These idols always had to share a real knack, so it’s not shocking that they can do just about anything any time they’re put in front of a camera. But did you also realize that it all started with cheerleading for those successful artists? You can be assured that the crowds shouted out their lungs as they shouted and cheered for whom they cheered, whether they were cheering and shouting at the bleachers, these are the famous faces that shake poms!
Cameron Diaz
First of all, Cameron was just a teenager like everybody else before being a movie star. This blondie in her teens was a quirky cheerleader at Long Beach Polytechnic High School. It used green and yellow to reflect the school’s colors, but later, these facial expressions proved useful for several auditions.
Cameron Diaz
Diane Sawyer
As a professional cheerleader, you can be certain that Diane Sawyer definitely had the spirit! Happy and blond Diane belonged in her home town of Kentucky, Louisville, to the Cheerleading Seneca High School squad. After starting and eventually transferring the character to TV journalism, she spent a few years at the World Fair advertising the Coca-Cola Pavilion.
Diane Sawyer
Olivia Munn
Olivia Munn and her family were stationed in Japan when her father joined the Air Force. After the couple broke up, Olivia and her mother relocated to Oklahoma. Munn served as a cheerleader for the Putnam City North High School team. She then studied journalism in college, and she found her true niche in acting.
Olivia Munn
Ciara
Ciara Princess Wilson was not just another cheerleading squad at Riverdale High School. She had been a captain! Ciara is still a major proponent of sport and its advantages. “Unfortunately, I couldn’t be as involved as I wanted to be because it was the year when my music started to become even more important to me,” Ciara said, explaining why she had to give up music as she pursued it.
Ciara
Kirsten Dunst
Sure, she played a girl character named Torrance Shipman in the movie Bring It On, but this actress had some knowledge of the true experience of cheerleading. She was a pom-girl while attending Laurel High and Notre Dame High School. She was part of her own high school team before the hit film came out.
Kirsten Dunst
George W. Bush
President George W. Bush was both a cheerful captain and a basketball player in Andover, Massachusetts, at Phillips Academy. Armed with a megaphone and lots of joy, the political figure roused the crowds with chants. Later on, he went to Harvard Business School and Yale University, but this is where everything started.
George W. Bush
Eva Longoria
Her biggest cheerleading breakthrough at the moment was the Mexican-American star, Eva Longoria. Longoria, while performing at Roy Miller High School in Corpus Cristi, TX, as well as at Texas A&M-Kingsville, fell in love with being before an audience. She had been found by a visiting LA agent who knew she had something special.
Eva Longoria
Kathie Lee Gifford
By the age of fourteen, Kathie Lee became a cheerleader at heart. With the exception of cheerleading, she even entered pageants and also won Maryland’s Junior Miss Pageant in 1970. She earned a sports degree and went to attend Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There she studied drama and music.
Kathie Lee Gifford
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep is amongst Hollywood’s favorite actresses. She is remembered at Bernards High School in New Jersey for her on-screen prowess and lovely attitude, the latter of which she learned by cheering. She was a varsity participant during her senior year, as seen in the picture here, so she was very proud of her achievement.
Meryl Streep
Sandra Bullock
Did you guys know that the star was a cheerleader at Washington-Lee High School at her place of birth in Arlington, Virginia, before she was the cool spy of Miss Congeniality? Before graduating in 1982, she was involved in athletics and several of the school’s theater plays. She kept her focus on the prize!
Sandra Bullock
Steve Martin
This silver-haired comedian once had a head of brown locks hanging in the dressing room and a cheerleader’s outfit. Some of the best cheers were given to the California Garden Grove squad and they were peppy and hilarious. That may be because Steve himself, the comedy legend, wrote a lot of them!
Steve Martin
Denise Richards
Back in her Illinois childhood, Denise was an athletic Tomboy. When she moved to Oceanside, California, she wanted to change her appearance and join the El Camino High School’s cheering squad. She appeared in shows like Saved By The Bell and Married With Children, ultimately courting her now-ex-husband, Charlie Sheen.
Denise Richards
Kelly Ripa
Kelly Ripa was raised as a dancer in southern New Jersey. The future soap opera star joined the cheerleading squad while attending Eastern Regional High School, shouting spirited sayings to the crowds. She also took drama lessons at college. Her teacher, Jim Beckley, told her to continue acting, and she is probably happy to have followed that advice.
