Question: What is Lynne Austin’s claim to fame in Florida restaurant history?
Answer: The first “Hooters girl.”
Lynne Austin was the first “Hooters girl,” hired in 1983 by co-founder Ed Droste after he saw her at a bikini contest in Clearwater. Austin became the face of the brand, appearing on billboards, in commercials, and in the first Hooters calendar before gaining wider fame as a Playboy Playmate.
