Meet your Pembroke Pines Hooters calendar cover girl at South Florida signings
This holiday season, a meet-and-greet with a national cover girl is within your reach.
Hooters of Pembroke Pines will host its 2026 calendar signing on Sunday, Nov. 9, with Selena Sanchez, the franchise’s longtime waitress and regional marketing coordinator who landed the coveted spot on the cover in September.
The in-store autograph session — located at 7990 Pines Blvd. — kicks off at 5 p.m. following the sports bar’s showing of the Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills NFL game.
“I just want everyone to know that when they are buying this calendar, they know why they’re buying it. ... I want the calendar to show its value,” the 27-year-old cover girl told the Pembroke Pines News in October.
Also slotted to appear are calendar features from across South Florida, including Emily Hagedorn of Fort Myers (Miss April), Gracie Williams of Fort Lauderdale Beach Place (Miss July), Ashley Reyes of Naples (November feature) and Kayla Calhoun of Bradenton (October feature).
The Hooters calendar tradition — now on its 40th year — dates back to 1986, with its inaugural edition featuring the “original Hooters girl,” actress and model Lynne Austin.
It now serves as the chain’s annual fundraising campaign for the Kelly Jo Dowd Breast Cancer Research Fund, named after a veteran Hooters girl who battled the disease. For each purchase of a $16 calendar, the company donates $1 to a local cancer initiative, with this year’s recipient being Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute.
Roughly $8.7 million has been raised for cancer research to date, according to the chain’s social media accounts.
Customers can also enjoy $100 worth of coupons included with each calendar purchase or pay it forward through the Hooters Operation Calendar Drop Program, which lets buyers attach a thank you note to a calendar and ship it to military troops.
Can’t make it to the Nov. 9 signing? Check out the following Hooters autograph sessions throughout South Florida:
- Hooters of Beach Place: Nov. 8 at 6 p.m., 17 S. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.
- Hooters of Cypress Creek: Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m., 6345 N. Andrews Ave.
- Hooters of Weston: Dec. 12 at 5:30 p.m., 2282 Weston Road
- Hooters of Pembroke Pines: Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m., 7990 Pines Blvd.
- Hooters of Hialeah: Dec. 13 at 5 p.m., 680 W. 49th St.
- Hooters of Doral: Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m., 8695 NW 13th Terrace
- Hooters of Miami on Coral Way: Dec. 13 at 8 p.m., 3301 SW 22nd St. Unit 104
- Hooters of Boca Raton: Dec. 14 at 1 p.m., 2240 NW 19th St. Suite 1101-A
- Hooters of Sunrise: Dec. 14 at 4 p.m., 3805 N. University Drive
This story was originally published November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM.
