Southwest Florida Hooters Models Sign Autographs at Six Locations This Weekend

Five models from the 2026 Hooters Calendar will visit six Southwest Florida restaurants from Dec. 19-21. Fans can get free autographs and snap photos. The tour brings Emily Hagedorn of Fort Myers, Ashly Reyes of Naples, cover girl Selena Sanchez of Pembroke Pines, Gracie Williams of Fort Lauderdale Beach, and Kayla Calhoun of Bradenton to local spots.

The 2026 calendar showcases 27 employees from Southwest Florida Hooters across Fort Myers, Naples, Sarasota, Cape Coral, Port Charlotte, and Bradenton. Each year, the main calendar features more than 200 women from around the United States.

Hagedorn will appear in the calendar for the second time. She was featured on the inside back cover last year. Now she holds the Miss April spot.

"It's super-exciting to represent Fort Myers," Hagedorn said in October, according to News-Press. "I've always wanted to work at Hooters — that's always been a dream of mine."

Reyes, a bartender and server at the Naples location, appears as a November feature model. She came to the United States from Honduras without speaking English.

"(The calendar) made me feel like I was part of something really special," said Reyes. "I want to represent also my country, which is Honduras."

One dollar from each calendar sale goes toward cancer research through the Kelly Jo Dowd Breast Cancer Research Fund. The restaurant chain has raised more than $10 million over the years to support the fight against breast cancer.

The tour starts at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Bradenton location on 4908 14th St. W., then moves to the Sarasota restaurant at 6507 South Tamiami Trail at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, models will visit Port Charlotte at 1360 Tamiami Trail at 1 p.m., then Naples at 3625 Gateway Lane at 7 p.m., followed by Fort Myers at 4411 S. Cleveland Ave. at 8:30 p.m. The tour wraps up Sunday at 1 p.m. in Cape Coral at 3120 Del Prado Blvd.

The Naples event will include a check presentation to the Children's Advocacy Center of Collier County. All events are free to attend.

Calendars sell for $16 at all Southwest Florida locations and include $100 in coupons. Online orders cost $25, but don't include the pull-out poster featuring 38 additional Southwest Florida employees.