This is really interesting to me.

Sarah Welch — a model and former contestant on “The Bachelor” — is suing several companies involved with the fashion show she worked at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood on October 18, 2007.

We found the lawsuit — filed in Santa Monica earlier this month. Welch claims she suffered “great injuries to her body, shock and injuries to her nervous system” after she fell through a hole in the runway which was created by the performer who went on before her.

Welch is suing for negligence and is seeking unspecified damages.

I know Sarah Welch. When I lived in LA, I spent a few months dating a guy who was in business with her boyfriend. Actually, I just checked, and I still have the girl’s phone number in my cell phone. The first night I met her, I wrote about it here, and that article about the USA4Real New Year’s Eve party was picked up and syndicated in a few different places. A couple weeks later, I got a call from Sarah. “I just wanted to thank you for that article,” she said. “I’ve gotten so much press about that fall, and I think you’re the first writer who actually took the time to figure out who I was as a person and write something nice about me. It meant the world to me, thank you.” We spoke on and off a few times after that, then I broke up with my dude and I never saw her again.

But I stand by my initial analysis. It’s kind of a silly lawsuit, but she’s a good girl, and I wish her well.

WELCOME TO 2008, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!

OMG, you guys, I had so much fun last night.

The party at Republic was a blast, and many thanks to Luke and the guys at USA4Real for putting together an amazing group of live bands and a kickass party.

Oh, and I chatted with Brittny Gastineau. For the second time this month. And she was really nice, per usual, and I felt like a huge ass, again, for all the shit I talk about her on here. I’ll have pics later tonight or tomorrow, whenever my girls send them along.

I also hung out for a bit with Sarah Welch, the gorgeous model who infamously fell through a hole on the runway at the Shadang show, and I have to tell you guys that she is an absolute sweetheart, and is able to have a great sense of humor about it, and it’s way less funny and way more sad once you’ve met her. It’s much easier to think of models as haughty bitches who deserve that shit, but she was anything but. She also has the most ridiculously amazing body and I can’t even hate her for it, she was that sweet.

Also there: MELROSE! From ANTM! But I didn’t get to chat with her. :( And Kevin Pollak. And a dude who looked EXACTLY like Adrian Grenier — I got all excited — but it wasn’t him.

Anyway.

Here’s Paris and Nicky hosting at a club in Vegas.

Posting will resume as normal on Wednesday.