An Interview With Ben-Gals Jennifer and Alyson

Outkicking Our Coverage: An Interview with the Ben-Gals
October 27, 2009 – Dr. Pancake
The Pigskin Doctors

The finer things in Cincinnati: Skyline Chili, Montgomery Inn, Graeter’s Black Raspberry Chip Ice Cream.

The finest: Ben-Gal Cheerleader’s Jennie and Alyson.


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The beautiful and talented Ben-Gals are both 3 year veterans of the Cincinnati cheerleading squad. Jennie (left) is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and works full time as a financial analyst. Alyson graduated from the University of Cincinnati and teaches elementary school. The girls met in 2007 and have become great friends with similar interests in traveling, dancing, and rooting on their Bengals. The lovely ladies were generous enough to take a moment out of their busy lives to answer some burning questions we just had to know.

1. What part of your uniform is most uncomfortable?
Jennie: I have to pick just one part?? I guess the top. The design feels restrictive of shoulder movement, and the (Bengal) “B” in the cleavage can kind of stab you throughout the game. And the boots are no walk in the park!
Alyson: The pantyhose! They make our legs look great, but when we sweat they are disgusting.

2. What is the craziest thing you’ve seen on the field on game day?
Jennie: Our game against the Bronco’s this year had an unfortunately crazy ending, but I’ve also seen a “hurricane” hit Paul Brown Stadium. We almost blew away!
Alyson: Last year there was a wind storm during a game. There was lots of debris everywhere and I saw a twenty dollar bill floating in the wind.

3. Which team has the sexiest mascot?
Jennie: The Bengals! Who Dey is so muscular this year!
Alyson: Us! Aren’t bengal tigers sexy?

4. Who would win in a fight, Chad or Rey Maualuga?
Jennie: Maualuga, that guy is ferocious! But Chad would win an argument.
Alyson: Chad could talk a big game, but Rey would definitely win!

5. How does your dad like your calender pic?
Jennie: He says it doesn’t look like me. He’s mentioned that it’s very awkward for his friends, though.
Alyson: He’s proud of whatever I do. He got a signed calender from all the girls for his birthday and absolutely loved it!

6. What position would you play if you were on the Bengals?
Jennie: Wide Receiver, and I’d have a choreographed dance for each touchdown celebration!
Alyson: Punter. I think Kevin Huber has a fun job and he doesn’t get tackled.

7. Are men intimidated by you when they find out you’re an NFL cheerleader?
Jennie: I wish they were. It’s very uncomfortable to refuse giving out your number.
Alyson: I don’t think intimidated. Their personality changes when you tell them though. They try to act cool, ask if you have a boyfriend, try to impress you, etc.

8. Is it a turn-off if a guy tells you he plays fantasy football?
Jennie: Yes. If it’s coming up early in conversation, it’s probably a big part of his life. Every once in a while it’s nice to sleep in on a Sunday without him stressing about finalizing who’s in and who’s out.
Alyson: No way! I like guys who know their football. Plus they know facts about all players, not just the Bengals!

9. Which football player would be most reliable in paying his child support?
Jennie: Carson Palmer. He’s a stand up guy!
Alyson: I hope all of them are. If you can drive around in a car that’s $50,000 (or more), then you can pay your baby mama!

10. Which player creepy hugs the cheerleaders most often?
Jennie: No brainer on this one… But no comment!
Alyson: Haha. No comment. We have a no fraternizing rule.

11. Which player would be super cool to hang out with?
Jennie: Does it have to be a Bengal? Because I’d love to hang out with Peyton!
Alyson: I would like to hang out with Chad Ochocinco and twitter all day! I also think Roy Williams is funny. We worked a charity event together and he seems like he would be fun to hang out with.

12. What is your least favorite word, besides moist?
Jennie: Steelers.
Alyson: Kicks. Like when our coaches say, “It’s time to work on kicks!” (referring to the kickline)

13. Who is the best looking player in the NFL?
Jennie: Brady Quinn
Alyson: Tom Brady, hello!

14. Dumb and Dumber is the best movie ever right?
Jennie: It’s up there!
Alyson: Yes! Jim Carrey is a genius.

15. Worst movie you have ever seen?
Jennie: Anchorman… it’s just really not that funny!
Alyson: The Blair Witch Project. I think I got motion sickness during that movie.

