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Olivia ‘Livvy’ Dunne defies expectations with her extraordinary journey, prompting the question: is Livvy an influential person or a millionaire college athlete? She is on a roll, morphing into the persona of a young wunderkind in ways never seen before, having spent more than half of her life honing gymnastics skills and now her burgeoning social media following. There’s no denying that Dunne’s story ushers in a revolutionary period for college athletics earning her the celebrity status.

Better known as America’s crush, the 21-year-old has a bounty of goals that she never shies away to accept. Letting her fans in on some of her fangirling plans, she ceremoniously ditched Tom Brady’s ex over Elon Musk in her recent fun update.

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While many swoon over Dunne, the highest-paid female collegiate athlete has a lineup of her own whom she crushes on! In her recent TikTok video, Livvy took on the viral AI trend where a list of Hollywood celebrities and big titans was shared with the gymnast whom she would be excited to meet. In addition, these names were arranged in a 1-10 rating, captioned, “Rating how excited I’d be to meet celebrities.”

Interestingly, the list quickly began placing names: Tesla CEO Elon Musk was placed third, and Drag queen RuPaul, who appeared first, was put in sixth which Olivia affirmed. Followed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates in fifth, Australian actor Hugh Jackman in seventh, and Former American Football QB Tom Brady’s ex and Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen was Dunne-approved at fourth.

Leonardo Dicaprio’s name surprisingly solidified tenth place, to which Livvy explained, “ive met him before.” Next up, Australian actress Cate Blanchett saddened Livvy with an eighth spot while British sensation Naomi Watts came in ninth. Lastly, Brad Pitt and legendary Meryl Streep came in second and first, respectively. Livvy enjoyed her trend participation while completely forgetting earlier this year, she placed among celebrities too.

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Alongside Kim Kardashian, Olivia Dunne made headlines on this year’s Forbes list. Livvy frequently adopts Kardashian’s style, balancing influence and athleticism, as demonstrated by a humorous TikTok that skillfully recreates her affectations and voice inflection.

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Livvy, who is an LSU Gymnastics team fixture, shows her devoted fans a slice of the life of her everyday shenanigans, thus making her wholeheartedly endearing.

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With more than 13 million followers across multiple platforms, Olivia continues to be the most popular college athlete in the country. Even in the spotlight, Dunne never hides her true self—a quality that her devoted fan base values greatly. With AI becoming a mainstay, we can certainly expect good natured fun from Livvy going forward as well.

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