Calendar Centerfold 2015, Party Girl

Name: Kayla

Calendar: Centerfold

Born: New Port Richey, FL

Resides: Tampa, FL

Twitter: @kayrababyninja

Instagram: tresadorable

Favorite Casino Game: Blackjack

Kayla is an eight time calendar girl, twice gracing the cover, and becoming the centerfold is a dream come true.

“It’s been out of my reach for so long, for whatever reason,” she says. “I’ve always loved my picture and two covers is awesome, but this feels a little more special.”

Kayala calls herself a “mixologist” at Council Oak Steaks & Seafood where she’s worked for seven years. She makes a dazzling Smoked Old Fashioned that requires lighting a plank of wood on fire, good bourbon, a large ice cube and a twist of orange rum.

Kayla is half Filipino, half Irish. She has a biology degree from the University of South Florida andwants to return to school to become a physicians assistant.

 Q & A with Kayla

Favorite Music?

“I’m a rock and roll girl. I like Jane’s Addiction and Black Keys, anything that you makes you feel the groove and want to rock out.

“I also like YYZ by Rush.”

Special Interest?

“Halloween is my favorite holiday. I make awesome hand made costumes. And love to host parties.

“I love entertaining and throwing parties. I’ve done big blowouts and cozy dinner parties.  Last year I had 60 people in my tiny apartment for Christmas.

“I love cooking and getting people together, seeing friends meet new friends.”

Experience of being a Hard Rock Calendar Girl?

“It really means a lot that I can represent all the good and fun stuff the casino does. I’m super proud.  I get to meet people outside of Council Oak, being with the girls is my favorite part.

“When the centerfold was announced, they were super happy for me and I it was sincere.

“It’s an honor because there are so many beautiful girls that try out and don’t make it.”

Calendar Cover Girl 2015, Daddy’s Girl

Name: Deanna

Calendar: Cover Girl

Born: Brandon, FL

Resides: Brandon, FL

Twitter: @deanna_m_morgan

Instagram: deanna_morgan

Favorite Casino Game: Blackjack

Deanna is a Hard Rock bartender who you’ll find primarily at Center Bar or in the high limit table games.

“I was in shock. It didn’t feel real,” she says of being selected for the calendar cover.  “I kept looking at it and saying, ‘is this really me?'”

Deanna has worked at the casino for less than two years, but this is her second appearance in the calendar.

“Family is everything to me, especially my dad. I’m a huge daddy’s girl.”

Her dad Richard was at the calendar reveal party and she says, “he was more excited than I was, he cried.”

A special moment for Deanna came in the last year when boyfriend Steven proposed in New York’s Central Park. The two are still deciding on a wedding date.

Q & A with Crystal Jasah

Favorite Music?

“My dad’s a farmer so I grew up with country. It’s fun and I love to dance.

“I like everything, but really like Luke Bryan. I’ve seen him in concert six times. It’s the only one I’ve gone to over and over. His concerts are always fun.”

Special Interest?

“I’m an animal love and grew up riding horses. Right now I have two dogs.”

Deanna says Liberty is a four-year-old and the mother of 1-year old Nala.

“They have different personalities. Nala’s the baby and such a mess. I love them to death, they’re my kids.”

Experience of being a Hard Rock Calendar Girl?

“The unveiling was a lot of fun. They go month by month and you keep waiting for your name. The anticipation is very exciting. Once they announced December I knew I was either the cover or centerfold.

“I like representing the Hard Rock and getting to see all the charities. You meet so many people. I never thought I could do something this cool with a company so large.”

Ms. July 2015, Cupcake Queen

Name: Jasah

Month: Ms. July

Born: Tampa, FL

Resides: Tampa, FL

Instagram: Jasah_

Favorite Casino Game: Texas Hold’em (table game)

Jasah (pronounced Jay_sah) has been working at the Hard Rock table games for two years. This her second appearance in the Hard Rock Calendar.

She occasionally works in the Poker Room and says, “I love poker. It’s so much fun to interact with the players. They’re sarcastic and so am I. They give me a hard time and I give it right back.”

Jasah is graduating from nursing school and is preparing to take the boards (BON). “Being a nurse would be awesome,” she says.

As for trying out for the calendar, Jasah’s biggest supporters are her mom and dad. “They told me to go for it. I said, ‘are you sure, you’re my parents?”

 Q & A with Crystal Jasah

Favorite Music?

“I really like rock and alternative. I love Bad Suns and Bear Hands. It’s fun and gets you in the mood to do stuff, like a bad a$$ workout. It motivates me to do something awesome.”

Special Interest?

“Baking is in my blood. My grandmother (Dorothy) and I started when I was little and she passed down her recipes.

“Oreo and pink lemonade cupcakes are my favorites. I love cake, so a mini cake that you can eat anytime is so convenient. I love baking.”

Experience of being a Hard Rock Calendar Girl?

“The girls are so sweet, I made really good friends. The experience I had was so wonderful.

“At first you feel like an average Joe, but when you try out they make you feel like a rock star. The Hard Rock makes you feel comfortable in your own skin, especially with so many people looking at you on a photo shoot. I don’t think every company can do that.”

More Photos of Jasah from the Tampa Winter Poker Open