Napoleon Jinnies is an American cheerleader. In 2019, he and
Quinton Peron
Quinton Peron is an American cheerleader. In 2019, he and Napoleon Jinnies were the first male National Football League (NFL) cheerleaders to perform during the Super Bowl.
Peron, an openly gay African American man (as is Jinnies), is a classical ...
were the first male
National Football League
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(NFL) cheerleaders to perform during the
Super Bowl
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. He joined the
Los Angeles Rams
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squad in 2018.
The former
Disney
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dancer and been featured in
Abercrombie & Fitch
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's Fierce cologne campaign. He also featured in the brand's partnership with
The Trevor Project
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.
Personal life
Jinnies is openly gay and a classically trained dancer.
[ He was bullied for his sexual orientation when he was younger.]
See also
* List of cheerleaders
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American male dancers
Gay men
LGBT dancers
American LGBT people
Los Angeles Rams
National Football League cheerleaders
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