I got a counter question? What legitimate point of putting hot girls anywhere near technology conference? Those booth models are there specifically to draw attention to themselves and the product they represent. Sex sells.

Legitimate was the wrong word for me to use, I'm getting at the difference between "actual" and "excuse".

"Sex sells" is the "point", legitimate or not. For better or worse, "sex sells" seems to currently be accepted by society. Nobody really makes an excuse for it.

I'm wondering what excuse for taking pictures with them is, since presumably "so I can jack it later" is not a socially acceptable reason. That reason, while I suspect it is the actual reason, is left unstated so that both parties can pretend there is another reason.

I wonder why the writer can't handle basic grammar.

You do make an amusing point with national monuments. Booth babes are almost an iconic part of conferences like this, so maybe getting a photo with one is as much part of the experience as getting a photo with the Eiffel Tower in the background?

Maybe so. Getting your picture taken with celebrities after a show makes a bit more sense to me, so maybe this is just a similar concept?