![]() These weren’t all that uncommon back in the day. I’m voting these two the winners – unless, you see another viable contender? (28) As I mentioned, they pushed the envelope in the 1970s with exceedingly high hemlines. ![]() (26) Check out the expression on that third Virginia Tech cheerleader. (25) More cheerleaders from the deep south ![]() And check out the “male cheerleaders”… they look more like stoned rednecks tagging along for the sexy chicks. (24) Again, this just would not fly these days. (23) So many of these uniforms have that godawful “Little Bo Peep” look with frills, bibs, aprons, and puffy sleeves. (22) Which cheerleader uniform in this article is the worst? There are so many bad ones to choose from… (19) An odd cheerleader group photo… considering they seem to be standing in a giant rusty pile of cans. Pleated cotton skirts were introduced in the ’60s, and the hemline began its gradual rise, and the look became much more ‘athletic’ and pushed some sexual boundaries as well sometimes utilizing the miniskirt’s first-cousin – hotpants. Typically, the gals wore tucked in blouses or button up shirts with wool skirts that extended well below the knee. By the 1940s, females started infiltrating the business, but the miniskirt was still a couple decades away. Cheerleading has its origins at Princeton when it was ‘guys only’. (16) It’s amazing that something so inexorably linked with girls actually began exclusively with men. where cheerleaders avoid soccer games like the plague. ![]() (12) Go team!! The entire crowd cheers them on… except for this couple in the center, strangely uninterested. (11) You’ll note that the saddle shoe was the footwear of choice for cheerleaders back then. (9) Celebs who were once cheerleaders: Sandra Bullock, Katie Couric, Cameron Diaz, Paula Abdul, Halle Berry, Kristen Dunst, Lindsay Lohan, Ann-Margret, Alicia Silverstone, Madonna, Amy Poehler, Meryl Streep … and Steve Martin (yep, he was a male cheerleader – along with Kirk Douglas). ![]() We’ll try and stick to “proper” cheerleaders today. (7) Of course, there were other roles for girls to express their inner pep at sporting events – namely the color guard and majorettes. ![]()
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