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Pom Pom Pushers

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Cassie Napier had all the right moves – flips, tumbles, an ever-flashing America’s sweetheart smile – to prepare [to be] a drug saleswoman. Ms. Napier, 26, was a star cheerleader … a springboard for many careers in pharmaceutical sales. She now plies doctors’ offices selling the antacid Prevacid … Known for their athleticism, postage-stamp skirts and persuasive enthusiasm, cheerleaders have many qualities the drug industry looks for in its sales force. Some keep their pompoms active, like Onya, a sculptured former college cheerleader. On Sundays she works the sidelines for the Washington Redskins. But weekdays find her urging gynecologists to prescribe a treatment for vaginal yeast infection.

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