Olivia Dunn is one of the most followed collegiate athletes on social media, and her brand won her lucrative name, image and likeness deals, highlighting her LSU gymnastics team. helped collect
Dan was recently named one of the models for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. In her recent interview with Sports Illustrated, she revealed how big her own social media presence is and the amount of engagement her posts receive.
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A fan of LSU’s Olivia Dunne holds up a placard before a match against Auburn at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama on February 10, 2023. (Stew Milne/Getty Images)
Dan has 4.1 million followers on Instagram and 7.4 million followers on TikTok. In an interview with Sports Illustrated published on Monday, the LSU gymnast revealed how many likes her top post got.
“The most talked about post on Instagram was a picture of me trying to get on the beam during practice,” Dunn said.
The post has received more than 877,000 likes on Instagram.
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Nastya Liukin, Olivia Dunn at the 58th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at The Star’s Ford Center in Frisco, Texas on May 11, 2023. (Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images)
“My most viral TikTok has 35.7 million views, which is unbelievable. Heads off, I’m just showing off my gymnastics skills,” she added.
Dunn also spoke to SI about dealing with the hate and bullying that comes with popularity. The New Jersey native received some of the criticism directed at her in a New York Times article last year. She responded with another leotard photo.
“I think it’s important to stand up for yourself,” she told the outlet in April. “Maybe it’s the Jersey girl in me. But I think girls needed to know it wasn’t OK. Especially the kind of stuff other college students post, which is gymnastics. I think they had to understand that it’s not OK to post in a leotard, which is the uniform you need to be a player.
Olivia Dunne attends the 58th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas on May 11, 2023. (Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images)
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Dunn and the Tigers have qualified for the NCAA Championship this season. The team finished in 4th place.