High school is a lot easier to get through with extracurricular activities to enjoy. Some celebrities leaned towards joining the debate team or working on the school paper. Other high school students contributed their time to volunteer work or internships to prepare for the future. A lot of celebrities went the cheerleading route when they were younger.
Cheerleaders deserve way more respect than they get because cheer is actually a sport that requires precision, dedication, and a lot of training. Cheerleaders can often be dismissed as the group of people who hang out on the sidelines at football games but it is really so much more than that.
10 Chrissy Teigen
Chrissy Teigen was a cheerleader when she was in high school which most likely perfectly set her up for the future to be a model! In her adulthood, she’s modeled for Victoria’s Secret and other major companies. The confidence that cheerleading brought her way when she was still just a teenager probably positively impacted her mind frame when she got older and decided to enter into the world of modeling.
9 Blake Lively
Some say Blake Lively should be a model since she is so tall and beautiful! She knows her talents best and she prefers life as an actress over anything else. Before she made a name for herself as an actress landing her role in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, she was a regular teenage girl doing regular things… Like cheerleading practice! She fit right in with the other girls at her school and learned cheerleading routines as an extracurricular activity.
8 Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone was a cheerleader back in the day before she became the well-known actress that we know and love. The cheerleading picture of her available on the Internet is so retro! She is wearing a long sleeve cheerleading uniform that covers everything including the mid-drift. Modern-day uniforms often expose the tummy but she was obviously cheerleading way before those trends changed.
7 Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon is another famous actress who used to be a cheerleader when she was younger. The picture that has circulated on the Internet of her as a young cheerleader appears to be a photo of her way before she was in high school. Reese Witherspoon posted the throwback picture to Instagram letting a lot of her fans know for the first time ever that she used to be a cheerleader! The black-and-white picture is absolutely adorable.
6 Kendall Jenner
Supermodel Kendall Jenner was a cheerleader when she was in high school. She attended Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth and that is where she was part of the cheerleading team. Just like Chrissy Teigen, Kendall Jenner went from cheerleading as a teenager to modeling as a young adult. It is very possible that the confidence cheerleading instilled inside of her continues to shine through her as she poses for magazine covers and struts down runways.
5 Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner was a cheerleader at the same school as her older sister, Kendall Jenner. Both sisters cheered there during their high school days. It is reported that they even practice their stunts in their pool with Caitlyn Jenner before her transition.
Cheerleading seems to be something that was very fun for both sisters. It was probably a great experience for them and an enjoyable time for them to bond outside of the house.
4 Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning has been starring in movies since she was young but that didn’t stop her from wanting to be part of the cheerleading squad at her high school. She went from being homeschooled to attending high school so that she could experience a normal teenage life. It obviously worked out for her since she was part of the cheerleading squad and enjoyed her time with her teammates.
3 Megan Fox
Megan Fox is drop-dead gorgeous and she was still just as beautiful when she was a high school student. These days, Megan Fox focuses on filming movies, being a mom, and her new relationship with rapper Machine Gun Kelly.
Back in the day, she was part of the cheerleading squad at Morningside Academy. Times have changed but she is still just as beautiful and confident as ever.
2 Halle Berry
Halle Berry was once a cheerleader and the lovely black-and-white picture above is a clear indication of that! In fact, the picture depicts the fact that she was able to do a full split! Doing the splits is very painful for a lot of people but for Halle Berry when she was a teenager, it was as easy as pie. She was a cheerleader with the Bedford High School squad in Cleveland. She was also the prom queen and editor of her high school paper.
1 Jenna Dewan
Jenna Dewan was a cheerleader in Texas when she was a teenager. On Instagram, she posted a super adorable throwback picture of herself sitting on the gym floor surrounded by her pom-poms. It is crazy to see how much things have changed for her in her life but one thing that has remained the same is her beautiful smile. Even when she was a lot younger, it was clear that she was going to grow up to be a genuine beauty.