Kelly Ripa
Halle Berry
Before becoming the first African-American to receive an Academy Award for best actress, she was just Halle, from Bedford High School in Cleveland, OH. Berry was a role model for students, taking part in cheerleading, courses for honors, and the school newspaper. She even won the Prom Queen, and somehow, she didn’t even peak in high school.
Halle Berry
Jenna Dewan
Jenna Dewan is a dancing superstar thanks to her film, Step Up, starring herself and Channing Tatum. Nevertheless, prior to being in the franchise, she was a cheer queen in Texas. She fell in love with the physicality of the dance pieces and wanted to try them. She finally got her big break when dancing backup to Janet Jackson in 2001.
Jenna Dewan
Lindsay Lohan
Following her childhood celebrity status, Lindsay went to a regular high school in Long Island, NY. Before transitioning to exclusively homeschooling, she attended both Cold Spring Harbor High School and Sanford H. Calhoun High School, trying on a cheering squad at both schools.
Lindsay Lohan
Sally Field
From her involvement with Forrest Gump or Mrs. Doubtfire, you would understand this actress, but she was performing well before that. This star was part of the cheering squad in Van Nuys, California, at Birmingham High School. Further on, though, she would be a sensation recognized for shows like The Flying Nun and Gidget.
Sally Field
Fergie
Born as Stacie Ann Ferguson, Fergie. Because of her happy personality and beautiful face, she was a favorite star of her high school cheering squad. She also challenged the myth that cheerleaders are stupid, provided that she was a straight-A student at Glen A. Wilson High School. Later on, she went on to join the Black Eyed Peas.
Fergie
Cynthia Bailey
Until she left the state at 18 for a position in NYC, this actress worked on a football field. At Deshler High School, the reality television star and actress cheered for the local team in her home state of Alabama. The rest is history for this starlet.
Cynthia Bailey
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union captivated fans as a cheerleader in Bring It On, but she had a wonderful year of experience in the role. In Pleasanton, California, the queen was a cheerleading superstar. According to her, the family was very involved in sports, as she had even said, “In my family, if you couldn’t talk Cornhusker football, then you don’t get to have an opinion.”
Gabrielle Union
Renee Zellweger
While attending Katy High School in Katy, Texas, Zellweger was part of a squad of cheerleaders. She’s still very involved in the sport’s gymnastics element, once even appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to show off her flips and tumbles. You can’t hold this girl down!
Renee Zellweger
Stacy Keibler
This WWE athlete did not always have the spirit of a fighter. When she was the Baltimore Ravens’ professional cheerleader, it was more like a dancer’s heart. She moved to WCW in 1999 and up to 2001. From there, the girl became a wrestler for WWE and worked exclusively with WWE.
Stacy Keibler
Jesse James Decker
Artist or cheerleader… All right, why not both? At fifteen, the country singer-songwriter was composing hit singles and conducting interviews for Nashville labels, but she also shouted for the home team on weekends. Now she’s got a ton of hit songs, and she’s ventured out into the fashion business as well. She might have updated some uniforms.
Jesse James Decker
Mandy Moore
Before depicting Pom in The Princess Diaries of 2001, Mandy Moore wore her own cheering outfit carrying Lana Thomas. However, her understanding was a bit different, as she cheered for the Pop Warner Football Team. After this experience with the cheery world and later, This Is Us, she went on to star in A Walk to Remember.
Mandy Moore
Miley Cyrus
Even though most cheerleaders-turned-actors start performing on the field, Miley has been performing since she was born. As the child of Billy Ray Cyrus, she always had a knack for being on stage. However, the Cyrus star had once been a seven-year-old cheerleader for her hometown’s Tennessee Premiere soccer team before she became Hannah Montana.
Miley Cyrus
Blake Lively
It seems nuts now, but Blake just got into acting because she thought it would be good for her father and mother. They were right. She left some spare time for friends, homework, and the cheering squad on her calendar while attending Burbank High School, though. She did all of it between shooting her first major movie, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
Blake Lively
Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler may be a top-tier comedian, but once again, she was on top of the cheer pyramid! In Massachusetts, the legend of SNL cheered and sang for Burlington High School. Then she went to Boston College and finally went to Chicago, where she learned not only to cheer but also to laugh.
