Maddie Gardner

This article is about the cheerleader. For the Canadian gymnast, see Madeline Gardiner.

Mary Maddison "Maddie" Gardner (born July 13, 1993) is an internationally recognized American allstar cheerleader. She was the point flyer for the Large Senior All-Girl level five competitive cheerleading team Senior Elite of the Cheer Extreme Allstars from 2006-2012, winning the gold medal at the Cheerleading Worlds in 2010 and 2012.[1][2] Her most notable contribution to cheerleading is the first-ever performance of a "ball up 360 tick-tock" in 2010. The successful performance of this stunt at the 2010 Cheerleading Worlds made her one of the most well-known cheerleaders in the industry.

Personal life

Maddie began her competitive cheerleading career with the Pro Spirit Dazzlers. At age seven she began competing with the Cheer Extreme Allstars in Kernersville and in Mount Airy, North Carolina; this was also the age that she was first coached by Courtney Smith-Pope. She attended Mount Airy High School in Mount Airy, North Carolina, where she was an honor student and an active participant in the school's student government, Interact Service Club, and cheerleading team. Maddie became captain of her school's cheerleading team in her sophomore year. [3] [4] She graduated in 2012, telling reporters she had made a decision to end her allstar cheerleading career. As a senior, Maddie, as told to interviewers, applied to one university with a competitive cheerleading team, the University of Georgia, to study communications. Maddie chose to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is currently a cheerleader, a sister of Zeta Tau Alpha, and majoring in journalism.

Career

Maddie has made numerous media appearances around the globe as a speaker, celebrity judge, and stunt instructor. Between Worlds 2009 and 2010, Maddie was chosen as Inside Cheerleading Magazine's December cover girl and was also the single most featured cheerleader for the magazine as evidenced by large banners with her face at booths around the USA.[5] In 2011, CNN followed Cheer Extreme's level five Large Senior All-Girl team Senior Elite as they prepared for Worlds 2011, featuring Maddie Gardner and the rest of her team.[6] On March 1, 2012, Maddie debuted a line for Fancy Face Cosmetics, a cheerleading makeup company with products designed to be sweat proof. The Maddie Loves Shimmer collection included three of Maddie's favorite shimmer colors and Maddie's favorite lipstick. Each collection came with an autographed picture, makeup bag, and tote bag.[7] Shortly after Worlds 2012, Maddie made the covers of The Cheerleading Magazine and Inside Cheerleading Magazine. After Worlds 2012, Maddie reportedly signed a multi-year management deal with Proformance Sports Marketing and Entertainment, Inc., a sports management, marketing and consulting agency based in Austin, Texas.[8] The signing made Maddie the first-ever individual cheerleader to sign a sports management contract. Her business manager is industry leader veteran, Cindy Villarreal.

Secret Diary of an American Cheerleader

Maddie was chosen as one of "Cheer Channel's Superstars of All Stars." Alongside her were other nationally recognized all star cheerleaders including Kiara Nowlin, Gabi Butler, Whitney Love, Kelsey Rule, Cami Branson, Erica Englebert, and junior newcomer to the all star scene, Bianca Treger. As part of the elite group, they appeared as guest stars in the spirit industry's very first web series, Secret Diary of an American Cheerleader produced by the Cheer Channel.[9][10] The show aired on the Cheer Channel Online Network as well as YouTube on May 28, 2012 and starred actress, Neva McIntosh in the role of Emma Franklin. The show aired on the Cheer Channel's cable block on Southern California's channel 64 on September 9, 2012.

References

  1. ↑ "USASF Cheerleading Worlds 2010 results". American Cheerleader Magazine. April 26, 2010. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  2. ↑ "USASF Cheerleading Worlds 2012 results". CheerCoach. April 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  3. ↑ "Certifiably Sarah Gardner". CheerMad. October 15, 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  4. ↑ "About Maddie Gardner". Maddie Gardner. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  5. ↑ "Meet Maddie Gardner's Cheer Mom, Sarah Gardner". Inside Cheerleading. June 29, 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Cheer Extreme Senior Elite & Maddie Gardner on CNN". YouTube. June 17, 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  7. ↑ "Maddie Gardner Makeup Collection". Fancy Face Cosmetics. March 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  8. ↑ "World Champion All-Star cheerleader Maddie Gardner Signs Sports Management Agreement". CheerMad. April 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  9. ↑ "Secret Diary of an American Cheerleader". TheatreTitans. March 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  10. ↑ "Cheer Channel's "Secret Diary of an American Cheerleader"". Cheer Channel. Retrieved 2012-06-18.