PHELPS’ GALPAL HAS VEGAS CONNECTIONS

August 7, 2012 - 2:10 pm

Michael Phelps’ hot cocktail waitress girlfriend has been around the block — in fact, she’s been around the world, on private jets — long before she ever met Phelps, all because of her pretty face, and TMZ has the pics to prove it.

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