“Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God,” gasped Jen Hilchey. With arms outstretched, the freshman engineering major screamed out to the reality star perched above her. “DAAAAAISY!”
“You guys f—ing kick ass,” Daisy De La Hoya shouted into the microphone minutes later. “Let’s just get really drunk!”
Though De La Hoya’s appearance at Santa Fe Café last night did not draw as large a crowd as anticipated, those who were there rejoiced while being served drinks by and taking pictures with the runner-up of Rock of Love 2 with Bret Michaels.
The 25-year-old reality show star, who stands at a short 5-foot-3-inches tall, guest-bartended and entertained the dozens of fans who showed up last night to see the self-proclaimed niece of boxer Oscar De La Hoya, who, since the season’s April 13 finale, said she has been caught up in a whirlwind of publicity events at venues across the country.
Rock of Love 2 continued rocker Bret Michaels’ search to find a companion. His first quest, documented in last year’s Rock of Love, ended when the season’s winner, Jes, chose not to continue the relationship after the cameras stopped rolling.
The second season focused on 20 new girls, including a porn star, a reality show winner (Megan Hauserman of Beauty and the Geek 3) and several self-proclaimed musicians. In the second season’s finale, filmed in Cancun, Mexico, De La Hoya failed to secure the final “backstage pass” offered by the Poison lead singer, losing to television show host Ambre Lake. During an hour-long reunion special aired last month, Michaels and Lake claimed to still be an item.
In a Rock of Love 2 episode in which an ex-boyfriend of each contestant visited the mansion, it was revealed that De La Hoya still lived with her ex-boyfriend of several years, Charles. De La Hoya maintains that her relationship with her ex is over.
“Charles is the bestest bestest,” she said in an interview at Santa Fe. “He’s everything. But I’m moving to L.A. It’s time to start a new chapter.”
As a first step in starting over, she is currently working on a “tell-all” book, in which she plans to delve further into her occasionally rough past, in addition to her experience on Rock of Love 2. De La Hoya also noted in a backstage interview that she is working on a clothing line and a few “secret projects.” Though she remained mum regarding the projects, she said her clothing line would features items that are “my style – sexy, not too high-end, rock ‘n’ roll and cool.”
De La Hoya also made mention of the many tattoos, “the things that are about me,” that adorned her body. She said two stars inked on her throat, in addition to the tattoo sleeve down her left arm, are in the process of being removed. The stars, clearly visible when aired on the show, were beginning to fade. De La Hoya’s arm was covered by a black hoodie.
Those who came to the bar last night to see De La Hoya were excited to catch a glimpse of the celeb.
Hilchey claimed to be the first to see De La Hoya when she walked in. “We made eye contact, and I almost fainted,” Hilchey, a self-proclaimed “Team Daisy” fan said.
Before taking a spot behind the bar, De La Hoya stepped onstage next to the DJ and posed for pictures and chatted with fans.
Sophomore special education major Lauren Weber, who claimed to have watched every episode, was elated to meet De La Hoya. “She’s hot and awesome and carefree, and Bret should have picked her,” she said.
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