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Channeling Her Equestrian Dreams, Olivia Dunne Disrupts the Internet With a Viral TikTok

Published 07/11/2023, 10:27 AM EDT

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The gymnastics superstar, Olivia Dunne, has made it a habit of stunning the world with her jaw-dropping updates on social media. Name any platform, and her popularity has surpassed all bounds. Despite being just 20 years old, she is currently considered to be one of the highest-paid female athletes in the country, earning seven figures through her NIL deals and surpassing legends such as Simone Biles and Serena Williams.

Since a relatively young age, Olivia Dunne has been using social media to her advantage, and clearly, the effort has paid off. Currently, she enjoys a following of millions of people on TikTok and Instagram. And yet again, Dunne has dazzled her followers with a video on TikTok which was posted on 13 May 2023 and quickly went viral.

Olivia Dunne brings out her inner equestrian

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The video, posted by Dunne on Tik Tok, shows the Louisiana State University star wearing a backless silver gown at the Academy of Country Music Awards. When the 20-year-old appeared on the red carpet at the ACMAs, she set the red carpet on fire and turned heads left, right, and center. While her outfit was enough to steal the show, Dunne went above and beyond.

 

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The gymnast seemed to embrace the country life as she sat on top of a special horse, Sheriff the Bar Horse. She captioned the video with, “theres a new sheriff in town… #foryou”. Along with the clip, the song Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) by Big & Rich played in the background. Olivia Dunne was seen grinning ear to ear as she sat on the horse, looking completely comfortable atop the huge animal. The clip left the social media world in a frenzy, as is expected of any post by Olivia Dunne. The video received over 2.5 million views and 190,800 likes.

When Olivia Dunne became a country girl, she did so on the back of a very special horse. Sherriff is a famous entity in Dallas, constantly being seen at local hot spots and Cowboys games. The awards were held in Jerry Jones’ Ford Center, where the young gymnast fulfilled her equestrian dreams. This is not the first or the last, time that the LSU athlete has broken the internet with her antics.

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The gift that keeps on giving

Recently, the gymnast wowed everyone after she shared some behind-the-scenes photos of her Sport Illustrated Swimsuit photoshoot on her Instagram. The NIL athlete, and model, was seen donning a black swimsuit, and getting her makeup done before she took her place in front of the camera. After that, she caused another uproar when she appeared on the Full Send Podcast, which became a hot topic of discussion.

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Next, a photo of her in a skimpy black bikini, as she posed for a mirror selfie, broke the internet yet again. The bikini showed off her athletic body, thus confirming why she has become America’s crush. Her latest fan following makes up 4.2 million followers on Instagram and 7.6 million followers on Tik Tok. With numbers like that, it is no surprise that Livvy is taking the world by storm.

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