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Fans React to Unseen Video From Olivia Dunne’s 2023 SI Swim Photoshoot: ‘Real Life Angel’

The LSU gymnast’s followers are constantly in awe of their favorite athlete.

Ananya Panchal

Olivia Dunne was photographed by Ben Watts in Puerto Rico. 

Olivia Dunne’s fans will never stop cheering on their favorite NCAA athlete. The LSU gymnast was photographed by Ben Watts in Puerto Rico for the 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue, and the magazine’s official Instagram account shared a never-before-seen  video from the model’s photoshoot on Aug. 14.

“@livvydunne loved her SI Swim shoot and so did we! 😍,” the brand wrote. The video featured snippets of the model in a variety of grungy, unique bikinis and one-pieces as she posed on the beach, in the sand and amongst trees. She even showed off some of her flexible skills.

“Oh my gosh these pictures are amazing,” the 20-year-old said with a huge smile on her face in one clip. “I’m having the best time ever.”

“love y’all💞,” Dunne commented on the video.

“Real life Angel 😍,” DK Swimwear chimed.

“Awesomeness,” Watts added.

“Who Dat Nation in the house! GEAUX Tigers! 👏👏👏 ,” Swim Search finalist Sharina Gutierrez wrote.

“Everyone’s favorite woman,” someone stated.

“Amazing!!! So gorgeous!!! 🌴🤩,” one fan said.

“She deserves everything she has. She has worked hard for everything she has!! She is a great influence on young women,” another gushed.

“Omg @livvydunne supes adorable!!!! Cutest thing evaaaaaaaaa!!!! Love the photoshoot BTS 💞💞💞💞💞💞,” one person complimented.

“We are really living in @livvydunne world,” another noted.

“You are heaven on earth,” someone else admired.

The New Jersey native is the highest-paid female college athlete in the country and has built a following of 12 million followers across TikTok and Instagram.

“I want to show young girls that you can have it all, and you don’t need to choose between whatever it is you’re passionate about,” she said about the impact she hopes her SI Swimsuit debut will have. “You can be passionate about music, art. You don’t need to pick and choose. You can do it all and be successful. I think you need to set your own expectations for success and dream big.”

View her full 2023 gallery here.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Before joining SI Swimsuit in 2022, she worked at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. When she is not writing or doom-scrolling on social media, Panchal can be found playing sudoku, rewatching One Tree Hill or trying new restaurants. She's also a coffee and chocolate (separately) enthusiast. Panchal has a bachelor’s in communications and journalism from Boston University.

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