I’ve always been athletic. Danced ballet for 12 years, was a cheerleader in junior high, and played basketball and ran track in high school — I didn’t make the cheerleading squad in high school. And then I was a Dolphins cheerleader for four years. …
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Three Cheers for Primates: ‘Wild Nights’ Host Mireya Mayor, ‘Pink Boots and a … – Express from The Washington Post
In college, Mayor joined the Miami Dolphins cheerleading squad but quit after “Gorillas in the Mist” inspired her to study primates. The extreme career makeover was inevitable to Mayor, who believes the urge for adventure is in her blood. …
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Book review: “Pink Boots and the Machete” by Mireya Mayor – Scientific American (blog)
One day, on a dare, she auditioned for a slot on the cheerleading squad with Miami Dolphins and, to her own surprise, she got picked out of thousands of candidates. Majoring in English and Philosophy, and busy with professional NFL cheerleading, …
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