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After all the excitement of official reveals had passed and car company execs had gone back to their hotels, the lovely models of the Tokyo Motor Show were always around to brighten up a background. This year's standouts from last week's show were the girls gracing the Ferrari and Maserati stands, but some of the models from the tire companies were also easier on the eyes than most. Check out the extensive photo gallery below to see all of the good looking girls from the show.

Maybe more so than at any other show besides SEMA, the girls are just as important as the cars at the Hot Import Nights shows. And when you're talking about the VIP version of HIN, the quality should be kicked up a notch, and we weren't disappointed. The lovely ladies of L.A. included professional models, car chicks, race drivers, employees who just felt like strutting their stuff while discussing their products, even a few Playboy bunnies. Not all of them were locals, some we talked to were from the East Coast, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, and Washington. The individual vendor booths had some of their own crew while the event itself had its fashion show models and the Miss HIN regional contestants competing for the Queen of the Scene title, plus there were plenty of dolled up girlfriends and wives draping themselves across their SO's vehicles. It was quite a gathering. As with the vehicles we showed you a few days ago, variety is the spice of life and beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder, so rather than subject these gals to your personal taste expressions, we are leaving comments off for this gallery. Enjoy the pics. And btw, that's Supra drag racer Anna, aka Bikini Racer above.

The team is back from Las Vegas, having finished our marathon coverage of SEMA. To say that place is huge would be an understatement. The amount of hours it takes to walk that show is unbelievable. With 1,000,000 square feet of exhibit space and 2,000 vehicles displayed, the four of us had a hard time getting it all covered. Before you pull out the violins for us, however, know that SEMA is a lot of fun, as you might imagine. The outrageous cars and product ideas had a way of keeping us smiling and laughing throughout the run of the show.

And at many of the booths, there were company spokesmodels who were charming and friendly and quite easy on the eyes in many cases. And when you're wearing a media badge and carrying a camera, they practically jump into position to pose for you, all in the interest of showing off their products and services to their best advantage. Who were we to say no? As with the Paris Motor Show, the models were pretty much everywhere. But this wasn't Paris, this was Vegas, and you know, they don't call it Sin City for nothing. We gathered a small gallery of some of these "booth babes" to give you a taste of what SEMA offers. We hope you enjoy the pics at least as much as the ladies enjoyed being there and posing. Follow the jump for about 20 more lovely lady pics. All wallpaper sized when clicked.