Las Vegas Raiderettes

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Las Vegas Raiderettes

Raiderettes and Jr. Raiderettes
Formation	1961; 60 years ago (1961)[1]
Membership	40
Director	Jeanette Thompson (2011 season) Shawna Zimmerman (2010 season) Vandana Patel (Game 1 of 2010 season)
Affiliations	Las Vegas Raiders
Website	www.raiders.com/raiderettes/
Formerly called	Oakland Raiderettes (1961–1982) Los Angeles Raiderettes (1982–1995) Oakland Raiderettes (1995–2019) Las Vegas Raiderettes (2020–present)

The Las Vegas Raiderettes are the cheerleading squad for the Las Vegas Raiders professional American football team. They were established in 1961 as the Oakland Raiderettes. When the Raiders moved to Los Angeles in 1982, the cheerleading squad became known as the Los Angeles Raiderettes. When the franchise moved back to Oakland in 1995, the Raiderettes changed their name back to the Oakland Raiderettes and when the franchise moved to Las Vegas in 2020 they became the Las Vegas Raiderettes. In Los Angeles, Oakland, and Las Vegas they have been billed as "Football's Fabulous Females".^[2]

In 2017, a class-action lawsuit brought by the Raiderettes against the Raiders was settled for $1.25 million. The suit, brought in 2014 by 90 cheerleaders, was the first case in the NFL to claim wage theft and other violations of labor law were being perpetrated on the cheer squad by the Raiders franchise. Cheerleaders for other NFL teams followed with similar wage theft lawsuits after the success of the Raiderette case. ^[3]

Current coaching staff[]

• Mandy Voecks (2018–2021)
• Jeanette Thompson (2011–2017)
• Shawna Zimmerman (2010, Weeks 2–16)
• Vandana Patel (2010, Week 1 only)
• Karen Kovac (2003–2009)
• Mary Barnes (Before)

Notable former cheerleaders[]

A number of former cheerleaders have found success outside the organization

• Sandy Wolshin (Gelfound) comedienne and performer of award winning one woman show “The Kosher Cheerleader”
• Anjanette Abayari, model, and actress in the Philippines^{[citation needed]}
• Karen Baughman – wife of Bob Golic
• Patty Breton – Playboy model^{[citation needed]}
• Emily Compagno – legal analyst.
• Kelli Brook – model-actress – 90210, Age of Love participant, Bench Warmer model^{[citation needed]}
• Ana Marie Carrasco – actress-model, Bench Warmer model, Playboy model, Saints cheerleader^{[citation needed]}
• Paige Green – actress, wife of John Elway
• Jennifer Grijalva – actress, MTV's The Real World: Denver
• Anjelah Johnson – stand-up comedian and former MADtv cast member
• Jane Lubeck – Playboy model^{[citation needed]}
• Cole Martin – contestant on The Bachelor Season 8
• Keyna (Kirklen Cobb) Boykin Ed.D.- MISS LOS ANGELES COUNTY USA 2003, MISS CA USA TOP 20, wife of Ruben_Boykin
• Tina Martin – actress, swimsuit model, poster model and Playboy model^{[citation needed]}
• Brooke Morales (Cortesi) – poster model, actress / Bench Warmer model / Playboy model^{[citation needed]}
• Cheryl Moana Marie Nunes – "Bond Girl" (Nightfire), television presenter, singer
• Raydeen Revilla – actress, Bench Warmer model^{[citation needed]}
• Chandra Roberts – first female board member National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (LA); sole female member (honorary) National Football League Players Association; world-class athlete (track and field) high jump and long jump
• Kiana Tom, TV fitness instructor, Bench Warmer model, actress
• Gretchen Stockdale – actress, Bench Warmer model, attorney
• Tanilee Chavez (Kristiansen) – promotional calendar model, Bench Warmer model
• Anita Hart – actress, promotional model, swimsuit model, Bench Warmer model
• Kimiko Tanaka – actress, fitness instructor (ESPN), Bench Warmer model^{[citation needed]}
• Barbara Savage MasterChef season 7 cast member top 20^{[citation needed]}
• Nadine Kadmiri, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW), TV series, seasons 1 & 2, portrayed Ashley Cartier, from Beverly Hills & Mabel, from parts unknown.

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