Sports, 3rd prize
A lingerie league of their own
Alyssa Schukar
Omaha World Herald
Omaha World Herald
14 April, 2013
Gwinnett, Georgia, USA
Jacqueline Smyth slams into the wall as she and Morgan Anderson (right) tackle Atlanta Steam’s Nasira Johnson.
Members of the Legends Football League hope to help establish American football for women not only in the US, but in Australia and Europe as well. The league was formerly known as the Lingerie Football League, but players say they hope that in the future games won’t be about sex appeal, but a showcase for women’s sport. They have changed their slogan from ‘True Fantasy Football’ to ‘Women of the Gridiron’, and say they will no longer compete while wearing only lingerie.
Alyssa Schukar
Alyssa Schukar is an editorial photographer in Chicago specializing in documentary work, portraiture and brand journalism. She has been a photojournalist for 10 years, five of wh...
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