Amy Poehler
Danielle Brooks
Danielle Brooks is known for her lead role in Orange Is the New Black, but back in high school, she was also a part of her high school cheer squad. Eventually, because the short skirts made her feel insecure, she quit the team. She wrote about her experience on her blog later on by saying, “Never quit anything again because you’re scared of what others might think of you – unless you become an exotic dancer, the only exception. But even then, only quit because you want to.”
Danielle Brooks
Paul Rudd
That Clueless heartthrob at Overland Park High School in Kansas was one of the school’s “yell leaders” Not only was he adept at hyping up a crowd, but he was also president of the Student Body. The actor learned how to cartwheel, flip, tumble, and lift a stunt while in high school, even if he doesn’t use film skills.
Paul Rudd
Reese Witherspoon
At the top of the planet back in the day and on top of the pyramid was this Legally Blonde Star. Long before fame entered her life, Walk the Line’s star was part of the cheerleading team at her school. Here she is in a throwback picture shared by Reese herself, cheering upon the Generals.
Reese Witherspoon
Ann Margret
Ann was an accomplished singer, spry dancer, and peppy cheerleader at Winnetka, Illinois’ New Trier High School, and was born in 1941 in Sweden. She happily smiled at the cameras and the fans even before she was popular. The starlet went on to act in pictures like Bye Bye Birdie, Carnal Intelligence, Grumpy Old Men, and The Cheap Detective.
Ann Margret
Sela Ward
The beautiful Sela Ward may be known for her acting career today, but the University of Alabama knows her as one of their cheering squad’s prestigious alumni. The actress had been cheering for the Crimson Tide football team years before she was even on television. She graduated in 1977, having studied fine art and advertising.
Sela Ward
Alicia Silverstone
Did you know that Alicia Silverstone was formerly a cheerleader? In the cult classic comedy Clueless, for her iconic role as Cher Horowitz, this blond beauty became known to everyone, but her teammates knew her as a basic stunter. She cheered for San Mateo High School, home of the fighting Bearcats! Go, squad!
Alicia Silverstone
Jayma Mays
Back in the day, Jayma was actually a high school cheerleader, although she is Emma Pillsbury, a Glee guidance advisor for high school. Wearing blue and yellow, she and her teammates are seen here while gladly embracing their Wolves, their school mascot. That smile surely will light up a whole crowd!
Jayma Mays
Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields is renowned for being one of the world’s prettiest women. Whether she was posing for the camera or acting in The Blue Lagoon at Emmeline in the 1980s, she did it all with a smile. The career-defining smile was one she learned from her spirited cheer squad at her private high school in New Jersey.
Brooke Shields
Nene Leakes
Nene Leakes has had a long and successful career as a reality television star in the past decade, but before that, she tossed her pom-poms into the air for the home team. Her spunky personality on and off the field undoubtedly supported her in both cheering and her career, seen here wearing a mixture of red and gold colors.
Nene Leakes
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence has tried her hand in several media, such as modeling and acting, but did you know she was once a high school student too? Apart from cheering sessions, Lawrence filled her days with softball matches, basketball warm-ups, field hockey scrimmages, and more. She is worthy of everything!
Jennifer Lawrence
Kirk Douglas
Amsterdam High School in Amsterdam, New York, can rightfully declare that the renowned actor, Kirk Douglas, once cheered for the winning teams. He has shot over 100 films during his long life. Generally, these consist of styles such as serious dramas, old school westerns, and war movies.
Kirk Douglas
Paula Abdul
As a cheerleader, Paula carried it to the next stage. Not only was she determined to excel in the cheering squad at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles, but she was also an honor student. By becoming a Laker Girl, then becoming a head choreographer, and supporting stars on the court, such as Jamaal Wilkes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Magic Johnson, she committed herself to dance after graduation.
Paula Abdul
Jessica Simpson
The cool-girl spirit of Jessica Simpson is incomparable, thanks to her cheering days. She got into the sport while attending Richardson North Junior High School in their home state of Texas. She was not there for long when she dropped out of college at the age of 15 to pursue music, but she finally became a cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys.
Jessica Simpson
Snooki
Jersey Shore’s favorite cast member was once a teen on a daily basis. A star began cheering for her school in Marlboro, New York, but it cost her most of her mental health. “Cheerleading was my life in high school, but it wasn’t always easy for me. I started to be anorexic. There were freshmen who were seventy pounds, and I was like, my spot as a flier is going to get taken away. So I ended up starving myself.” recalled Snooki.
