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If you’ve never heard of Olivia Dunne, the wealthiest college athlete ever, now is the moment. The gymnast started training at age 3, was homeschooled by her mother, and capitalized on the NCAA’s NIL opportunity. The LSU Tigers athlete gained popularity on social media, enhancing her influencer status to earn a seven-figure paycheck. After the 2023 SI swimsuit photoshoot, the 20-year-old soared to prominence and continued to make her way to the screen.

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Dunne famously appeared on ESPN’s Monday Night “ManningCast,” with Peyton Manning and Eli Manning in a promo video. The famed “Manning Brothers” created a powerful exchange with the gymnast creating a lot of buzz. However, with the final year being underway she returned to the campus to prove her point made in the promo video about her athletic ability.

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Olivia Dunne is anything but a woman of her words

Internet starlet Livvy has a massive social fan base, though it got divided after she made a lighthearted remark on the greatest NFL players. But that didn’t seem to suffice, this time Olivia chose to put up the significant part of her life by donning her purple bedazzled Tigers leotard. In a series of photos that she uploaded on Instagram, Dunne posed and exuded a bold and ready-to-face attitude. She captioned the post, “last one best one #seniorszn”

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With the whole NFL situation, here’s the seven-minute fun script framed as Super Bowl champions’ mockery: What would we know you from, Eli questioned. “Have you heard of TikTok?” Dunne asked. Payton responded with a confused “Sure.” “Really?” Dunne inquired, and then he shrugged, “No.” You guys know a lot about playing quarterback, she continued. After pausing, she said, “Well, I can give viewers insight on things you don’t know about like being athletic,” without hesitation.

Then a sudden awkward stillness descended upon the room as the late 90s NFL siblings exchanged glances. Daring the public scrutiny with her participation in the act as the show hosts search for a third partner went on to show Dunne is quite eased in her character.

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Not only does she take on the uncharted territory of Tiger Woods, and make her NASCAR debut but also claps back in sarcasm. It was sarcasm, right? As seen by the recent updates on Peyton’s founded Omaha Productions’ social media platforms, all seems to be well in the hood. Even Livvy made her way back to the campus after a fun trip with her LSU teammates.

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Olivia Dunne set to make the best of her limited gymnastics days

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Dunne is busier these days, keeping her 12M followers updated with her intense practice on campus with her TikTok and Instagram videos. The gymnast frequently posts videos of her flawless performance on the apparatus, and fun banter with fellow LSU athletes.

She and other LSU athletes recently traveled to Gulf Shores for the intercollegiate cross-sports events for advances. Back to the base, after helping her team place fourth in the championships last year, in her senior year, the goal is to climb up to the top.

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Before stepping into her final year at LSU, Dunne made her exit announcement from the gymnastics world official. She’s now making sure to cherish each moment since the season just began.

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Divya Purohit

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Divya Purohit is a senior Olympics Sports writer for EssentiallySports. She majorly covers gymnastics, alpine skiing, and horse racing. While bringing the detailed stats of gymnastics to the American readers, she covered two prominent events - the 2023 Xfinity Gymnastics Championships, and the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Along with the flips and turns of gymnastics, Divya also brings alive the stories from the aquatics arena for the swimming fandom. Her versatility found applause from 16-time WWE World Champion John Cena when she penned an insightful article about the Spanish Paralympian swimmer Iñigo Llopis Sanz. In her time away from penning down about her favorite athletes, Divya loves to play Tennis.

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