This is an angle from which the camera will never recover. She's doing this for no other purpose other than to show her rack. Cease the awkward minstrelling, would you? Just so you know, Ali Landry owes her entire celebrity career to being able to do this for some Doritos people.

Hopeful #12 - Katrina 

Before the name Katrina became synonymous with the anger of the sea gods, a slim scion of the gaming community came to associate the name with Midway’s cheergirl search, and as far as I’m concerned, is still the primary association.

You have probably already noted that I have selected her to be one of the two winners of this competition, so what say we first discuss the entry’s flaws (of which there are several) before we dive into its greatness.

•  First and most obviously, the whole thing is shot with a horrendous angle. If the clip was a stupid attempt at comedy, which thankfully it is not, it would conclude with the ravaging of poor Katrina by gravity when she realizes she’s fighting a formidable tilt.
• That dress has got to be just about the least suitable outfit for this competition. Wear a jeans and a tank top, wear a business suit, wear a parka, wear… anything else would be an improvement over what’s on Katrina in this clip.
• She performs an awkward routine completely devoid of energy (although she does it with a smile throughout).

Now the ugly bits are out of the way, although if I were a true asshole, I’d say that her hair looks like something out of a shampoo commercial before the advertised product was supposedly applied, and it looks like I just, did, but anyway… Now for the good.

• Katrina has, from what I can tell, the best body out of the 24 cheerleading hopefuls before us: slender and toned, but very feminine. She also has what I will assume is the best rack out of the girls.
• I’m just going to assume she’s one of those gamer girls the media follows with a 30 foot boner. She seems like the type of gal who has heard of Super Mario Sunshine before.
• Katrina is most probably a dancer type, of sorts because
• She can do the splits

Perfectly might I add: she slowly, effortlessly and beautifully glides to the floor with what is not likely to be her preferred leg in front without support of her hands (they don’t touch the floor). If my cheerleading friend who partially inspired this feature saw this, she would go nuts.

I would give Katrina a mulligan. I think she can pull it off. Go in there and wear what Jamie or Tiffany are wearing and move with half of their energy. I know it feels stupid strutting your stuff for a stationary camera (although there was obviously somebody manning this one), but do it anyway.