Olivia Ponton References Iconic Film While Speaking at Harvard in Chic All-Black Look

The model headed to the Ivy League university to speak at its 2025 BOLD Conference.

Olivia Ponton / Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images/Glamour

Olivia Ponton may be a Sunshine State native, but over the weekend, the 23-year-old content creator spent some time in Massachusetts to experience New England fall at its peak.

Still, the multicolored foliage and crisp autumn air were not the only reasons Ponton headed north. In fact, the social media mogul made the commute to Cambridge, Mass., to speak on a panel at Harvard University’s 2025 Bold Conference.

The Bold Conference was hosted by Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business on Nov. 15, featuring multiple panels that ranged from entertainment, social impact, fashion and more. Ponton spoke on the event’s content creation panel, where she was joined by fellow creators Campbell Puckett and Hannah Meloche.

View Ponton’s Instagram post here!

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The model shared some snapshots from her time on campus on Instagram on Monday, Nov. 17, following the festivities. In every frame, she showcased her seasonally chic two-toned ensemble, which featured a dynamic black button-up and high-waisted leather-like midi skirt. She paired the duo of black garments with closed-toed ivory pumps, gold statement earrings, and styled her golden blonde hair into a high bun.

Fellow content creators were also spotted in the post’s comments, cheering on Ponton. “You’re everything,” Lauren Wolfe penned. “An icon,” Avery Woods chimed in.

Additionally, in the post’s third slide, the model paid homage to the beloved 2001 comedy film, Legally Blonde. While standing in front of a building on campus, Ponton lip-synced to a few lines of iconic dialogue between its leading lady, Reese Witherspoon, who played Elle Woods, and her on-screen ex-beau, Matthew Davis, who played Warner Huntington III. At the end of the clip, Ponton nodded to the film’s iconic exchange: “You got into Harvard Law?” Huntington III asks in shock. Woods responds, “What, like it’s hard?”

📲| Olivia Ponton via Instagram pic.twitter.com/tiEFoBrDTa

— Olivia Ponton Br (@LivPontonBr) November 18, 2025

And while Ponton isn’t enrolling in the Ivy League institution as of yet, she posted a TikTok video in front of the same building, penning in its caption, “maybe this is manifestation.” Perhaps that’s the next item on the model’s agenda.

For now, fans of the content creator are welcoming a different endeavor: her latest podcast, Booked and Busy. She released the inaugural episode of the book club-inspired YouTube series back on Oct. 27, where she discussed the novel Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.

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