NeNe: "Here's me as a cheerleader - I cheered in the little league as a little girl. Look at that hair - that is a hot mess!"

NeNe: "Here's me as a cheerleader -- I cheered in the little league as a little girl. Look at that hair -- that is a hot mess!"

NeNe: "My mom couldn't come to a lot of stuff I was in, because she was in New York, but she flew down and came to this pageant!"