Olivia Dunne is one of the most followed college athletes on social media and her brand has helped her land lucrative name, likeness and likeness deals and draw attention to her LSU gymnastics team.
Dunne was recently named one of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition models. She revealed just how big of a social media presence she is and the amount of engagement her posts receive in a recent interview with Sports Illustrated.
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Fans of LSU’s Olivia Dunne hold signs before a game against Auburn at Neville Arena on February 10, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama. (Milne Stew/Getty Images)
Dunne has 4.1 million followers on Instagram and 7.4 million on TikTok. In an interview with Sports Illustrated published Monday, the LSU gymnastics star revealed how many likes her top posts have received.
«My most viral Instagram post is a picture of me about to ride the beam at practice,» Dunne said.
The post received more than 877,000 likes on Instagram.
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Nastia Liukin, Olivia Dunne at the 58th Ford Center Academy of Country Music Awards at The Star on May 11, 2023 in Frisco, Texas. (Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images)
«My most viral TikTok got 35.7 million views, which is crazy. I can’t even understand it, but I’m just showing off my gymnastics skills,» she added.
Dunne also spoke to SI about how to navigate the hate and bullying that comes with his popularity. The New Jersey native received some of the criticism in a New York Times article last year. She responded with another leotard photo.
«I think it’s important to defend yourself,» he told the outlet in April. «Maybe it’s the Jersey girl in me, but I think girls needed to know that it wasn’t okay, especially posting things that any other college student would post: a leotard, which is the required uniform to be a gymnast. It’s ridiculous. «
Olivia Dunne at the 58th Ford Center Academy of Country Music Awards at The Star on May 11, 2023 in Frisco, Texas. (Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images)
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Dunne and the Tigers made it to the NCAA Championship this season. The team finished fourth.