Olivia Dunne is back in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, but this time she's on the cover.
The 22-year-old made her SI Swim debut in 2023 with a shoot in Puerto Rico, then was back in the 2024 issue with a shoot in Portugal. Now she has returned for a third time and landed the cover, this time photographed by Ben Watts in Bermuda.
Dunne has been arguably the most famous collegiate athlete during her time at LSU. She has more than 8 million followers on TikTok to go along with 5.3 million on Instagram. An All-American on uneven bars in 2021, she helped lead LSU to its first-ever NCAA championship in gymnastics in '24. She returned for a final season in '25, but a knee injury derailed her final campaign. She announced her retirement from the sport in April.
Dunne told Sports Illustrated that she feels like she's grown since her first shoot for the 2023 issue.
"From my first shoot in Puerto Rico to this shoot in Bermuda, I'm nearly a different person, and I feel like it's because of those amazing women that are in the issue that led the way and, you know, paved this path," Dunne said.
In 2023, Dunne launched The Livvy Fund with the goal to help LSU's female athletes land NIL deals.
“I just want to show other girls that they can have it all—they can be a savvy businesswoman, they can capitalize on their NIL while still in college," she said.
When she found out she made the cover, Dunne was emotional.
"That is crazy. I am a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. Cover model," she said. "Oh my god, I'm crying. I am a Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model. Are you kidding me?"
The 2025 SI Swimsuit issue is out today wherever magazines are sold.
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