Berkleigh Wright needs to be on your radar.
The 29-year-old Broncos cheerleader was one of seven co-winners of the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swim Search, which was an open casting call for the magazine’s 2024 rookie class.
Wright — along with fellow rookie Jena Sims, the wife of Liv Golf pro Brooks Koepka — walked in the SI Swimsuit runway show during Miami Swim Week in July at the W Hotel South Beach on July 7.
Get to know the NFL cheerleader, who said she’s “embracing the beautifully chaotic reality of my life right now” after joining the SI Swim family.
Berkleigh Wright is a cheerleading captain for the Denver Broncos
Wright is a fifth-year veteran with the Broncos cheerleading team and was named a 2023 captain earlier this year.
3 Berkleigh Wright cheering for the Broncos. Instagram/Berkleigh Wright
3 Berkleigh Wright walks the runway during the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Show during Miami Swim Week at W Hotel Miami Beach on July 7, 2023, in Miami Beach, Florida. Getty Images for Sports Illustrated
The year prior, she was voted the 2022 Denver Broncos Cheerleader of the Year by her teammates and coaches.
Wright was the cover girl for the 2018 edition of the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders Swimsuit Calendar.
She also works closely with the Junior Denver Broncos Cheerleaders and Dare to Cheer programs.
The Lawrence, Kansas, native currently resides in Denver.
3 Berkleigh Wright walks the runway during the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Show during Miami Swim Week at W Hotel Miami Beach on July 7, 2023, in Miami Beach, Florida. Getty Images for Sports Illustrated
She admires Camille Kostek
Wright explained why she is inspired by Camille Kostek, who was also a former NFL cheerleader before she won the first-ever SI Swim search in 2018.
“I’ve admired Camille Kostek’s journey from the very beginning,” Wright told SI. “Her carefree outlook and natural beauty are something I have always sought after. Even now into her established career, her lighthearted spirit continues to be contagious for me.”
She works in tech
Wright is a technical account manager and analyst.
She earned degrees in strategic communications, business and psychology from the University of Kansas, according to SI Swim.
She’s a model.
Wright is signed with Ford Models in New York and Miami, as well as One Management in Los Angeles and Chicago.
She’s modeled for Alo and Tommy Hilfiger, among other designers.
She enjoys working with charitable organizations and reading books.
Wright works closely with several charities and organizations including Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Boys and Girls Club of Denver and Habitat for Humanity.
She also has a passion for reading and runs a book vlog, “Bookin’ It With Berk.”
Broncos cheerleader named SI Swimsuit Rookie for 2024 class
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