“Crazy Girls” Statue Begins Long-Term Residency at Circa
The famous “Crazy Girls” statue is about as Las Vegas gets. The famous statue, featuring seven showgirls and their immortalized posteriors, was recently unveiled at its new home, Circa Las Vegas.
The statue had been in storage since “Crazy Girls” closed at Planet Hollywood in 2021. Prior to that, the statue was displayed at Riviera during the show’s storied run at that casino, now a parking lot.
The statue made its debut at Circa on June 25, 2025 and will be available for buffing (for good luck) and selfies for at least 10 years.
Yes, we were involved in the ribbon-cutting. That’s because we helped Circa owner Derek Stevens get in touch with the producer of “Crazy Girls,” Norbert Aleman, whence this deal to put the statue on display again came.
Given our massive contribution to making this happen, we should’ve been given the Keister to the City.
Basically, we didn’t do anything, but Derek Stevens is cool and knew we have never declined insinuating ourself into a Las Vegas publicity opportunity, so there you go. Our participation in the event was received by local media in much the same way as women respond to our lovemaking, lots of confused looks, pointing and laughing.
We have learned to never, ever question Derek Stevens’ instincts for public relations. We donned the same blazer to make the symbolic first roulette bet when Circa reopened its table games area. The video went viral, often accompanied by hilarious captions like, “Bro sold his house to put $400k on black!” We lost $300. The Internet is so weird.
You will never be as viral as this bro who sold his house and lost $400,000 on one roulette spin @CircaLasVegas, according to the Internet, which is infallible at facts. https://t.co/pD3JAzzr0I pic.twitter.com/lQIjOvlOZe
— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) August 26, 2024
Here’s a question: Other than publicity stunts Derek Stevens and his team have created, what’s the last one you remember? This town’s P.R. agencies are useless (that includes you, too, casino flacks). Read a white paper and come up with something, anything original or memorable. Please. Just once. Ever. You have one job. Don’t get us started.
Stevens and his team made the most of the statue move, transporting the statue via flatbed and police escort along the Las Vegas Strip on June 25, 2025.
Anyway, a bevy of former “Crazy Girls” cast members were in attendance at the unveiling photo op.
Here are some remarks from Derek Stevens and Norbert Aleman.
The dancers in the statue are (left to right): Karen Raider, Debra Sill, Pat Lumpkin, Kim Baranco, Angela Sampras-Stabile, Michelle Sandoval and Chris Zytko.
Two of the women depicted in the statue were at both the arrival event and the unveiling: Angela Sampras-Stabile and Michelle Sandoval.
If Sampras-Stabile’s name sounds familiar, it’s because she and her husband, Matt Stabile, are the producers of all the “X” shows in town: “X Burlesque” at Flamingo, “X Country” at Harrah’s and “X Rocks” at Horseshoe.
The statue sits near the first floor entrance to Circa’s rooftop Legacy Club. It’s between two restrooms, but that makes it sound less classy, so let’s just say it’s near the first floor entrance to Circa’s rooftop Legacy Club.
As mentioned, Circa (with the guiding hand of our friend Jeff Victor, V.P. of Operations) inked a deal with Norbert Aleman to show off the “Crazy Girls” butts for 10 years, presumably for $1 a year (and generous Barry’s Prime dining credits).
If the dollar isn’t paid promptly each year, Circa will be in arrears.
We’ll wait.
Yes, that was a long way to go for that joke, but it’s not like we have anything else going on in our life.
We hate using quotes from news releases (because they are literally never actual quotes from the people being quoted), but this one rings fairly true to what Derek Stevens would say about this, “Some of my most memorable trips to Las Vegas started with giving the ‘Crazy Girls’ statue a visit for a little extra luck. It has become a historic piece of Las Vegas entertainment history, and we wanted to find a way to preserve it for generations to come. Circa has always strove to honor Las Vegas’ past while celebrating its present, and now our guests can experience the magic and energy of the ‘Crazy Girls’ firsthand.”
Yes, we looked it up. While “strove” is the correct past tense of “strive,” it is not used correctly in this context because it doesn’t match the verb tense. With “has,” you need the part participle form, not the simple past. So, the correct version would be “Circa has always strived to honor Las Vegas’ past…” The simple past is “strove.” The present perfect, “Circa has always strived.”
Forest for the trees!
Stevens isn’t just blowing smoke (he quit smoking several years ago), he has often put his money where his mouth is.
The Stevens rescued and restored Vegas Vickie, for starters. It’s like Circa was built around her and she’s glorious.
Legacy Club also features a rogue’s gallery of Las Vegas luminaries. In Las Vegas, however, compartmentalization is required.
The practice of honoring the past is also exhibited at the Stevens’ other casinos, The D and Golden Gate.
The “Crazy Girls” statue weighs 1,540 pounds, is six feet tall and 11 feet wide.
It was sculpted by Michael Conine.
Typically, the “Crazy Girls” statue would spark a lively discussion about the objectification of women, but that is for other places, not Las Vegas. Las Vegas tends to only have lively discussions about sports and tipping.
Personally, we are ecstatic to see the “Crazy Girls” statue on display again.
So many attractions in Las Vegas bill themselves as “interactive,” but this iconic statue actually is.
No, the “Crazy Girls” show isn’t coming back, but shows come and go. Butts echo an eternity.
Or something.
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