Olivia Dunne Gives Secrets of Gaining Followers, Posts Sizzling Photo Spread

LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne knows how to get her brand out there. The 20-year-old New Jersey native is the highest-paid female college athlete, using her name, image and likeness (NIL) to score endorsement deals that bring in tons of revenue. She's also been featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition and a bevy of other magazines. Now, Dunne's business know-how has scored her a feature with Forbes, including a photo spread. A new Olivia Dunne photo spread always bring some excitement, right?

Dunne appears in the magazine, along with a photoshoot and interview. In the interview, Dunne, who has almost 8 million followers on TikTok, talked about how she became such a viral sensation. She gives some of her secrets, too. "I will say it's a little bit of everything," she said in the magazine, when about what defines the Olivia Dunne brand. "It's my lifestyle. It's fashion, it's fitness, it's friends and fun."

Dunne also said that she thinks her down-to-earth posts are what make her connect with fans. She says that in addition to her glamorous life, she's just a college student. She goes to class, she does to the gym and she does her student athletics. In other words, this makes her seem very real and approachable, which makes people want to follow her.

Dunne also talked about how her life has dramatically changed since the NIL rule change. She says it's for the better, but that the whole thing has been a "whirlwind." Now, Dunne is also looking to the future. She knows that when he's out of college, she'll still have her band and a way to make income using her incredible influence. She already has ideas for her own brand of merchandise, such as fashion or an app or workout gear. It's still in the beginning stages, but she has time to figure all of that out. After all, she's not even 21 yet. Check out photos below.

Olivia Dunne is obviously someone who pretty much everyone knows as not only an athlete but also an influencer.

The junior on the LSU gymnastics team is the highest-paid female college athlete in America. She's a huge social media star and has plenty of endorsements.

Dunne is featured in the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. For this issue, she was photographed by Ben Watts in Puerto Rico. In the magazine, she tells SI that, "My most viral Instagram post is a picture of me about to mount the beam at practice." That post has garnered more than 877,000 likes on Instagram, and her videos on TikTok regularly exceed one million views. That massive.

Dunne, of course, looks incredible in her SI shoot. Goals, is what I have to say about that. Perhaps unrealistic goals, but goals! Check out some of Dunne's most viral posts below, plus a link to her SI photo shoot! She took to both Instagram and TikTok to post images and videos from her Sports Illustrated shoot. She obviously had the time of her life. For more on Dunne's experience being a first-time Sports Illustrated model and what it was like to live out this dream, head to SI.

“It’s a dream come true. It’s an honor to be included because I love everything the magazine represents. It is all about supporting women from all different paths.”

More Olivia Dunne SI Swimsuit love! She is obviously thrilled to be in the magazine. They are likely thrilled to have her, too!

Remember this song? I'm not even a country music fan and I totally remember it. I hope I look that good on a horse when I go horseback riding this summer, lol!

Here's Olivia doing her thing in practice. Sometimes people forget she is a talent athlete, not just an Instagram star!

Olivia Dunne isn't just a great athlete. She's apparently a great dancer! I need to learn those moves!

Olivia Dunne was photographed by Ben Watts for the 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue in Puerto Rico. Check out more of her sizzling photos below!

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