Clickbait cuties: Cheerleaders and athletes

Someday if someone is researching the history of clickbait, I hope they stumble on my website as a resource. I’ve documented a range of practices used by clickbait purveyors.
One of the most common tactics is the use of pretty young women, because sex sells. As long as men have sex drives, they’ll be interested in looking at attractive ladies.
What follows are some recent examples of clickbait creators using cheerleaders and beautiful athletes to promote their articles and pictorials.

This clickbait article used a photo of a Houston Texans cheerleader striking a sexy pose.

Tennessee Titans cheerleaders shake their stuff at a game in October 2016.

Taboola used a photo of a cheerleader from Iowa State University for its article titled “Which college from Virginia is the hardest to get into.” Someone needs a geography lesson.

 

An Outbrain article used a photo of Finnish swimmer Emilia Pikkarainen, now Emilia Bottas.

A clickbait article titled “Former athletic sensation is now unrecognizable” uses photos of Paraguayan model, actress and former athlete Leryn Franco.

Another clickbait article used the exact same headline with photos of Australian hurdler and model Michelle Jenneke.