Jalopnik: Booth Babes

The Booth Professionals Of The Chicago Auto Show

Raphael Orlove — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:15:00 EST

The cars of the Chicago Auto Show had some bright new faces and some damn fine rears, but no cars were quite as fetching as those of the booth professionals. Click through to see more of these beautiful ladies. More »

The Booth Professionals Of The 2012 Detroit Auto Show

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:15:00 EST

When Fiat took over Chrysler there were premonitions of culture clashes between the be-sweatered Italians and their off-the-Kohls-rack American counterparts. And then Fiat's maestro Sergio Marchionne brought out his hand-picked team of booth professionals and everyone realized the Italians are just like us. More »

New York Times adopts Jalopnik-coined term "Booth Professional"

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:00:00 EST

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Using the term "Booth Babe" to refer to the models selected to stand next to cars at auto shows always seemed a bit patronizing to us so we coined the term "Booth Professional." Now a reporter from The New York Times has seen the light. More »

When booth babes attack

Justin Hyde — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:45:00 EDT

While the only fightin' action at the New York Auto Show was brief, loud and lame, two booth professionals at the Shanghai Auto Show threw down, sending one to a hospital. Even China's auto-show fights are more interesting. More »

The booth professionals of the Shanghai Motor Show

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EDT

What the Shanghai Motor Show lacked in relevant reveals, it more than made up for in gorgeous and tasteful Booth Professionals captured by a pair of photographers from the Associated Press and Getty who apparently have no qualms about shooting them from whatever angle they deem appropriate. More »

The Booth Professionals Of The 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon

Justin Hyde — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:00:00 EST

The Tokyo Auto Salon held over the past few days is essentially Japan's version of our SEMA show for auto customizers. Being Japan, no car could appear without a tricked-out or cosplayed booth professional. Here are the best. More »

The Booth Professionals Of The Detroit Auto Show

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:15:00 EST

If the new cars of the Detroit Auto Show didn't convince you the auto industry's coming back then here's the most obvious sign: they can afford Amazonian women in shiny silver skin-tight suits. It's like Miracle here, but with breasts. More »

She'd Just Be Extra Weight

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:30:00 EST

The Audi R8 GT drops weight, adds power, and oozes sex. It's how they say "good morning" in Detroit... three days a year. More »

Booth Professionals Of The 2010 New York Auto Show

Wes Siler — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:15:00 EDT

Our new intern Blake was so bashful when we dispatched him to snap booth babes that one of them actually stole his camera. Don't worry, we got it back from her and recovered these images. More »

Booth Professionals Of The 2010 Geneva Motor Show

Wes Siler — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:45:00 EST

Geneva's proximity to Paris and Milan lends it the ability to attract the most classically beautiful booth professionals, picking and choosing them from the world of high-fashion. There's a worrying trend this year though: babes in t-shirts. More »

How To Be An Auto Show "Booth Babe"

TheBoothBabe — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST

Now that we have the preliminaries out of the way, my dears, let's talk about where auto show models come from. Strap on those push-up bras. This might get messy. More »

Auto Show "Booth Babe" Smacks Men Down, Spills Secrets

TheBoothBabe — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST

We've asked "The Booth Babe," the anonymous auto show model behind the hilarious "Do You Come With The Car," for a behind-the-scenes scoop on the world of auto spokesmodels. It's a series we're calling "Tales From The Turntable." —Ed. More »

Booth Professionals of the 2010 Detroit Auto Show

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:30:00 EST

The existence of booth professionals is very telling. They're strategically placed to deliver details of sexy vehicles or draw cameras to unremarkable ones. Who had the most? Ze Germans, China's eZone and of course, Chrysler. It's all they did have. More »

Chrysler Models Can't Read

Wes Siler — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

Something else on the Chrysler stand other than rocks was this young lady who neglected her schooling in her quest to become a booth professional. Can't she read? It clearly says not to stand there. [Twitter] More »

Conspicuously Modified: The Booth Babes Of SEMA 2009

Wes Siler — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST

You have to admire the dedication of SEMA's booth professionals. Though there are many jobs in Vegas for a woman with a large chest and a fake smile, they faithfully serve the needs of chrome and carbon fiber. More »

SEMA 2009: Mannequin Is The New "Booth Babe"

Ray Wert — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:15:00 EST

The aftermarket crowd used to dress up a young, talent-heavy booth professional in a tight n' skimpy outfit to pass out leaflets and smile for the cameras. Then the Carpocalypse hit. Now, sadly, mannequin is the new "booth babe." More »

