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Olivia Dunneis back at it — again!
Less than a year after making her debut in theSports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, the LSU gymnast and social media star has been named as a “rookie” again for the 2024SISwimsuit 60th AnniversaryIssue.
“Coming back for Year 2, I mean, last year I said it was a dream come true, and nothing’s changed,” Dunne, 21,said in anSIInstagram post. “It’s still a dream come true. I can’t believe I can call myself a rookie. It feels unreal.”
In the post,SIshared footage from the athlete’s October photo shoot in Porto, Portugal, where Dunne posed in an array of bikinis against a beautiful lakeside backdrop.
The model and influencer’s first foray earlier this year in the magazine made her one of the first college athletes to be featured in the coveted issue.
“Women’s sports is something that I want to support and leave my legacy on,” Dunne said at the time. “I want to show other athletes that you can have it all — especially women.”
For Dunne — thehighest paid NCAA female athlete— her most recent appearance in the issue was also an opportunity to discuss her success in the NIL space.
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In July, she announced the launch of The Livvy Fund, which provides opportunities exclusively to female athletes at LSU,” a news release from the university said at the time.
Dunne is currently a senior at LSU where she now travels with a security guard due to increased attention.
She told PEOPLE earlier this month that she’s grateful for her time in college, and for learning how to navigate her fame.
“Last year was probably one of the most rewarding and most difficult years of my life,” she said. “Just having so many eyes on me was such a new feeling, but it was pretty cool at the same time.”
Now navigating her romantic relationship with baseball playerPaul Skenesin the public eye, Dunne added she’s “still learning” how to balance her private life with her digital one.
“I’ve definitely learned over the past few years that, this past year mostly, that keeping certain things private is okay,” the LSU gymnast shared.
source: people.com
