At the BBM lounge after hours event held recently in LA there were some fun times to the be had. The photographers of the event were kind enough to send us over some of the pics they had been taking during the whole show, which turned out to be quite impressive. The BBM Lounge is a series of events, the second of which will take place in LA sometime in September. Below is a list of celeb attendees:
- Mel B, Spice Girls/DWTS
- Mark Salling, Puck from Glee
- Quinton Aaron, The Blind Side
- Vienna Girardi, The Bachelor
- The Alchemist, hip hop producer and DJ to Eminem
- Gabe Saporta, lead vocalist of Cobra Starship
- Olivia Munn, Maxim model and actress (Iron Man 2; Date Night)
- Alessandra Torresani, television actress (CSI; Bones)
- Lauren C. Mayhew, singer and actress (ECW on SyFy; CSI: Miami)
Hit the break for a few more pics of the event Or, you can head on over to the Flickr page and view the entire set from Xomad. Next time, I think we'll have to RSVP.
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