TBO.com - TBO is Tampa Bay Online

Lingerie Bowl To Be Held At Pasco Nudist Resort

Horizon Production Inc.

Teams of scantily clad women in helmets and pads compete in a past Lingerie Bowl.

ADVERTISEMENT

By CHRISTIAN M. WADE | The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 16, 2009

LAND O LAKES - Organizers of Lingerie Bowl VI have found a new field to play on: the Caliente nudist resort in central Pasco County.

The event, which features scantily clad women playing tackle football, is being organized by Los Angeles-based Horizon Production and the Lingerie Football League franchise.

It will be held Jan. 31 at the resort and will be between Miami Caliente and Tampa Breeze, billed as the "ultimate catfight competition." Afterhours parties will follow.

Originally, the bowl was scheduled to be in Tampa, on a vacant lot off North Rome Avenue, but on Thursday, the owner of the property backed out of a pledge to let them use his land amid growing opposition from Hyde Park area neighborhood groups.

Organizers also needed approval from city's Land Development and Zoning department and the Tampa Police Department to provide off-duty officers to supervise the event.

It wasn't immediately clear whether organizers would need permits from Pasco County.

"This season will be the first in Super Bowl's backyard transforming Caliente Resort into a 'Mardi Gras meets Super Bowl-like setting' for football fans," the company said.

Tickets for the event will range from $50 to $150.

On Feb. 1, Caliente will host "the country's biggest poolside Super Bowl viewing party" on multiple plasma screen TVs and a "behind the scenes" viewing of Lingerie Bowl VI.

The game also will be broadcast on pay-per-view during the Super Bowl halftime.

For information and tickets, e-mail ticket@lflus.com.

Reporter Christian M. Wade can be reached at (813) 259-7679.

Share this:

Email Print

ADVERTISEMENT