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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit released its video teaser of LSU gymnast Olivia 'Livvy' Dunne's upcoming pictorial for its annual magazine.
Dunne, 22, who helped the defending national champion Tigers win their second consecutive SEC Championship last weekend, posed in multiple animal-print swimsuits in a behind-the-scenes video released on Tuesday (March 25), marking her third year in a row as an SI Swimsuit model.
Dunne, a fifth-year senior at LSU, is the most-followed and highest-paid female NCAA athlete with more than 13 million combined followers on TikTok and Instagram and an NIL valuation of $4.1 million, which only trails Texas quarterback Arch Manning ($6.5 million), Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg ($4.8 million) and Miami quarterback Carson Beck ($4.3 million) for the highest among college athletes, according to On3.com.
“When people look at my Sports Illustrated photos, I want them to take away that you can have the best of both worlds,” Dunne previously of her SI Swimsuit debut in 2023. “You can be an athlete. You can be in school. You can do modeling. You can have the best of both worlds and you can be a strong, independent woman while doing it all.”
Dunne, the girlfriend of Pittsburgh Pirates ace and NL Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes, was credited by SI Swimsuit editor in chief MJ Day for having shattered stereotypes upon her debut in 2023.
“Last year, we featured Livvy the D1 athlete, highlighting her accolades as an all-academic and an all-star on the rise,” Day said at the time. “This year, we are featuring Livvy as a well-established, industrious entrepreneur who continues to break barriers and forge an unforgettable path for herself and future generations of female athletes.”