16. Who would play you in a movie about your life?
Jennie: Alicia Silverstone
Alyson: Holly Madison (Hugh Hefner’s ex from Playboy’s “Girls Next Door”) She’s a successful blonde with big boobs! Who wouldn’t want her to play them?

17. What is your Favorite Beatles song?
Jennie: I don’t like the Beatles.
Alyson: Come Together. It was in a dance routine when I was little.

18. Are you the right girl for Tim Tebow?
Jennie: Absolutely not! I’m a Volunteer!
Alyson: Nope! O-H!

19. Can he play quarterback in the NFL?
Jennie: No, he’ll get hurt. Then he’ll vomit on the sidelines.
Alyson: Yes, but not for Cincinnati!

20. What’s your go to Karaoke song?
Jennie: Michael Jackson, Man in the Mirror or Elton John, Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Alyson: Britney Spears, Toxic, hands down!

21. Who is your favorite character on The Office?
Jennie: Jim
Alyson: Pam! She has a similar love story to mine.

22. What are you going to be for Halloween?
Jennie: I haven’t decided yet!
Alyson: I am going to be in Cancun, Mexico for Halloween. We are still dressing up in authentic Mexican clothes and Sombreros to celebrate!

RAPID FIRE:
Pool or hot tub?

J: Hot tub
A: Hot tub after practice please.

Joey or Chandler??
J: Chandler
A: Chandler

Pina colada or whiskey neat??
J: Southern Comfort
A: Pina Colada (Miami Vice variation) I bet Jennie said Whiskey!

Rather be an assassin or an astronaut?
J: Astronaut
A: Astronaut, assassin is way too much pressure, and you can do flips in space!

Brad or George ?
J: George
A: George

Shave or wax??
J: Shave
A: Shave sometimes, Wax sometimes depending on my time schedule.

Ben or Casey Affleck?
J: Ben
A: Ben!

Conan or Dave?
J: Conan
A: Dave

Slap Chop or Sham Wow?
J: Sham Wow
A: Sham Wow

Andy Samberg or Adam Sandler?
J: Adam Sandler
A: Andy Samberg. Im on a Boat!

Audrina or Kristen?
J: Kristen
A: Neither. Team Heidi

Jon and Kate plus 8? or Heidi and Spencer plus Heidi’s sister?
J: Speidi + Holly
A: I like Kate plus 8.

Mario or Luigi?
J: Mario
A: Both. It wouldn’t be Super Mario Bro’s without both of them. I remember playing that on Nintendo when I was 8 and you would have to blow on the game to get it to work!

Megan Fox or Olivia Wilde?
J: Megan Fox
A: Megan Fox, I liked transformers.

Will Ferrell or Jim Carrey?
J: Jim Carrey
A: Will Ferrell is my favorite actor.

Steak or Sushi?
J: Steak
A: Both

Kobe or LeBron?
J: LeBron
A: LeBron, go Cavs!

For your guy:
Harley, Pick up, or Benz?

J: Benz
A: Harley for my guy, I’ll take a Benz though!

Clean shaven or scruff?
J: Clean Shaven
A: Both, clean for work or meeting the parents. Scruff for weekends and vacations

V-neck or collared shirt?
J: Collared shirt
A: Collared shirt, no chest hair please!

Tats or no tats?
J: No Tats *Note- these questions make it seem like I like a metro kind of guy… but keep in mind that I hate men with hair gel and designer jeans!
A: He can have 1 or 2. I like good little boys though!

SI Gallery Update

Where do we begin with this week’s NFL cheerleader gallery on SportsIllustrated.com? There was a lot going on last weekend. The Bucs and Pats Cheerleaders were in London. Back here in the States, there were all kinds of specialty performances for Halloween, Military Awareness Day, and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This week’s gallery includes teams from the Bengals, Chiefs, Dolphins, Buccaneers, Patriots, Texans, Rams, and Panthers (who debuted a new look on the field.) Click here to go there now.

It will be so weird next week, when everything is back to normal.

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SI Gallery Update

The latest group of photos on the Sports Illustrated website features the Ben-Gals, Jets Flight Crew, Saintsations, Falcons Cheerleaders, Bucs Cheerleaders, Vikings Cheerleaders, The ROAR of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Redskins Cheerleaders, and Patriots Cheerleaders.

Click here to go there now.

