Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Armani Latimer on Losing Her Hair from Alopecia & Finding Her Confidence

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Health & Fitness, So Much To Say, Athlete, Taylor Swift, Perfectionist, Eating Disorder, Friendship, Self Help, Self-improvement, Self Care, Athletes, Mental Health, Overcoming Eating Disorders, Body Neutrality, Sports, Education, Body Image, Recovery, Perfectionism, Real Talk

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Armani Latimer is a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and breakout star of Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts, who is redefining beauty and speaking out about her alopecia journey. In this episode, she shares the raw story of the day her wig came off, along with the last of her hair, and how that moment changed everything. From secretly covering bald spots to performing wig-free on national TV, Armani opens up about finding the confidence to stop hiding and let the world see her as she is. She and Victoria talk about the pressure female athletes face to be perfect, the reality of hair loss in women, and how to build self-confidence when insecurities run deep. Tune in to witness the power of vulnerability, the impact of representation, and why Armani’s story matters to every woman who’s ever questioned her worth.

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If you love Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts, check out this episode: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Victoria Kalina on Mental Health, Body Image, & What's Next

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.3	Welcome to RealPod. It's your host, Victoria Garrick Brown, and this is the podcast where we hold nothing back.
0:11.4	Oh, so we're getting deep, huh? I really cried for 12 days straight.
0:15.9	Why do I want to be perfect? There's nothing in my life that is perfect.
0:19.1	Every week, I'll bring you honest, unfiltered,
0:22.0	and eye-opening conversations to help uncover the real in all of us. I crave the type of content
0:27.5	that you're talking about. I actually felt insecure. Oh my God, I'm not going to cry. Let me just
0:31.8	unload everything. New episodes every Wednesday. Leave those filters at the door because it's time to get real.
0:44.5	Welcome back to RealPod, everybody. I am so excited because today we have a Dallas Cowboys
0:51.0	cheerleader joining us on the show. The new season of America's Sweetheart,
0:56.2	Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders on Netflix, just dropped. So you have to check it out. I feel so
1:01.8	grateful. I got to see it early because I was having Armani on the show. And it was so good.
1:06.8	I pretty much think I watched the whole thing in one to two days because I could not get enough of it.
1:12.6	Last season, we had on Victoria Kalina, who talked about her mental health and body image journey.
1:17.2	She was so inspiring and vulnerable.
1:19.3	And this season, we get to have on Armani Latimer, who's a five-year veteran on the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader's team and an alopecia advocate. Watching her story
1:29.0	this season was so moving and inspiring and I just could not wait to sit down and talk to her.
1:36.7	I would tell you that I was sobbing watching her story, but I also tell Armani in the interview,
1:40.4	so you're going to hear a lot about that. But not only is she an incredible competitor,
1:45.0	an elite dancer, an elite athlete, but today, Armani is going to talk about how she was diagnosed
1:50.1	with alopecia at the age of 12, how she coped with and accepted what that meant for her, despite
1:56.2	being in an environment and atmosphere that was very focused on looks and aesthetic.
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