How To Make Sleazy Car Shows Look Fabulous

Peter Orosz — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Video maestro György Szeljak—no stranger to Jalopnik—has finished his latest car piece, which features a boat load of scantily clad women and tuned automobiles. Click to watch (potentially NSFW). More »

2009 Shanghai Auto Show: Booth Professionals Give Good Fortune

The Auto Insider — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:30:00 EDT

The 2009 Shanghai Auto Show featured a ton of copy/paste jobs, but no matter how bad the cars got, there was always a very helpful booth professional there to make it all better. More »

2009 Seoul Motor Show: Kimchi-Flavored Booth Professionals

The Auto Insider — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:30:00 EDT

While everyone's favorite communist leader and crazy man, Kim Jong Il, shoots off ~~missiles~~ satellites from North Korea, South Korea was busy manning the booths of the 2009 Seoul Motor Show. More »

Geneva Booth Professionals: Swiss Miss Edition

The Auto Insider — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:30:00 EST

The world's most compact capital never fails to impress and this year's Geneva Motor Show managed to cram a few new titillating models onto the show floor. Oh yeah... and the cars were nice too. More »

Booth Professionals Of The 2009 Detroit Auto Show

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:45:00 EST

Despite the downturn in the auto industry, this year's Detroit Auto Show bore an incredible number of very knowledgeable booth professionals. Yes, they answered our questions, but they also got in some of our pictures. More »

The Booth Professionals Of The 2008 Moscow Auto Show

Ray Wert — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:15:00 EST

While we were at the Detroit Auto Show this week, the folks at EnglishRussia were focused on the 2008 Moscow Auto Show. Apparently, it's the booth professionals they were focusing on. Here's their 55-image gallery. More »

Lamborghini Holds Euro-Trash Fashion Show

Matt Hardigree — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:50:00 EST

The only models introduced at the Lamborghini press event today had eating disorders and Lambo-level designer clothing. A gallery for men, women and dragons below. More »

2009 Pirelli Calendar: Elephants And A Whole Load Of NSFW

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST

It's that time of year again, when Pirelli sends aspiring Playboy photographers out on calendar assignment, letting them dream up ridiculous ways to photograph nude or nearly nude models in exotic locations. What this has to do with the business of selling tires we have no idea. Whatever, nekkid ladies! Hit the jump for a large and VERY NSFW gallery from the 2009 Pirelli Calendar. More »

The Booth Professionals of the 2008 Guangzhou International Auto Show

Andrew Didorosi — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:30:00 EST

As a result of covering an auto show or two in our time, we've become veritable connoisseurs regarding the mistresses of motors we lovingly refer to as Booth Professionals. We've brought you delightful displays of debutantes from far away locations such as Geneva, Paris, Las Vegas and Detroit. Apologies for the blurry nature of a few of these pictorials, we've got the shakes from a bit of bad Mu Shu pork. More »

The Booth Professionals Of The 2008 SEMA Show

Ray Wert — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:30:00 EST

Two days ago we asked you to pick your choice of "booth professional" using a comparison from last year's SEMA-stained gallery of booth saleswomen from the tire section of the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association show to the more conservative flesh-baring of Geneva, Paris and Detroit as our lede. Now, we've put together a bevy of booth professionals from this year's SEMA show for you to find out if your "choice" made the cut. So take a gander — perhaps you'll answer differently after taking a look at this year's batch of tire-selling sales professionals. Or not. More »

Les Hôtesses Of The 2008 Paris Motor Show

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:21:00 EDT

Here we are at the end of the 2008 Paris Motor Show with all of these extra images again in our camera. Unfortunately, we can't use them because those hard working booth professionals (we decided to use the local vernacular spoken by gents in hushed and reverent tones, "les hôtesses") keep walking in front of the production cars and concepts. We don't feel too bad because we know they're doing their job of informing inquisitive journalists of the merits of the vehicles and demonstrating features too complicated for the journos to figure out. While we normally would just toss these into the recycle bin and be done with them, we figure some of you out there may want to see how many shots we have to grudgingly go through before bringing you the best possible coverage from the show. More »

Booth Professionals Of The 2008 Geneva Motor Show

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:00:00 EST

One of the many drawbacks to the auto show system is that there are so many people trying to get access to a car that, occasionally, one of them ends up in the shot. This is especially true of the professionals who are responsible for aiding in the display of the more important models. We call them booth professionals. Every time you try to get a shot of a new car, there's one of them pouting her lips, arching her back or leaning seductively against something. It's a rough life. But rather than let the photos go to waste we've included them here in a gallery so that you can see the hardships we must endure as automotive journalists. Pity us. More »

Ya Know, It Is A Bit Nippy Here In The Geneva Expo Center

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:20:00 EST

Now It's Time To Play Guess The Age Of The Geneva Booth Babe!

