“Dancing with the Stars” pro and Playboy cover model Karina Smirnoff hosted at Tao Beach at the Venetian on Saturday. The beauty donned multiple swimsuits, popped into the booth to get a lesson from DJ Jason Lema, and even started a beach ball war with partiers in the pool. Smirnoff was joined by her fellow “Dancing with the Stars” dancers Peta Murgatroyd and Damian Whitewood as they shared a cabana with former NFL pro Michael Strahan and Nicole Murphy. It was compliments all around as the ladies admired each others’ figures while snacking on sushi, coconut shrimp and french fries. Smirnoff got on the mic, telling the crowd to, “Raise your glass.”

Studio 54 at the MGM Grand welcomed action sports star Travis Pastrana, who hosted the Nitro Circus Live after-party last night. Pastrana had many reasons to celebrate after unleashing his Nitro Circus Live tour for the first time on North American turf at the MGM Grand Garden Arena where he proposed to longtime girlfriend Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins in front of thousands of screaming fans. Floating on the thrills of the night, Pastrana joined his Nitro Circus crew and fans to continue the party at the illustrious nightclub.

Azure Luxury Pool at the Palazzo hosted a star-studded evening Saturday night to celebrate the Simon G Jewelry Summer Soiree.

 Stylish guests included America Ferrera and new fiancée Ryan Piers William, a pregnant Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott, Teri Hatcher, Jaime King and husband, Cheryl Burke, Lisa Rinna, Stephanie Pratt and Raven Symone among many others.

American glamour girl Carmen Electra hosted the grand opening of the Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Saloon at Planet Hollywood Resort Saturday night.

On Saturday, “Dancing with the Stars” veteran Maksim Chmerkovskiy partied all afternoon long as he hosted the Us Weekly Hot Bodies party at Wet Republic at the MGM Grand. Fresh off of winning second place on the recent season of “Dancing with the Stars,” the dancing hunk arrived at the Las Vegas hot spot just after 1 p.m. with his close friends.

The cast of MTV’s “The Real World: Las Vegas” wrapped up the show’s 25th season and their wild time in Las Vegas by having one last raging party as a group in Sin City at Gallery Nightclub at Planet Hollywood Resort. Dustin Zito, Heather Marter, Leroy Garrett and Nany Gonzalez arrived at the hot spot around midnight on Friday and began the night at their private booth, inviting fans and friends to join them.

Friday night, Love Universe, a lifestyle jewelry collection, held a launch party at Tao at the Venetian. Actress Rosario Dawson hosted the exclusive cocktail reception, and model Linda Vojtova and jewelry designer Genevieve Jones were on hand to present their own Love Universe branded collections.

Carla Pellegrino started her career in cooking for her mother’s catering business in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the age of 10, and learned to prepare traditional Brazilian, Italian and Portuguese cuisine.

Tender cuts of veal make up some of the best dishes at French and Italian restaurants. Here’s a look at five restaurants in Las Vegas that serve up the best veal chops.