Olivia Dunne recently made headlines for the outburst caused by her fans at one of her events in recent days. Being one of the most popular American college gymnasts and a very popular social media personality, Olivia Dunne was faced with a large group of young men who appeared to cheer for her by chanting her name and even holding out her cardboard cut-out.
The scene was reacted to by many reporters including former Olympic medal winner Samantha Peszek, who is currently working as a broadcaster, as “very disturbing and scary.” Dunne responded to the event through a tweet from her official account, asking the fans to show some respect to other gymnasts as well while attending a match.
There might be at least a few that wonder who Olivia Dunne is and why is her name being chanted over and over by young men at her matches. Keep on reading to know more about Olivia Dunne and her popularity and image.
Who Is Olivia Dunne?
Olivia Dunne is the biggest name in American college gymnastics and is arguably one of the highest-paid college gymnasts in the country. Dunne is not only a star in the arena but outside the world of gymnastics, she is a very popular social media personality with more than millions of fans on different popular social media platforms like Instagram, Tik Tok, and Twitter.
Dunne is currently a sophomore at Louisiana State University and is competing for the University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Born on October 1, 2002, in Westwood, New Jersey, Dunne spent most of her early childhood in Hillsdale as she was brought up there. Being a student at Louisiana State University, Dunne currently resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Olivia Dunne was passionate about gymnastics right from her childhood. She was destined and determined to become a gymnast and started training in the sport in 2005 when she was just three years old.
Dunne started to enter gymnastics competitions at the early age of 5. She tried out for the pre-team at the gym ENA when she was just five years old.
Olivia Dunne – Gymnastics Career
Olivia Dunne started her official gymnastics career in 2014 when she was a junior. She debuted at the 2014 American Classic and Dunne finished in 28th position in the all-around.
Dune again competed at the event in 2015 and was able to secure eight places along with the qualification to enter the 2015 National Championships. In her national championship debut in 2015, Dunne was placed 25th in all rounds.
Through her constant practice and efforts, Olivia Dunne was able to improve her performance and thereby her rank in each competition. One of the most important events in Olivia Dunne’s career took place in 2017 when she was also a part of the team that was selected to compete at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy.
This selection paved the way for her entry into the National team for the first time. Olivia Dunne was able to put up an amazing performance at her international debut and she was placed sixth in all-round.
Dunne continued to enter the US Classic and also the City of Jesolo Trophy events for the following years but she was able to compete only on the uneven bars in the 2018 US Classic as she was suffering from an ankle injury. That year, Dunne competed at the national championships through petition.
Dunne had to take a break from gymnastics in 2019 due to her injuries. In November 2019, she made her choice of Louisiana State University official by signing the National Letter of Intent. Dunne was required to start the 2020-21 season with the University team.
Olivia Dunne – NCAA Career
Dunne debuted her NCAA career with a match against Arkansas. Even though Dunne was able to perform better in the two seasons that he had been with LSU, the team has not won any major tournaments as of now.
Olivia Dunne – Social Media Activity
The social media presence of Olivia Dunne had a major role to play in the popularity that she enjoys today. She is one of the most followed NCAA athletes in history with more than around 5 million followers on different social media platforms like Tik Tok, Instagram, and Twitter. Among those, she has the most followers on the short video app Tik Tok.
Dunne joined the platform in 2020, and within these rough two years, she was able to attract more than 6 million followers on the platform. Initially, when she joined, Dunne shared videos about gymnastics but slowly she started to share videos from her other interests and areas too.
Not only on Tik Tok but Dunne also has a huge fan following on her Instagram account also. Currently, she has a follower count of 2.8 million on her Instagram handle.
She is a person who is very much active on her social media platforms and constantly shares updates about events and other major happenings in her life through such platforms. Olivia Dunne has 54k followers on her Twitter account as of now.
Olivia Dunne – Net Worth
Being one of the biggest sensations in American college gymnastics, Dunne is also one of the highest-paid college athletes in the country. As per the latest reports, the net worth of Olivia Dunne is approximately between $ 2 million – $2.5 million.
A major share of her net worth comes from her career as a successful gymnast. Another major source of her income is her strong social media presence and the huge fan base that follows. It is reported that Dunne earns a massive sum through her associations and collaborations with different brands through her social media accounts.
There was a change in the law regarding the earning of NCAA stars which came into effect on July 1, 2021. As per the new law, NCAA athletes were allowed to earn additional income through their name, image, or their preferences and likes.
This made Olivia enter into endorsements and associations with many different brands, which actively contributed to her net worth. After the rule change came into effect, she signed deals with different brands.
Dunne became the first NIL athlete to have a deal with WME Sports. She is known to have endorsements or some other sort of deals with brands like Vuori, TooFaced Cosmetics, GrubHub, the Nate app, and quite a few more.
Her most recent collaboration was with the brand ‘Forever 21.’ The amount that she has earned from these deals is not made public but it is speculated to be quite a large one.
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Olivia Dunne – Relationships
For such a popular figure, nothing much is known about the personal life or relationships of Olivia Dunne. Even though the news was denied by both stars, Olivia was rumored to have a relationship with social media personality Josh Richards.
The speculations started after Josh posted a video of him with Olivia on his YouTube channel. As both of them denied the news of being in a relationship, it can be inferred that Olivia Dunne is single as of now.
Chances are also there that the star likes to keep her private life away from media attention. As of 2023, there had been no public mention of Olivia Dunne being in any relationship by her or any sources close to her.
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