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Who Had Your Favorite Booth Babes?

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:30:22 EST

Normally booth babes are virtually invisible at the Detroit Auto Show - all bundled up in pantsuits and acting as "spokesmodels". This year saw some cracks in the wall of political correctness through which a few foreign manufacturers snuck in very lovely ways to make a bunch of dudes look at their cars. The field of candidates expanded this year to include our darling of the show BYD, as well as BMW, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati, and Audi. We certainly enjoyed taking these pictures, and now we want to know which manufacturer went above and beyond with the most fetching selection of spokesmodels. Poll after the jump. More »

What's Up With Booth Babes?

Jonny Lieberman — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EDT

Today's Question comes from the apparently born again, fundamental, puritanical Al Navarro. Yeah, we know, right? Still, as it is our most-of-the-time policy to ask the questions you send in, we're asking Al's. Here's what the self-described Sevangelist sent us:

What is the point of a booth babe?

Gratuitous MotoGP Umbrella and Bikini Babe Gallery

Mike Bumbeck — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:30:00 EDT

Don't think for a second we forgot about booth and umbrella babes, or the needs of our readers while at the MotoGP. We just wanted to wait until Monday, so y'all could get in hot water for looking at squirt gun wielding bikini babes while at work. (This may not be safe for work!) More »

Toyota Takes Over SEMA For 2007

Ray Wert — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:30:55 EDT

It looks like the second foreign car manufacturer in as many years will be the major sponsor of the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association aftermarket trade show out in Vegas. Last year it was HoMoCo as the first to drop their dime on the show, and this year the number one super awesome best automaker from the land of the rising sun is getting a piece of that sponsorship action. That's right, Toyota will be taking over the Las Vegas Convention Center this fall, and we totally can't wait to see what they're going to have as the grab-bag prize this year — will it be a Scion or Toyota-branded booth babe bustier? When we know, you'll know. [UPDATE: Honda was top dog in 2005. In 2006, General Motors, Ford and DaimlerChrysler shared the VMOS spot under the theme "American Muscle"] – Ray Wert More »

GM-Daewoo Limits Self To Only 30 Booth Babes At 2007 Seoul Motor Show

Ray Wert — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:40:00 EDT

Some automakers are users and abusers of the "booth babes," including them in displays in order to create a visceral reaction from the high horsepower cars and attractive women perched atop them. The automakers that employ them are all over using them because they want the auto writing media folks to do two things — equate their cars with the potential for sex with a hot woman, and then to take pictures of the hot women with cars behind them so that others will equate their cars with the potential for sex with hot women. But autonistas are becoming wise to the wily automakers ways, and many of the employers of booth babes are looking to drop the levels of usage, specifically in the overseas market. Thus, we've now heard: More »

Jalopnik Poll: The China Show's Got Booth Babes Too!

Ray Wert — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:46:00 EST

Yes, that's right, it would appear in addition to capitalism, the Chinese have also learned about the importance of selling metal with flesh. But unlike some of the other shows, the booth babes of Beijing's China Auto Show appear to be of a more classy variety than a couple of the other second-tier shows, like say...Moscow...or Paris. But we do hear there's different strokes for different folks. Why don't you take a look for yourself and help us pit the winner of our last booth babe bonanza, the lovely ladies of Moscow — against the winners we found in China. [Hat tip to Gridskipper!] – Ray Wert More »

Beaucoup Belgium Booth Babes: The 2006 International Tuning Salon

Ray Wert — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:01:00 EST

The 2006 International Tuning Salon just finished up over in Belgium and although we weren't there, the pictures and video we've seen indicate it was one hell of a party. Although the 330 custom cars and tuners are more than outmatched by the orgy of aftermarket product uses on display at SEMA, the copious flesh on display at the Nekkerhal Mechelen make the Las Vegas ~~strippers~~ booth babes look like a convent. Although we do have to say there may be a line they've crossed out in Belgium, because we've no idea what fire-breathing and panty-stripping lesbians have to do with cars — but whatevs, we'll roll with it. The gallery below and the video after the jump are definitely Not Safe For Work. – Ray Wert More »

SEMA Show: How Can You Sell Tires If You Don't Have Any Booth Babes?

Ray Wert — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:00:00 EST

As Jalopnik photographer-of-the-star-cars Curtis Walker was want to tell us — there are rules for booth babes at SEMA. Apparently, this stuff doesn't just happen by chance — and here's his explanation of where you'll find the booth babes, what they'll be wearing and why — and all with a helpful reference gallery below:
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