How I became the OG Hooters Girl. It was a rough start, but I have zero regrets now.

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Lynne Austin speaking with Business Insider's Liz Rowley.

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The rise and fall of Hooters

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For more than four decades, Hooters has been one of America's most recognizable restaurant chains, famous for its wings, "delightfully tacky" atmosphere, and all-female waitstaff. By the mid-2000s, the chain had its own airline, casino, and calendar, and it operated hundreds of locations around the world.

Hooters is getting a 're-Hooterization' as its founders retake control of the restaurant chain

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A Hooters restaurant is seen on February 24 in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Hooters filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday.

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A Hooters restaurant in North Carolina has been accused of racial discrimination in a lawsuit, which said managers made jokes about Black workers' hairstyles and appearances

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Hooters Restaurant in Los Angeles, California on September 11, 2017
A branch of Hooters.

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