Elaine Okamura: Beyond the Glare of “Mr. Las Vegas”
When you hear the name Wayne Newton, a cascade of images likely floods your mind: the glittering marquees of Las Vegas, the smooth crooning of “Danke Schoen,” the title “Mr. Las Vegas” itself. But for seventeen years, a woman stood beside him, not in the spotlight’s center but within its soft periphery. Her name is Elaine Okamura….