WIP’s Wing Bowl Features the Wingettes

Wingette Mary Carey

Dan Gross at philly.com writes, ask a guy who attended SportsRadio 94WIP's Wing Bowl afterward who won or how many wings they ate, and he might have an answer. But probably not. Wing Bowl, you see, isn't necessarily about wings.

It's about Wingettes.

These scantily clad young ladies who cheer on the contestants are what really draws the crowds, said WIP host and Wing Bowl co-creator Angelo Cataldi.

"People come not to see fat guys eat chicken wings but beautiful women acting wild and dressed provocatively," Cataldi said. He cited the addition of Wingettes in the third year of Wing Bowl as having "marked our advancement more than any one thing."

The event that started in 1993 in a hotel lobby now pulls more than 20,000 people to sell out the arena.

By Gross' calculations, more than 1,000 ladies have answered the call - and the catcalls - to proudly serve as Wingettes.

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