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Travel With Olivia Dunne to Her SI Swimsuit Photoshoot in Puerto Rico

The LSU gymnast made her editorial debut with the magazine in May.

Cara O’Bleness

Olivia Dunne

Olivia Dunne was photographed by Ben Watts in Puerto Rico.

An elite athlete and 2023 SI Swimsuit model, Olivia Dunne knows a thing or two about creating content. The LSU gymnast has a combined 12.2 million followers across TikTok and Instagram, where she shares lifestyle and gymnastics-related snippets with her loyal fanbase. 

It only made sense, then, for the 21-year-old to document her editorial debut with the 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue in Puerto Rico. Dunne filmed a behind the scenes look at her journey to starring in this year’s magazine, beginning with the day before she left Baton Rouge for her photoshoot in the Caribbean. 

Dunne showed herself packing her bags and offered up a glimpse at an LSU gymnastics meet before she headed to the airport. As the plane started to touch down in her destination, the New Jersey native clearly couldn’t contain her excitement.

“We just got to Puerto Rico and it is beautiful,” Dunne shared as she panned the camera outside her hotel room window, offering up a stunning view of the lush palm trees and clear water below. “And now I have my fitting. Stay tuned!”

She then provided a quick glimpse of herself in the nail salon as she got a manicure the day before her Wednesday Addams-inspired photoshoot with Ben Watts.

The morning of Dunne’s big day, she was up at 4:50 a.m. and ready to go. She showed off herself in the glam chair, where she worked with makeup artist Bryan Zaragoza and hairstylist Anthony Cristiano, before hitting the beach for her SI Swimsuit debut.

View Olivia Dunne’s full 2023 SI Swimsuit gallery here.

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Cara O’Bleness

CARA O’BLENESS

Cara is a trending news writer/editor for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. A passionate writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience in print and online media, she loves storytelling and believes that words have the power to change the world. Prior to joining the team, Cara worked as a writer and editor across a number of content verticals, including food, lifestyle, health and wellness, and small business and entrepreneurship. In her free time, Cara loves reading, spending time with her family and making her way through Michigan’s many microbreweries. She is a graduate of Michigan State University's School of Journalism.