A pair of aspiring reality TV stars crashed the White House state dinner - and cozied up to politicians and celebrities for photos the couple posted on Facebook.
Tareq and Michaele Salahi, possible stars of the new show "The Real Housewives of Washington," were not on the guestlist for Tuesday night's star-studded dinner, but managed to get past the tight security charged with keeping the unwanted out, the Washington Post reported.
The Salahis, the first people ever to successfully crash a state dinner, arrived about halfway into the party. He was dressed in a tux, she wore a red and gold gown.
The wife, a former Redskins cheerleader, is one of the finalists for the upcoming Bravo cable show.
The northern Virginia couple chronicled their night at the White House with a photo spread on Facebook, where they're seen posing with Vice President Biden and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel - whom the Salahis improperly identified as "Ron."
"Honored to be at the White House for the state dinner in honor of India with President Obama and our First Lady!" they wrote on a joint Facebook listing.
The polo-playing socialites posted pictures of themselves with Katie Couric, Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.), D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, Bollywood composer AR Rahman and PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi.
The White House confirmed to the Washington Post that they were not on the guestlist. Asked via Facebook why they were not on the list, Michaele Salahi said "it was a last-minute attending."
The Secret Service said the President was never in danger at the party despite the guestlist slip. The couple - like everyone else - were fully screened for weapons before they got in, the Secret Service said.
The uninvited guests could face a trespassing charge unless someone from inside the White House staff slipped them in.
A spokesman told the Washington Post that a Secret Service checkpoint failed to "follow proper procedure to ensure these two individuals were on the invited guestlist."
An official review is under way.
Bravo announced in May that the "Real Housewives" program's next stop would be Washington and they would be "scouting the D.C. area to identify...women who have their pulse on the most important cultural events, political galas, gallery openings and fund-raisers in Washington society."
A publicist for the Salahis denied the couple crashed the party, saying they "were honored to be a part of such a prestigious event. They both had a wonderful time."
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