Kelly Villares is the ultimate It Girl. Villares, 23, exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about all things Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, game day glam, and of course, her super trendy DCC-themed campaign with Kendra Scott. “This is such a super exciting collection, and I was so honored to be a part of a campaign,” she gushed to Us. “When I was little, actually, [Kendra Scott jewelry] was always on my Christmas list. Being able now to represent this collection, it’s completely full circle.” The line features blue sapphire pieces — which perfectly match the iconic colors of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader uniforms — including star earrings, pendants necklaces, chain bracelets, cowboy boot charms, football pendants and more. “Personally, I love a good, dainty moment so I like the Tiny Football necklace and also the Tiny Cowboy Boot,” Villares said. “I can’t pick between those two, but those are my favorites.” Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Support the ‘Taylor Swift Effect’ on the NFL — But They Did It 1st This is the America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders star’s second season cheering for the football team after getting cut for the 2023-2024 season. She recalled the day she found out she made the squad with Us, gushing that it was the “best day of [her] life.” “I remember I couldn’t stop crying because I could not believe that this was actually happening,” she said, smiling. “My favorite memory from that day was calling my dad because he just broke into tears with me, because it’s almost like he went on this journey with me. It was so cute to be able to tell the people that supported me the most that I [made] it.” Kendra Scott. Part of her journey of becoming a DCC was ditching her lifelong blonde hair and going brunette — which came as a surprise to Villares in the salon. “I actually was color matched for a different shade of blonde before the makeovers happened,” she explained of her 2023 transformation. “When I got to the salon and they started putting the brown swatches near my eyes, I was thinking it was going to be lowlights.” After having the realization her whole head would be dyed, Villares said her “heart sank.” “I was like, ‘No way.’” She later came around to her new hair color, and now doesn’t “ever” see herself returning to blonde. Kendra Scott. Part of her new ‘do came with a switchup of her go-to jewelry preferences. “Growing up, I only wore silver,” she told Us. “Then after I changed from a blonde to a brunette, I started diving in more with gold.” Now, she is a fan of both metals, and even mixes them together. Speaking of hair, Villares has a new team member, Faith Ward, who has stood out to fans for rocking a ponytail on the field, instead of the cheerleaders’ signature bombshell curls. “Sometimes, I’m not gonna lie, I’m jealous of her a little bit because it’s so hot and we’re sweating a lot,” Villares quipped. “But I don’t think I could give up the hair whips and the full volume. I love good hairography.” Kendra Scott. Villares told Us that she gets her wow-worthy curls by using a “tiny one inch barrel” curling iron. “I make those really small so then [it falls throughout the day,” she explained. “We have an entire game day rehearsal. It’s a very, very long day. So I make sure that they’re really tight, because then by the end, they’re nice, loose, voluminous waves.” When it comes to makeup, Villares noted that with each step of her makeup, she’s spraying her face with the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray to ensure that her glam is long-lasting. She also sets her face with the brand’s Flawless Finish Powder in the fair shade to help “brightens up” her face. As for her lip combo, Villares’ go-to is the Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Lip Liner in the medium shade, which she then fills in with the coordinating fair lipstick. “Our biggest concern is that [makeup] stays on our face,” Villares said. “We tan a lot, and a lot of times we’re dancing and we’re sweating.” She also revealed that sometimes she’ll sweat off her Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation, but she learned a hack from her teammates, which is to “heavily self-tan that forehead” so even if her foundation moves, she still looks picture-ready. Kendra Scott. Another thing Villares and her teammates are great at is hyping each other up. “I have to give a special shout-out to Kleine [Powell],” she praised. “She is always bringing the energy on game days. Even a 12 p.m. kickoff, which means we were at the facility at 6:45 in the morning.” Ahead of game days, Villares is always making sure that her one and only uniform is ready to go. “I don’t think there’s anything I would change about it. I mean, it’s just so classy and so elegant,” she gushed. “I’ll never forget when I got the uniform for the first time in person, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t even touch this.’ Like, there’s no way I’m putting this on my body, from the detailing of the stars to the fringe, there’s not one thing I would be like, Oh, I would change that.” Every Game Day Outfit Taylor Swift Has Worn While Supporting Travis Kelce At the end of each season, the athletes have to do “uniform turn in,” where they “hand everything in right before auditions” until they’ve made it to the next season — or even after retiring. While she isn’t allowed to wear anything but her uniform on the field, Villares shared that she’s always sporting the Kendra Scott collection out and about. “A lot of times we host watch parties at home, we’ll go to restaurants and watch the [away] game, and that’s when we wear the collection the most,” she explained. “But I see the girls a lot of times in [wearing the line] in their everyday lives.” Fans can shop the Dallas Cowboys Inspired Jewelry at Kendrascott.com.
