These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Eva Longoria

The Mexican-American actress Eva Longoria actually got her big breakthrough cheerleading. While performing with Roy Miller High School in Corpus Cristi, TX as well as at Texas A&M-Kingsville, Longoria fell in love with being in front of a crowd. She was discovered by a visiting LA agent who knew she had something special. 

Kathie Lee Gifford

By the age of fourteen, Kathie Lee was a cheerleader at heart. Aside from cheerleading, she also competed in pageants and even won Maryland's Junior Miss Pageant in 1970. She graduated from the sport and went to Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, she studied drama and music.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.