up close and personal: amber lancaster

With five consecutive seasons as a Seattle Seahawks cheerleader (a “Sea Gal,” seriously, look it up), Amber Lancaster is one of the few women out there that can do a “U-G-L-Y, you ain’t got
no alibi—you ugly! Eh, eh You Ugly!” routine and can actually back it up. Her short 5 years of modeling
got her jobs that would make all you manly-man shop monkeys drool (Pirelli Tires, HIN, Hawaiian Tropic,
Makita, Miller Lite, and Budweiser). She’s even pulled a part in an upcoming movie. She told me that “this
is just the beginning,” and from her positive and upbeat personality, she makes no room for disbelievers. I guess she’s made a fan out of me. Go, fight, win, Amber! Go, fight, win!
INTERVIEW BY ELBERT D’CAPITÁN
PHOTOS BY FLORIANSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: AMBER LANCASTER
AMBER
ALERT
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2nr: How funky was your chicken? How loose was your goose?
AL: Yes, I was a cheerleader for the Seattle Seahawks. Those were
some of the best years of my life. We had the best seats in the
house and cheered for a lot of fans. But I have to tell you that
there’s so much more than just cheering at the games—the reality
is that the games take up the least amount of time. We did charity
events, parades, radio and T.V. appearances, and we also worked
with the players for community outreach programs.
2nr: School me…is there any difference between say an NFL and
an NBA cheerleader?
AL: Well, with football there’s like 70,000 fans at each home
game…and there are 10 games. Basketball has like 40 games and
about 10-15,000 fans a game…so for football, you have a much
larger audience. Dance-wise, the moves are bigger and what not.
NFL’s girls are known to be glamorous, beautiful girls. NBA has
moved toward hip hop and has focused more on the dancing than
on how pretty the girls are.
2nr: And not to mention that the NFL has the best wardrobe malfunctions available to commercial television.
AL: I’ve had one. We had a pre-game routine where we had to start
at one end of the field and end up all the way on the other end. We
had these uniforms that had to be laced from the bellybutton all
the way up. Mine was a little loose and since we had to dance the
whole time the movement was making the laces unravel. I couldn’t
do anything about it and to add to the situation, there was a cameraman on me that was sending images to the Jumbotron.
2nr: 3 cheers for live camera feeds and gigantic screens!
AL: Not really a malfunction, but on one of my shoots with a magazine, I was playing the role of “Ms. Fixit” where I go around this
house and they photograph me fixing stuff. So I'm at a sink and I'm
bent over messing with the pipe, and the shots end up showing me
off with a plumber’s crack.
2nr: The term “plumber’s crack” gets my mind trading off images
of an overweight and disgustingly sweaty man-crack and the
image of the butt-crack of a beautifully shaped 25-inch waist and
it’s 35-inch hips. It’s like a blessing and a curse.
2nr: I'm sure you go on shoots often, how did you like Tuner’s
cover shoot?
AL: The Import Tuner cover shoot was so fun! The stylist was good
and the photographer was cool. Yeah, I go on shoots fairly often.
Today I'm on my way to do a print shoot for a clothing retailer
called Wet Seal.
2nr: Modeling has done well for you?
AL: I’ve been modeling professionally for about 5 years now and
I’ve managed to get some good titles under my belt. I love doing it.
Aside from acting, it’s the only thing that’s driven me. The only
thing I hate is the “instability” factor.
2nr: Here’s a tip: date a high-paid mogul-type so that it won’t matter if you get that callback or not—cause mama’s comin’ home
with that Prada one way or another!
AL: Really, I'm a typical girl’s girl. I like to go shopping, go and get
some sun (giggles), go on vacation, go hang out with my friends,
go to dinner, go dancing…
2nr: Yup, that’s a girl alright. Seems you might need a little cash to
do all that stuff…especially since you can pretty much do all those
things in a weekend—especially shopping.
AL: I’m a total bargain shopper. I love finding a good deal! I shop at
thrift stores…and places like Forever 21! I do have a thing for
designer jeans and bags. I mix it up.
2nr: You all of a sudden became affordable to all our parking lot
pimps. Give a name to your style.
AL: “Classy Trendy”
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2nr: Do you have a crowning achievement?
AL: I’ve not done anything that’s really overshadowed the other
but my first “real” big-thing—getting placed in the top 5 of
“Maxim’s Hometown Hotties” in 2004—was pretty cool. It was a
turning point. After that I got two spokesmodel contracts.
2nr: Getting recognized is a big turn-on for you?
AL: I'm not trying to be conceited or anything, but being a
Seahawks cheerleader got me recognized back in Seattle. That
was back when I was 18. The recognition doesn’t really faze me
anymore. This is just the beginning!
2nr: So you have some plans?
AL: My plan was to move out here for work and I started modeling
because it was the easiest thing to get gigs for…it’s become my
bread and butter. But since there’s a shelf life for models, I started
to do some acting. I got agents and a manager and just recently
did a national commercial for Miller Lite. I did Wild-n-Out with Nick
Cannon and I'm doing Budweiser stuff in Europe for the World Cup.
2nr: Being young and living in Los Angeles, we’ve got to see you
around, right?
AL: I like to dance, so I usually hit the hot spots. This past Saturday
I went to a club called Privilege.
2nr: So you are diggin’ that A-List type scene. Nice. Getting back to
off-camera stuff…do you have some quirky obsession? Like stamp
collecting?
AL: I do. I collect vintage lunchboxes (giggles).
2nr: I collect hearts.
AL: What?
2nr: Nothing.
AL: I have a few lunchboxes from when I was little. I have a metal
“Carebear Cousins,” a “Carebear” and a “Strawberry Shortcake”
lunchbox.
2nr: Cute, you must have gotten a lot of attention in the first
grade. Ya know, back then if a boy liked you, you usually got a
punch in the arm from him to get your attention. Next thing you
know you’re getting a kiss by the monkey bars. Now that you are
older, what does a guy have to do?
AL: The best thing to me, now that I'm older—and as you get older
it’s not about the looks…especially here in L.A. where you have a
million beautiful faces—I like a guy that can hold a conversation.
With me, I'm kind of a smart ass so I guess I need someone that can
give it back to me to hold my attention.
2nr: So looks don’t matter too much nowadays? Working backwards, you’d hope that the guy with the personality you like looks
like….
AL: Well, an Abercrombie & Fitch model is not bad to look at…but
they’re not always “all there” upstairs.
2nr: I believe that all beautiful women are smart and intelligent—
and that’s what keeps my attention.
AL: I’ve dated average-looking guys, but their personalities are
what I liked most.
2nr: I'm glad we’re on the same level…and a perfect match.
I LIKE TO DANCE,
SO I USUALLY HIT
THE HOT SPOTS.
THIS PAST SATURDAY I
WENT TO A CLUB
CALLED PRIVILEGE
AMBER LANCASTER
Model: Amber Leigh Lancaster
Age: 24
DOB: September 19
Sign: Virgo
Height: 5’ 5”
Weight: 110
Measurements: 34 – 25 – 35
Reps: Los Angeles via Seattle, Washington
Favorite Food: Pizza
Notable Titles: Seattle Seahawks
Cheerleader; Pirelli Tires Spokes model; Miss
HIN; Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA; Miss Makita
2005; National finalist in ABC's
reality show, "Are You Hot?"
On the net: www.amberlancaster.net;
myspace.com/amberlancaster253
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