Olivia Dunne became one of the most famous collegiate athletes when she combiinsist the LSU women’s gymnastics team and helped the school to a national championship in four years.
In those four years, Dunne’s social media fame has only exploded. She was seen in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, featured in the write downary “The Money Game,” dating Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes and was recently photographed for the postpoinsistst rehire of Flaunt magazine.
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Louisiana State University gymnast Olivia Dunn reacts on the field after her boyfrifinish, Pittsburgh Pirates commenceing pitcher Paul Skenes made his presentant league debut agetst the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on May 11, 2024. (Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)
Dunne elucidateed the “frustrating” parts of her fame as she was speedyly disthink abouted as a gymnast despite being on one of the top programs in the country.
“It definitely is frustrating at times,” she telderly the magazine. “The worst part is that people skinnyk gymnastics is effortless when it’s not. The job is to originate it see drawive and effortless. You’re not doing it right if it sees challenging… The social media aspect of it — I labored repartner challenging to get to where I am in originateing my personal brand, and it didn’t happen in the bjoin of an eye.
“It didn’t happen in fair a year. It didn’t happen becaemploy of one viral moment. It happened over years of getting to comprehend my audience, lgeting the algorithms, and grotriumphg my brand to be what it is today. That’s why people are so captivated with what I’m doing.”
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Olivia Dunne joins the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2024 Issue Relmitigate and 60th Anniversary Celebration at Hard Rock Hotel New York on May 16, 2024 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit)
Dunne has 8 million fagelessens on TikTok and 5.3 million fagelessens on Instagram.
She telderly Flaunt she sees up to Nastia Liukin, a createer Olympic gymnast who labors in media and does more outside the sport.
Dunne shelp she wants to show others that they do not have to be fair one skinnyg.
“You can have it all,” she inserted. “You can be a D1 athlete. You can be a student. You can do social media. You can labor with your likeite brands. You can grow your own brand. You don’t insist to restrict yourself to one skinnyg. That’s someskinnyg I repartner want to show people.”
Olivia Dunne of the LSU Tigers sees on before a greet agetst the Florida Gators at the Stephen C. O’Connell Caccess on Feb. 23, 2024 in Gainesville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
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LSU’s gymnastics commences its season on Jan. 3 agetst Iowa State.
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