Detroit Pride Cheerleader Finals Showcase
By John Froelich
Detroit Free Press
The NFL draft weekend provided the perfect backdrop for football starved fans from all over Metro Detroit to celebrate the upcoming season when the Detroit Pride – the unofficial cheerleaders of Detroit’s professional football team – selected their new squad during the Detroit Pride Cheerleader Finals Showcase at the Fillmore Detroit on May 10, 2014. Friends and families of the 40 plus hopefuls joined the frenzied fans in the theater for an exciting conclusion to the long audition process. The prospective team members participated in 3 rounds of competition during the event. The lovely ladies put their best foot forward for a panel of celebrity judges, which included Detroit Piston Andre Drummond and former Detroit Lion Ron Rice. The audience had their own choices to make as every attendee voted for the Pride Fan Favorite Award via ballot boxes in the lobby before the announcement of the 2014 Official Detroit Pride Cheerleader Squad. The events proceedings were emceed by Channel 955 radio personality Slim, and Detroit Pride’s Director of Operations Andrea Wilamowski. Performances by acoustic hip-hop artist Kenny Spear and DJ Rob-Play rounded out an entertaining evening.
