LAS VEGAS – Eva Longoria of “Desperate Housewives” had a celebrity-laden crowd purring when she helped open a new lounge featuring the famous Pussycat Dolls at Caesars Palace hotel-casino.

Armed with a riding crop, wearing knee-high leather boots and a zebra-striped mini skirt, Longoria, 30, introduced the sexy song-and-dance group to Las Vegas with a provocative meow on Saturday night. The Pussycat Dolls have long performed their cabaret-style shows around Los Angeles, and often feature celebrity guest performers.

“I’ve always been desperate to be a pussycat,” Longoria said while prancing around a stage at the center of the lavish room. “And here I am, a bona fide, show-stopping pussycat.”

The invited guests, which included Dr. Dre, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graff, Mary J. Blige, lapped it up – especially when rapper Busta Rhymes jumped on stage and performed with the dancers.

The shows – which include no nudity – have long attracted Hollywood’s A-list crowd.