Lola Falana

“The Queen of Las Vegas”

Lola, Lola, Lola. If your looking for the quintessential story of girl goes to New York and makes it big, then look no further than Lola Falana. After being mentored by jazz legend Dinah Washington and being discovered by Sammy Davis Jr., Lola went on to star in a Broadway show, got nominated for a Golden Globe, became a huge star in Italy and posed for Playboy. After all of that she still found the time to become one of the highest paid female performers in Las Vegas.