Where the Boys Are

A group of porn actors who arrived on the arm of entertainer Connie Francis on Friday to help Fort Lauderdale promote an upcoming beach party were not hired for the occasion by the city, Mayor Jack Seiler said.

Connie Francis, star of the movie “Where The Boys Are,” appears on Fort Lauderdale Beach to mark the 50th anniversary of the film.

The four models, working for a Fort Lauderdale-based talent agency, attended the press conference as escorts for Francis, the singing actress who first came to Fort Lauderdale to film “Where the Boys Are,” a 1960 movie about college students on Spring Break. Francis and her hit song of the same name have become iconic touchstones for the gay community.

The Memorial Day weekend festival, to be called “Connie Francis’ Great American Beach Party,” will commemorate the movie’s 50th anniversary in an event that Seiler said would consist of “good old-fashioned family fun.”

Seiler said the city was not involved in selecting the models and no taxpayer money was spent on the press conference.

“We didn’t have anything to do with her entourage,” Seiler said Monday.

John McLaughlin, a spokesman for Francis, said he organized the press conference and sought out models for the event through “Hot Spots,” a publication that serves South Florida’s gay community.

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