Snooki
Phaedra Parks
Clarke Central High School was in Athens, Georgia, where this Real Housewives star and lawyer began her career. She had all the spunk a cheerleader wants in a red, white, and gold outfit, noticed here. Later on in her adulthood, when she studied law, this fiery spirit was especially beneficial.
Phaedra Parks
Olivia Wilde
Technically, for The Andover, Massachusetts Phillips Academy, there was no cheering squad, but it had a step-team. It seems that almost the same look and form of cheering occurs, but with a new name and less stunting. “It is just another form of cheering.” according to Wilde herself.
Olivia Wilde
Kirstie Alley
Alley cheered for Wichita Southeast High School in Kansas before receiving her big break. She had much shorter hair at the time, too, which was rare for a cheerleader. However, it must have strengthened her personality because she was cast shortly after high school on the Cheers show.
Kirstie Alley
Kendall Jenner
Today, she may be the world’s most popular woman, but she was an insecure teen just a few years ago. Some relief from the school limelight was given to the Kardashian sister, Kendall Jenner. You will see her as a cheering squad member for her high school in a blue and white uniform here.
Kendall Jenner
Kathy Griffin
Kathy is a comic these days, but she used to be a young and amusing seventeen-year-old cheerleader. She got her kicks at Oak Park, Illinois, Oak Park, and River Forest High School… literally! And though she later turned to comedy, she was still charmed by the spotlight.
Kathy Griffin
Dakota Fanning
On this list, Dakota was unlike many because, years after she was an established actress, she started cheering. She’s already been part of shows like ER, CSI: Investigation of the Crime Scene, The Practice, Spin City, Ally McBeal, and more. Campbell Hall School had her on their varsity cheering squad. Go, Vikings! Go!
Dakota Fanning
Calista Flockhart
Remember the star of Ally McBeal? And Calista Flockhart was still performing as soon as she cheered for Shawnee High School in her home state of New Jersey. Then, she graduated and attended the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where her career really started to gain momentum.
Calista Flockhart
Michael Douglas
Up until the 1950s, cheerleading was actually a primarily male sport. Choate Preparatory School was where Douglas learned to cheer, chant, tumble, and stunt, as with the rest of them. As scientist Hank Pym, when he was cast in the Marvel movies, he followed another former male cheerleader (Paul Rudd).
Michael Douglas
Megan Fox
In Transformers, Megan attended Morningside Academy in Port St. Lucie, Florida, before she broke her heart. The bombshell had been mocked at her school, turning to athletics for security. In movies like Teenage Drama Queen Confessions, where she played a cheerleader, she started acting!
Megan Fox
Brooklyn Decker
Originally, this starlet was a Butler High School cheerleader in Charlotte, North Carolina. She went on to become a model and then an actress, but she began her career as the senior class president. She would later be recognized for her roles in Just Go With It, Battleship, What To Expect When You’re Expecting, and Stretch.
Brooklyn Decker
Madonna
This pop icon attended Rochester Adams High School and excelled both in the classroom and on the court. She was a straight-A student and, more importantly, a natural brunette. She was offered a dance scholarship at the University of Michigan, but she declined to pursue singing instead.
Madonna
Melissa Rycroft
Melissa Rycroft was not really precisely a cheerleader… she was a part of the drill squad. She eventually rose to the top of her sport and moved on to cheer for the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Her big break was making the team, so she owes her livelihood to this sport!
Melissa Rycroft
Rachel Ray
Before she served her dinners, she smiled for the Lake George High School sports teams in Lake George, New York. She used to spend her evenings shaking pom-poms and learning dances, but now she spends her days shaking salads and learning recipes. What a difference a generation makes!
Rachel Ray
Lucy Hale
Gooo, Cougars! Lucy Hale played Aria Montgomery on the hit show Pretty Little Liars, but she was a cheerleader long before she became a mystery actress for teenagers. She was also a singer and dancer, proving that she was destined for the stage.
Lucy Hale
Samuel L. Jackson
On whose bingo card did ‘Samuel L. Jackson’ cheerleading appear? The ladies joined the cheerleading squad at Morehouse College. In a later interview, he admitted that it was the simplest way to meet attractive women. The only problem was that he went to an all-boys college.
Samuel L. Jackson
Chrissy Teigen
Chrissy Teigen is a social media guru and a supermodel, but she got her start as a cheerleader. Her passion for dance and show-stopping began when she was a member of the Snohomish High School squad. She shared a photo of herself and some friends dressed in red, white, and black Panther outfits.
