, cameras kept flashing, resetting, flashing, zooming, flashing, and spring cleaning as Lauren played it cool with those devoted fans wanting a piece of LC that they can hold onto forever. During that time, Lauren came to the deejay stage to snap some shots with DJSL, and those fans who waited so long to get their picture taken with LC. Fans that were extremely lucky enough to get up close and personal were already on a VIP list, and had already paid $2,000 to $3,000 at least to reserve a spot in the jacuzzi/ cabana area, says Manny, 27, a Crowd Control Specialist. Manny also says that when a celebrity comes in you get 3,200 people or more, as opposed to 1,800 to 2,200 on a regular Saturday night. Right before 3am, Manny said the numbers were 3,162, which were preliminary at the time, as more people were being accounted for. But an hour before that, Lauren Conrad and camp stepped out of their cabana and called it a night, leaving her radiance to shine on until closing time, 4am. During the post-LC hours, young club patrons let it all hang out by losing their clothes and jumping in the pool with nothing but their boxers. At least the guys did. The girls were already were prepared with bikinis. Some gals thought it'd be easier to just leave their little black dresses on. Yet, some girls were just in their underwear, but not swimming to say the least. All in all, a night in the presence of Lauren Conrad was something to remember. Although, it wasn't a meet and greet like Christine, 24, thought, similar to her book tour for LA Candy, it was a chance for Lauren's twenty-something fans to come and see Lauren Conrad without the pre-teen/ teenage crowd, in a setting 20-year-olds are familar with. Another girl asked this reporter why I didn't catch the kind of lip-gloss Lauren kept putting on all throughout the night. She thought it was important so other girls can see what Lauren Conrad is wearing, which says a lot about how Lauren has become a major influence amongst young girls and young women. The importance of Lauren Conrad still continues to be great, and it'll only keep getting stronger since Lauren's already a best-selling author, an uber-popular TV star, as well as a dominant force in fashion with her signature styles that young girls have adapted in their closets. For all the Lauren fans that I talked to, there isn't a single doubt that Lauren Conrad will be successful in everything she does. Though, they do long for her return to reality TV, with guys competing for her love, or something similar to The Hills centered around LAUREN, or the days in which fans prefer "Lauren, Audrina, and Whitney" over "Lauren, Lo, and Audrina", fans will love Lauren Conrad no matter what, with no plans of letting go anytime soon. For Lauren Conrad, it's just beginning.
Credit - Daniel Quintanilla @ the examiner.com