Olivia Dunne has many reasons to be happy as the gymnast is the most well-known and highest-paid female collegiate athlete thanks to her millions of social media followers.
Olivia Dunne, a college gymnast, and internet celebrity is celebrating after being named the most influential female athlete.
Dunne, who turned 20 last weekend, was ranked first in On3 Sports' list of names, images, and likenesses (NIL). A metric is used to assess how well collegiate athletes can make money from themselves.
Elite gymnast Olivia Dunne is an American. She is the nation's youngest participant in the Junior International Elite. Dunne started learning gymnastics at a young age, and she quickly started competing in other events. She quickly attained higher levels because of her genuineness and effort. Dunne soon started competing in state-level tournaments and took home gold in a number of events. She later performed abroad while representing the national squad. Dunne also triumphed in a competition conducted in Italy. Her social media fan following is huge because of her gymnastics accomplishments.
In addition to winning the level 4 State Championships, Olivia Dunne also set a new state record in the all-around competition. Dunne advanced from level 5 to level 8 in less than a year with such a commitment to excellence and quick achievement.
Dunne participated at level 9 when she was 9 years old and advanced to the regional finals. The following year, Dunne participated at level 10 and won the silver in a US Challenge qualifying event.
Olivia Dunne was among the top 20 in the floor event and among the top 33 in the all-around ranking at her first elite championship at the U.S. Classic in 2014. She finished 39th in beam and 36th in the vault. She was unable to compete in the national championships, which is unfortunate.
At the US Classic in Chicago during the 2017 Elite season, Olivia Dunne took home three medals for the beam and three for the floor events. She also received silver at the P&G Championships in California for floor and beam.
She attended the USA Olympic Training Center in Texas' National Team Camps. She competed for the US national team at the Jesolo Trophy competition in Italy in March 2017. She competed on the gold-winning natural team at the that year's City of Jesolo Trophy.
In Jesolo, Italy, in 2018, Olivia Dunne made her senior debut. Later, she made her debut in the U.S. Classic. She was unable to compete in all of the events due to her injury, with the exception of uneven bars, where she finished 15th.
The National Championships saw Dunne participate in the all-around division. In 2018, she participated in the US Classic. The next year, she committed to attending LSU by signing a national letter of intent.
Additionally, she participated in the Boston 2020 USA National Championships. She earned a spot in the Elevate the State competition for the 2020 Nastia Cup, which took place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in March of that year.
She has the largest fan base of any female National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athlete, with 2.2 million Instagram followers. But that sum is little in light of her steadily increasing 6.6 million TikTok subscribers.
Her most recent victory comes after she became a millionaire at the young age of 18 as a result of several lucrative sponsorship deals. In June 2021, the NCAA modified its regulations regarding students earning money from their image rights. And that opened up a lot of opportunities for people like Dunne, who have subsequently made a tonne of money.
She said of the rule changes: "Before college, my coach and I would design my own custom leotards for all my major competitions. I love expressing myself through my style."
"Social media is always something that I've loved, and what I think is so great about the NIL rule change is that you can do whatever you love and make money off of it."
Following were brand agreements with American Eagle, Forever 21, and Vuori. And in one photo, she even flaunted a portion of her wealth by stuffing a bundle of cash into her bikini.