Chrissy Teigen
Christina Aguilera
This world-class diva used to be a student cheerleader at North Allegheny Intermediate High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was also a member of the exclusive Mickey Mouse Club, which included a number of other well-known figures. After her music career took off, there was no stopping her.
Christina Aguilera
Katie Couric
Katie Couric is a journalist whose groundbreaking work has been featured on Yahoo! News and 60 Minutes. The journalist, on the other hand, grew up in Arlington, Virginia, as a troubled adolescent. She went to a number of different high schools. She, on the other hand, enjoyed dancing and joined each of them on the cheering squad. Now that’s commitment!
Katie Couric
Rashida Jones
Rashida Jones grew up as a celebrity daughter, but she also stayed pretty grounded. She used to enjoy cheering in elementary school, but she went on to become a mathlete as well as a member of the National Honor Society. She is a multi-talented person to say the least.
Rashida Jones
Kenza Zouiten Subosic
Kenza is the founder of the fashion label IvyRevel and a Swedish blogger and influencer. It turns out that the multi-talented superstar was also an all-star cheerleader. Twisters Cheer Elite, a gym in Stockholm, was where she trained. She now devotes her time to running her blog, which is one of Sweden’s most popular. She also does some modeling. VeckoRevyn, Frida, Solo, and Cafe were among the magazines that featured her on the cover. She’s also a mother of two children!
Kenza Zouiten Subosic
Emma Chamberlain
Emma Chamberlain rose to prominence thanks to her now-famous YouTube channel. Emma, another former cheerleader, was a member of the cheerleading and track teams throughout middle and high school. She was a member of the California All-Stars Senior Pink cheer team for five years and competed as a competitive cheerleader. She graduated from high school early by passing the California High School Exit Exam during her junior year’s first semester. She now runs her own online mail-order coffee company, Chamberlain Coffee, and maintains her YouTube channel.
Emma Chamberlain
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner is best known for her role on the popular reality television show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Aside from that, she’s become even more well-known as a result of her foray into the cosmetics industry with her Kylie Lip Kits. She and her sister Kendall were both cheerleaders when they were in school. It’s incredible to consider how this was the case less than a decade ago. She’s currently raising her daughter and running a multimillion-dollar business.
Kylie Jenner
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan, another former president of the United States, used to be a cheerleader in high school. He was a member of the cheerleading squad at Eureka College in Illinois. It’s fairly well known what he did after graduation. He was elected governor of California in 1966 and did a lot of good for the state. He was 69 years old at his first inauguration when he won the Republican presidential nomination in 1980.
Ronald Reagan
Ann Margret
Another public figure who started out as a cheerleader before going on to become a movie star. Ann Margret was a cheerleader and a student at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. She was a singer and dancer in addition to being a Swedish-American actress. Her five-decade career in the entertainment industry was a highlight of her life. She began her career in 1961 and quickly rose to prominence.
Ann Margret
Jill Marie Jones
Most celebrities appear to have done cheerleading only during their school years, but Jill Marie Jones went above and beyond. She went on to cheer for the Dallas Cowboys for two years after graduating from high school. In addition, she joined the Mavericks as a dancer. She landed a lead role in the TV show Girlfriends in 2000. The show lasted six seasons in total. Jill continued to act after the show ended, appearing in films such as The Perfect Holiday and Major Movie Star.
Jill Marie Jones
Jill Belland
Jill Belland is another celebrity who began her career as a cheerleader. She took a slight detour in college after studying classical piano and training to be a singer as a child. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Media Studies from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Communications and Culture. After that, she became a member of the Calgary Stampeders Outriders cheerleading squad. That was the start of a four-year journey. She would sing the national anthem at home games when she cheered with the Stampeders.
Jill Belland
Teri Hatcher
Teri Hatcher was a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers before becoming a famous actress! She hadn’t yet made it to the small screen in 1984; instead, you’d see her on NFL game days. She went on to pursue a career as an actress after that. With time, she began to land major roles, such as Susan on Desperate Housewives and an appearance on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
Teri Hatcher
Arielle Kebbel
Arielle has appeared in a variety of shows and films over the years, including Gilmore Girls, The Vampire Diaries, and, of course, John Tucker Must Die. She also appeared in films such as American Pie Presents: Band Camp and Fifty Shades Freed. She was, however, a contestant in the 2002 Miss Florida Teen USA beauty pageant before all of this. She was a member of the cheerleading squad in high school. She went on to work as a full-time model and then an actress.
