Olivia Dunne might be done with gymnastics, but she is certainly not done with her budding career.
On Tuesday, the LSU alum was announced as one of four Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2025 cover stars, gracing the glossy in a teeny-tiny zebra-printed bikini.
Actress Salma Hayek, LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne, Olympian Jordan Chiles, and model Lauren Chan are the four cover stars this year.
Photographed by Ben Watts in Bermuda, the gymnast showed off her muscles in the crystal clear water.
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“This bikini … this was the one. I felt like such a baddie in it. This is the best day of my life. This is so exciting,” Olivia Dunne stated when she found out her picture made the cover.
“I feel like I’m just stepping into a new version of myself. This is the most special thing that’s ever happened to me. I want this [cover image] to capture the audience and then they flip the page open and it’s just a badass story inside,” she added. “I am proud to be an SI [Swimsuit] model … I just hope that other athletes feel inspired and hear my story, and fight for what’s right.”
Olivia Dunne Responds To Making The SI Cover
Olivia has graced the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit for the very first time after setting pulses racing in a stunning animal-print bikini.
After appearing in two previous issues, the gymnastics star was recently named as one of four cover stars for SI Swimsuit’s 2025 edition.
After being told she was going to be on the cover, Dunne told the magazine: ‘I can’t believe it. Oh my god. That photo is so good. That is crazy, I am a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model.’
“Woke up a 2025 Sports Illustrated cover model!” