They knew, as I did, that they would be the "picture of heartbreak" on the newspaper the next day. This wasn't a surprise as our song-girls had already been featured on NBC and Sports Illustrated that year. Well, Julie Hayeck, who later became Miss USA and runner-up for Miss Universe, started crying next to me.
I know how gorgeous Julie Hayeck was (and is, we're friends on facebook), so I shoved my face right into her hair to comfort her. And I would NOT schooch no matter how much those damn camera men tried to dislodge me. And there I was on the front page of a million papers the next day. Okay, It was Julie and 1/2 my face, but I couldn't be completely cropped out (this was before photoshop kids).
I think of this when I saw the recent picture of Team Madrid in general, with Cristiano Renaldo in particular. See what I mean below.
PS - Julie Hayeck at the final four game with Bryant Gumball.
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| This was one day one, before the famous "sad Julie" picture I shoved my head into. |