Arielle Kebbel
Phyllis Smith
If you’re familiar with Phyllis, you’re probably familiar with her quiet character on The Office, but she has a fascinating past. Phyllis worked as a dancer, a cheerleader for the St. Louis Cardinals football team, and a burlesque performer in the 1970s and 1980s. Unfortunately, she was forced to retire due to a knee injury. She went on to work as an actress and as a member of casting crews in Hollywood after that. In fact, she was working as a casting assistant on The Office when she was offered the part of Phyllis Vance, a character created specifically for her.
Phyllis Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidents of the United States have a history of being cheerleaders. During his time at Harvard University, Fraklin D. Roosevelt was a cheerleader. He became the editor-in-chief of The Harvard Crimson daily newspaper in addition to cheerleading. He continued his education and enrolled in Columbia Law School in 1904 after earning an A.B. in history. However, he dropped out in 1907. What is the reason for this? Because he passed the bar exam in New York. He did not become President of the United States until 1932.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower, another US president who was a cheerleader, was no ordinary cheerleader. He possessed a wide range of abilities. After failing to make the baseball team at West Point College, he began his career on the football team. However, due to an injury he sustained on the field, he was forced to leave the team. Later in his life, he injured the same knee while horseback riding and boxing. As a result, he shifted his focus to fencing and gymnastics. He was a junior varsity football coach and cheerleader a short time later.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Camille Kostek
When she worked for Reebok, the American model, actress, and host first became well-known. She rose to even greater fame after appearing in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, where she was even featured on the cover of the 2019 edition. She began taking ballet lessons at the age of three and continued her training at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City while also competing nationally. She was a cheerleader, lacrosse varsity captain, and host of her high school’s broadcasting show in high school.
Camille Kostek
Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth, a well-known American actress, began her career as a model before pursuing acting. She has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry by starring in films such as American Pie, Scary Movie, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. She grew up in Texas and was a member of the tennis team as well as a cheerleader in high school. She was thinking about turning tennis into a professional sport at the time. She eventually changed her mind and decided to model and act instead.
Shannon Elizabeth
Charisma Carpenter
The American actress appeared in a number of television shows and films. You may have seen her in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Veronica Mars, and The Expendables, among other shows. She traveled through Europe after graduating from high school before returning to San Diego to work as a cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers football team. She worked as a video store clerk, an aerobics instructor, and in property management before that.
Charisma Carpenter
Hilarie Burton
More than that has been accomplished by the One Tree Hill actress. In her sophomore year of high school, Hilarie was student council treasurer, vice president in her junior year, and captain of the cheerleading squad, student council president, and homecoming queen in her senior year. Hilarie has since appeared in shows such as White Collar, Grey’s Anatomy, Forever, and Lethal Weapon.
Hilarie Burton
Jaime Espinal
More than that was accomplished by the Olympic wrestler. He received a cheerleading scholarship while attending the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón. Not to mention that he was a dancer. He spent three years as a breakdancer for the Time Machine Squad after winning a contest to join the group before beginning his international wrestling career. He was also a backup dancer for hip hop artists such as Daddy Yankee and Tego Calderon while doing so. After all of this, he went on to win Olympic wrestling medals.
Jaime Espinal
Brooke Hogan
Brooke Hogan, the daughter of legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan, has recently made a name for herself. The media personality, singer-songwriter, and actress was drawn to music at a young age and began work on her first studio album in 2002. She took a variety of classes in high school, ranging from dance to piano to gymnastics. She naturally joined her school’s cheerleading squad and sang for the CCCHS.
Brooke Hogan
Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly used to be a cheerleader in high school before becoming the lawyer and journalist that we all know her as now. She went to Syracuse University for her undergraduate degree in political science after graduating from high school. She graduated from Albany Law School with a J.D. a few years later. She worked as an associate in the Chicago office of the law firm Bickel & Brewer LLP for a time. But we all know what happened after that. She got a job as a reporter at an ABC affiliate, and the rest is history, as they say.
Megyn Kelly
Jennie Garth
Jennifer Eve Garth is an actress from the United States. She is best known for her roles as Kelly Taylor in the Beverly Hills, 90210 series and Val Tyler in the sitcom What I Like About You (2002–06). Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country, her own reality show on CMT, premiered in 2012.
Jennie Garth