White House Crashers' "Stunning" Slip

It may be the most infamous Washington "break-in" since Watergate. But two days later the Secret Service still can't explain how a fame-seeking couple managed to crash the White House state dinner, reports CBS News correspondent Bob Orr.

A Bravo network spokesperson says crews from the reality show "The Real Housewives of DC" were with Michaele and Tareq Salahi the day they went to the White House, but the crews didn't go to the White House and saw no reason to doubt the couples claims they were invited.

Lights flashed as the celebrity-seekers brazenly strolled -- uninvited -- into the White House state dinner and mingled with DC's power elite. And their caper may have gone undetected had the couple not bragged about it hours later on Facebook.

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The Secret Service says a security check point failed - an unimagineable breach, says CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller.

"This is no laughing matter," Knoller said. "No one is supposed to get into this building or onto these grounds that isn't invited."

The Salahis' attorney offered a cryptic defense, saying, "the Salahis' did not 'crash' this event. We look forward to setting the record straight very soon."

Michaele, rumored to be headed for Bravo's "Real Housewives" reality TV series, is not talking. Neither is her husband. But, their neighbors are surprised.

"You never think something like that would happen, and again it just seems that they like the attention," said Karen Frantz, a neighbor of the Salahis.

The couple, accused of "high-level" trespassing, has not been charged with a crime. But, Orr said, a vigorous security review is on.

Edwin Gomez and Peggy Ioakim, who did Michaele Salahi's hair and makeup for the gala event, told "Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith that they were stunned to hear the couple hadn't actually been invited to the dinner.

"Our D.C. clientele are always invited to these big events," Ioakim said. "I was not suspicious at all."

When asked how the couple had gotten on the exclusive state dinner guest list, Ioakim said that Michaele Salahi told them she had gotten the invitation in the mail and even called the White House to make sure she would be dressed appropriately.

"Me knowing [Michaele] for several years, I got home that night and was stunned… I'm still very shocked," Gomez said of learning the two had crashed the party.

They're not the first people to crash a notorious party. In 1998, Michael Purfoy crashed music's biggest party of the year, the Grammys, by dancing shirtless with the words "Soy Bomb" scrawled across his chest while Bob Dylan played. And there were no laughs in 2003 when a self-described "comedy terrorist" slipped past security at Windsor Castle and crashed Prince William's 21st birthday celebration. A feature film was even made about crashing parties - 2005's "Wedding Crashers."

Long-time gatecrasher Scott Weiss, who has crashed all kinds of big events and made a documentary about his adventures, told Harry Smith that he was "shocked" when he heard about the Salahis' slipping past the Secret Service.

"I've often talked about crashing the White House, but I've never been dumb enough to do it."