“The Girls Next Door” reality TV star Holly Madison took Paris Las Vegas and fans by storm on Nov. 18 as she crushed grapes with a Lucille Ball look-alike at a Beaujolais Nouveau celebration hosted by one of the world’s most romantic resorts.

Despite what you might think, Holly Madison seems quite comfortable in front of the camera.

The charming, traditional grape-stomping paid homage to the classic wine-making scene in “I Love Lucy.” The event coincided with the start of Beaujolais Nouveau festivities at midnight in Paris, France.

Yann Bourigault, North America Export Director of Les Vins Georges Duboeuf, was on-hand, on the patio at Ah Sin, to unveil a custom-designed wine bottle. He and Holly Madison were among the first to sample the 2009 harvest.

Check out our exclusive photos. Get a true eyeful by clicking on “FS” for “full screen” viewing. Go here for a full schedule of Festival events here.

Update: We asked our inside source to give us some scoop on the grape-crushing event, and she (or he, we ain’t telling) said, “Holly was incredibly great to work with. She loved her costume so much, she asked to keep it.”

We also learned it took 1,400 pounds of grapes to fill up the crushing vat.

The name of the Lucy impersonator (not just a look-alike, mind you…more of a persona-alike) was top secret until this very minute. Her name is Diane Vincent, and she is the only Lucille Ball impersonator used at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. She has quite a following among “I Love Lucy” fans.

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