The Cheerleaders Who Became Famous – From Pom Poms To Oscars

Kathie Lee Gifford

It was by the time that she was fourteen that Kathie Lee Gifford knew that she had found her place in life as a cheerleader, or so she thought. Gifford is also an exceptionally beautiful woman (as most cheerleaders are), having conquered the 1970 Maryland Junior Miss Pageant as a young girl. Her sporty graduation resulted in her moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she enrolled at the University of Oral Roberts. This was the beginning of her acting career when she studied music and drama.

Meryl Streep

Indeed, the queen of Hollywood herself started off grabbing entire crowds’ attention by cheerleading at her New Jersey school, Bernards High School. It was there that she developed her charm and grace as a future thespian. In her senior year at varsity, she received an incredible award for cheerleading, and you can see how pleased she was to receive it. Little did the young Meryl know just how many more fantastic awards she would receive in the near future!