ABC Perth<\/a> last year that Kelli was the one who came up with the ponytail idea after seeing her wearing one during fittings, explaining, \u201cThe DCC hairstyle is out, fluffy, voluminous, luscious, long locks. I\u2019ve broken that stereotype. I\u2019m in rehearsal one of the days with my hair out and I am, you know, sweating after doing \u2018Thunderstruck.\u2019 She\u2019s looking at me and she\u2019s like, \u2018You know what? I really want to see what your hair would look like tied up.\u2019 I put it up for her and she really liked the way it danced, which was really cool because I was super excited about that. Your girl doesn\u2019t want to have her hair out, sweaty in her face, dancing.\u201d<\/p>\nMeanwhile Kelli told USA Today<\/a>, \u201cI know it\u2019s highly discussed. She applied with a ponytail, and she was adorable in her application, and one night at rehearsal, I was like, \u2018Why don\u2019t you wear a ponytail? It would make you stand out. It\u2019s memorable.\u2019 We\u2019ve had some iconic cheerleaders in the past who have worn a ponytail or a pigtail. It may or may not be on trend\u2014well, it is trending now, but probably because of Faith\u2014but she had such a high-fashion look with her ponytail and it\u2019s got a personality of its own. We did our second year of the live show, and Faith was a part of that. I asked little girls, \u2018Who\u2019s your favorite cheerleader?\u2019 They\u2019re like, \u2018Faith, because we like her ponytail!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n