Mrs. Petite Texas Not Short On Determination!
Cynthia Trinidad, former pro-cheerleader and current Director of the San Antonio Roses and MPFL San Antonio Warrior Cheerleaders, is the current Mrs. Petite Texas United America 2011. She stands a mere 5’-0” but that has never stopped her! She was always at the end of the dance kick line or on top of the cheer pyramid.
She started her cheer and dance career in middle school as a cheerleader and continued through high school on the Thomas A. Edison Golden Girls Dance/Kick Line in San Antonio, Texas.
With aspirations of being a member of the famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, she auditioned and became a member of many local squads in San Antonio including the AFA San Antonio Charros Football Cheerleaders, San Antonio AAA Dodgers Baseball – Dodgers Dollies, NBA Spurs Quicksilver Dancers, and USFL San Antonio Gunslinger Football Cheerleaders. All the while she was trying out for the DCC. At one point she was told by a doctor that she would never kick again because of a back injury.
It took her four auditions but, with determination, her lifelong dream came true when she was honored by being selected for the 1989 NFL Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Squad! Cynthia was also chosen as Miss February in the DCC 1991 Calendar.
She has been a philanthropist since 1999 in San Antonio by helping many ladies move on to many professional dance/cheer squads by providing them the experience of being on local minor professional squads while helping many local charities. She held the title of Mrs. San Antonio 2009 and made 2nd runner-up for Mrs. Texas United America. She did win talent with a Jazz dance routine. She was determined to go for a Texas title but realized how petite she was compared with other contestants. She eventually found out there were pageants for petite ladies height 5’-6” and under and is now honored to represent her great state of Texas as Mrs. Petite Texas United America 2011!
Her platform is “Standing up against Bullying”. Being a bullying victim herself in middle school, she learned how to defend herself and is now a 5th Dan Black Belt Martial Arts Instructor and holds a Master’s Degree in Tae Kwon Do.
Cynthia will be vying for the National Petite Title this October 2011 in Austin, Texas.
