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LAS VEGAS (KSNV) \u2014 <\/span>Anna Bailey was one of the first African American showgirls to dance in Las Vegas. For Black History Month, News 3 caught up with the 98-year-old on her career and the impact she made.<\/p>\n The New York native arrived in Las Vegas when she was 20 years old in 1955 and got her start dancing at the Moulin Rouge.<\/p>\n \u201cWe crossed over the railroad tracks, and it got dark and we said uh uh, but when we saw the rouge we were excited,\u201d said Bailey.<\/p>\n She danced at several casinos when the property closed including the Flamingo and the Dunes.<\/p>\n She later married Dr William \u201cBob\u201d Bailey who was the first commissioner of the Nevada Equal Rights Commission<\/p>\n He was instrumental in the signing of the Moulin Rouge Agreement in 1960, which ended segregation on the strip.<\/p>\n The pair had two children who still live in Las Vegas. Kimberly Bailey Tureaud and Attorney John Bailey.<\/p>\n Bailey was honored this month at the Las Vegas Black Image Honors for her contributions to Las Vegas.<\/p>\n She will turn 99 this summer.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels good. I\u2019m glad that I can make it because a lot of my friends are gone even some of the girls that I work with.to be able to think a little bitI like being 99\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n