As part of an ongoing series, Stephanie Smith shot by MeInMyPlace for Esquire Magazine.
You want to know the secret ingredient? Then it wouldn’t be a secret, would it? Well, fine: Normally you use powdered sugar. But for these, I use granulated sugar. So it’s got a different texture. The icing is more grainy. But in a good way.
Usually I wait a couple hours before I put the icing on. It’s a secret family recipe.
I would say I feel my sexiest right before we go out on the field. We have our hair and makeup all done, and we’re standing in the tunnel. We can see the crowd, but they can’t see us. And then they announce us and we walk out and the crowd goes crazy. It’s the best. It’s like a drug.
They’re real, by the way. God-given. It’s like that Seinfeld episode: They’re real, and they’re spectacular.
I do them in my apartment. I’m dancing around, and I’m famous for leaving the blinds open. If anybody saw me, I would look so ridiculous.
I always fall for those fitness videos sold on TV. I’ve been doing P90X for a couple of years, and now I’m doing TurboFire. I get so into it. I start talking to the TV. Like they’ll ask me how I’m doing, and I’ll be like, I’m doing great! It’s so corny, but I love it.
The cookies don’t melt, but they get soft like cake would. They become the same texture as cake. It’s really good.
I put an Oreo inside each one. They’re so good because of it. Some people ground up the Oreo, but I put them in whole. You don’t taste it right away. It’s a surprise.
…but people are usually pretty good. They’ll watch for a few minutes and then move on.
We practice at Bally’s. They sponsor us. It’s near the Linc — pretty centrally located. And we practice in a dance room with open windows…
The hot-pink outfit comes out from time to time, I’ll say that. Sometimes I just keep it for me. When I want to make myself feel happy.
I’ve been baking my whole life. My mother got me started on it. She makes these extravagant cakes and stuff, so I’ve been around it my whole life — it feels natural. I don’t even have to think about it.
So when I’m getting ready, sometimes I’ll dance a little, to see how the moves look in the uniform. You want to make sure you’re always looking your best.
The only time I wear the uniform around the house is when I’m getting ready for an event. We have a lot of different pieces to the uniform, probably seven or eight — boy shorts, skirt, sweater.
After the games you’re tired — you can’t wait to go home and go to bed. I’ve never fallen asleep in my uniform, though. That would be really crazy.
It’s a big day, game day. We have to get there four hours before kickoff, so it’s like an eight-hour day at the stadium. We practice for maybe an hour, then we go outside the stadium and meet with fans. And you’re “on” the whole time. It can be exhausting.
You thought I’d only have one pair of pom-poms? Girls don’t have one pair of anything. Pom-poms are like shoes.
If the Philadelphia Eagles have a dream team this year, they’ve got the sideline support to match. And we know a thing or two about this stuff — every week on Esquire.com, Monday Morning Cheerleader brings you actually insightful analysis from the only women closer to the action than Bob Costas. So, as a gift to the world of men, and especially to Eagles fans — that was some storm — third-year cheerleader Stephanie Smith invited over our photographer friend to her apartment outside of Philly for a little break from his normally difficult work at MeInMyPlace.com. It was inspirational. —The Editors
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