Jets Keep Flight Crew Calendar Shoot in the Family
Owner’s daughters work on project
By DAVID K. L I
New York Post
August 22, 2011
Jets owner Woody Johnson has made this year’s cheerleader swimsuit calendar a family affair.
Here’s a sneak peek at the Flight Crew’s 2012 calendar — created by his two photographer daughters and filled with pictures of Gang Green’s 19 most beautiful teammates.
The sun-and-fun calendar was shot by Woody’s daughter Daisy Johnson, 23.
A rep for the team owner said Daisy went through the interview process like any other applicant before being selected.
Once the Jets called her number, Daisy tabbed her sister, 29-year-old Jaime, also a photographer, to be art director for the project.
It was the second consecutive year the Flight Crew swimsuit calendar was shot in Aruba.
Despite the tropical setting, the cheerleaders said it was a lot of hard work.
“We really had a great bonding experience and enjoyed the time there,” Flight Crew member and four-year veteran Jessica S. wrote on the team’s website yesterday.
“I cannot wait for all of you to see the amazing outcome of all the hard work.”
Gang Green’s Flight Crew was out there, shaking in the rain last night, as the Jets swamped the Cincinnati Bengals, 27-7, in preseason action at the Meadowlands in New Jersey.
“Training camp is more than halfway complete, and we are so excited for things to get started,” Jessica S. wrote.
The dancers will have one last live rehearsal, on Sept. 1 during the Jets’ preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Flight Crew’s season debut will be a nationally televised prime-time gig, when the Jets battle the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 11.
Their long dance to Gang Green’s sidelines started with a series of auditions in April and May.
“There are 41 amazing ladies on the team this year, and we cannot wait to step out onto that field. We’ve been working non-stop to prepare ourselves to cheer for our No. 1 team,” Jessica S. told fans.
“Our schedule includes three days of practice, which consists of physical training and learning choreography for the pregame shows and sidelines, where we dance in the four corners of the field during the game.”
It’s been a gut-wrenching past year-plus for shutterbugs Daisy and Jamie Johnson, having suddenly lost their sister Casey last year.
The 30-year-old heiress died Jan. 4, 2010, in Southern California from diabetic complications. Casey Johnson battled diabetes and drug abuse for years before she died.
