Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Armani Latimer performed without a wig at the Dallas Cowboys vs. Cincinnati Bengals game on Dec. 9, and the decision was nothing short of courageous. For Latimer, a 23-year-old dancer who appeared in the hit Netflix series America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders earlier this year, the moment also marked an opportunity to speak publicly about her diagnosis with alopecia areata: an autoimmune disease that attacks hair follicles and causes hair loss.
In an Instagram reel shared to the squad's joint account, Latimer seemed visibly moved by her teammates' support as she strolled onto the field at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Monday. At one special game every year, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC) partner with Lucchese Bootmaker to spotlight charitable causes that are close to each team member's heart—a program dubbed "My Cause My Boots" in a spinoff of the NFL’s “My Cause, My Cleats” platform.
