Krista Debono

Krista DeBono who was born in and raised in New York was on this past season of the The Amazing Race on CBS as #TheCheerleaders. #TheCheerleaders made it all the way to Leg 11 of the competition and ended with a 4th place finish. Krista was also a NFL Cheerleader for the New York Jets Flight Crew for 4 years. Krista was featured in the NY Jets Flight Crew Swimsuit Calendar. After her 4 years on the Flight Crew cheerleading squad, she continued to pursue her passion of dance. Krista performed and danced on tour in Shanghai, China for 6 weeks for pop recording artist Frankie Z. Krista dance career began at the age of 3. She trained at Star Struck Dance Studio in New York for 10 years in the areas of Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet, Modern and Acro. She has danced at Madison Square Garden for the Maccabi Olympics and performed for artists such as Lenny Kravitz and Lillian Garcia. Krista performed as the opening act at SuperBowl at Metlife Stadium. Krista has also had dancing roles on television shows like Good Morning America, Fox and Friends and Dina's Party. She has also shot national commercials for Gatorade and NFL New Era Caps. While on a break from filming, Krista is a co-creator of a girl group called The Shoeicide dolls which creates concept dance videos while wearing high heels only while dancing.