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TikTok Star Olivia Dunne Takes Fans Behind the Scenes of LSU Gymnastics Meet Day

The LSU junior is the NCAA’s highest-paid female athlete.

Ananya Panchal

Olivia Dunne.

Olivia Dunne.

Olivia Dunne is giving her 7.2 million TikTok followers a sneak peek into her life on a typical LSU gymnastics meet day. The NCAA athlete used the new story format on the video-based platform to compile a series of photos taken throughout the day.

“geaux tigahs baby🔝 #foryou #lsu #gymnastics,” she captioned the March 8 post set the sound of Don Toliver’s “Too Many Nights.”

The 20-year-old started with a snapshot of herself waking up. “Wake up it’s meet day 🥳🤸🏼‍♀️,” she wrote, followed by a pic of herself with a Starbucks drink. “Coffee secured 🔒.”

She headed over to the arena and snapped some selfies with friends. “Rawr 🐯,” Dunne wrote above a photo of herself and a teammate holding up an inflatable LSU Tiger archway. She wore leggings and a sweatshirt.

Dunne then captured herself getting ready in the bathroom.

“Time to get ready. Braid check ✔️,” the New Jersey native wrote on separate photos. “Makeup done. Space buns today.”

She added a few mirror selfies showing off her gorgeous sparkly purple-and-gold leotard, and her long blonde locks styled in French braids at the root and two buns at the back of her head.

“Time for warm up brb,” she wrote, holding up a peace sign. “Alright it’s go time.”

She attached a mid-air pic of herself swinging from one bar to the other. “Swinging around...” read the on-screen text, followed by a pic of Dunne with her hands in the air wearing a purple zip-up jacket and celebrating after the meet. “A Tiger Dub.”

LSU competed at the Podium Challenge last Friday against No. 7 California, No. 23 Washington and No. 38 George Washington. The No. 6-ranked Tigers were victorious at the meet with a team score of 197.700.

LSU is set to take on West Virginia on Friday.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.

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