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NFL Week #6 – The Cincinnati Ben-Gals

Reported by Midwest Dave

The drive through the sunshine to on Sunday morning was a portrait of a perfect autumnal Ohio landscape, with sunlight falling to show bursts of orange and yellow through the trees. Why so poetic on Ultimatecheerleaders.com? Well, at the Cincinnati Bengals home game against the Titans, we all appreciated the sun hitting our orange clothing, because in the sun, it was a beautiful, perfect fall day. In the shade, it was a bit nippy. So I am sure the Ben-Gals noticed the change as they changed sides of the field in the second half, going from the balmy east, sun-coated side, to the shaded, “brrr” west side of the field. With their high energy routines and warm smiles, the Ben-Gals probably didn’t even notice the cool temps.

On the field, the impressive 2009 4-1 Bengals were seemingly replaced by a version of past years’ mediocrity for this day, despite some acrobatics of catches and near catches by Chad Ocho Cinco. The Texans looked quicker and took advantage of Bengal mistakes to take the win. As a fan near me mentioned, it was the triple crown of defeat in football crazy Ohio, with the Bengals, Browns, and Ohio State going down the same weekend.

Despite the Bengals mistakes, all was well with the world when the Ben-Gals took center stage. Between quarters, the Ben-Gals performed to a little AC/DC (“You Shook Me All Night Long”) and the traditional Ohio “Hang on Sloopy.” And there were some familiar faces serving as assistants, alumni Traci and Deanna were busy talking to the line captains and on their walkie-talkies. Choosing my Sideline Standout of the Game is way too hard. There is the always wonderful Tara in her eight season and the fun Laure
n A in her third, but I have chosen them before and I don’t want to be too repetitive. It’s difficult to choose with Alyson, Erin, Latasha, Rachel, Sarah G, Sunny, and Tersha around, but I have to go with second year Natalie, whose energy and smile captured the day.

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[Dave’s Photos]

[Cincinnati Ben-Gals]

Another new look for the WRC


The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders did it back in the day.
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Years later, the Eagles Cheerleaders gave it a shot.
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And that was the last we saw of it…until 2005

When the Ben-Gals brought it back
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The Pats Cheerleaders picked it up
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The Jets Flight Crew took the idea in a new direction
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And now the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders have debuted their own version. (Between this and their other uniforms, the WRC have to be some of the most body-confident women on the planet.)

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It looks the catsuit is here to stay.
What do you guys think?

The Ben-Gals’ Cheerleaders 2009-2010 calendar is published

PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 24, 2009 – For fans of the Cincinnati-based NFL cheerleaders for the Bengals, the long wait is over. The Ben-Gals’ 2009-2010 calendar has been released. Each month features one of the beautiful women who earned a place on this year’s squad.


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Natalie, a second-year Ben-Gal, graces the cover of the 2009-2010 calendar.

Kenneth R. Collopy, artistic director for Perfections Salon, the official salon of the Ben-Gals, said at the calendar unveiling party, “These women are some of the most beautiful, talented and sweet girls you’d ever want to meet. We take care of their hair year-round, but the photo shoot for the calendar is one of the highlights of our year. After 50 years of doing hair for editorial shoots, you’d think I’d be tired of it by now, but I always look forward to this calendar shoot.”

According to Collopy, this is the seventh year the Ben-Gals have published a calendar. The photography for the calendar takes about six or seven day-long photo shoots across four or five weeks, he said. Because the nearly 30 cheerleaders have full-time careers, scheduling can be difficult. “Thankfully, we don’t do the scheduling. All my team has to do is show up and make sure the women are beautiful and their hair is perfect for the camera!” Collopy said. “This is the third year we have styled their hair for the annual calendar.”

The images are shot against various backdrops throughout Cincinnati. Jim Stouffer of Columbus-based Stouffer’s Photography and Visations.com handles the photography and the design of the calendar.

“This year, Jim and Ben-Gals’ Director Charlotte Jacobs wanted a softer look for their hair,” Collopy said. “We are at arms’ length from the girls throughout the shoot, following Jim’s direction, making suggestions and making sure the hair stays just right.”

Perfections’ Color Director Angela Gatrell handled both the hair color and extension work. Drycutting Artist Cheyenne Wright assisted Collopy and worked solo on three of the models. Makeup was by Chenese Bean and Haneen Farhan. Photos of a day in the shoot itself are available on Perfections’ website (www.perfectionssalon.com) and Perfections’ Facebook page.

Ben-Gals’ calendars may be ordered by contacting director Charlotte Jacobs at charlotte.jacobs@pb.com or by calling 513-236-1643. The calendars are $20, including shipping.