Contestants vying to be the next Mrs. Nevada America competed before an empty room at the Ahern Hotel on Sunday after organizers were told they had not complied with Gov.
Steve Sisolak’s crowd size mandate.
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THE LUCKY DRAGON.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER AUSTINCARTER IS LIVE TO BREAK DOWNWHAT HAPPENED.ATTENDEES TELL US THERE WERE200 PEOPLE GATHERED INSIDE -HOWEVER STATE ORDER'S ARE FORNO MORE THAN 50.METRO SAYS THAT THE CITY'SBUSINESS LICENSING DEPARTMENTCAME OUT - AND THAT THEPROPERTY HERE VOLUNTARILYCOMPLIED AND DOWNSIZED.((SOT)) ABINGDON MULLIN "ALLTHE GUESTS HAD TO LEAVE, ONLYCONTESTANTS AND CREW COULDSTAY"METRO - BRINING THE MRS.NEVADA AMERICA PAGEANT INSIDETHE AHERN HOTEL TO A HAULTSUNDAY.A SPOKESPERSON FOR FOR THEPROPERTY TELLS 13 ACTION NEWS -THEY WERE SERVED A CEASE ANDDESIST ORDER AND HAD TO ASKATTENDEES TO LEAVE THE EVENT.THE PAGEANT WAS ALLOWED TOCONTINUE WITH UNDER 50 PEOPLEIN THE ROOM.((TAKE SCREENSHOTS)) LAST WEEK- A TRUMP CAMPAIGN EVENT WASHELD AT THE AHERN - AND CAMEWITH SOME HARSH CRITICISM FROMGOVERNOR SISLAK SAYING HE WAS"DEEPLY DISHEARTENED" AND"EQUALLY DISMAYED THAT THECAMPAIGN AND BUSINESS DEFIEDTHE STATE OF NEVADA EMERGENCYDIRECTIVE" PHASE TWO IN NEVADA- MEANS PUBLIC AND PRIVATEGATHERINGS ARE LIMITED TO 50 ORFEWER PEOPLE AT ONCE ALONG WITHFACE MASKS.WE'RE TOLD MOST PEOPLE LEFTWHEN METRO AND THE CITY CAME INTO ENFORCE THAT COMPLIANCE.NO CITATIONS WERE ISSUED.AC 13 AN.TWO PEOPLE ARE BEHINDBARS...ACCUSED OF STEALING DETRDEBIT CARDS.
The Mrs. Nevada America Pageant is speaking out after they were nearly shut down by Las Vegas Police and the City of Las Vegas due..