BEFORE THE FALL: BURLESQUE ICON TEMPEST STORM BREAKS HIP
June 4, 2010 - 11:43 pm
Burlesque legend Tempest Storm, left, fell and broke her left hip on Friday night during the Burlesque Hall of Fame's 20th anniversary weekend. A Las Vegas resident in recent years, the 82-year-old flame-haired icon was on stage during the evening's program at the Plaza Hotel. Earlier, in the above photo, she was part of the ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Burlesque Hall of Fame Museum. From left: Tempest Storm, Dixie Evans, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, "Peepshow" star Holly Madison and reigning Miss Exotic World Las Vegas local Kalani Kokonuts. (Photo courtesy Brian Jones/Las Vegas News Bureau)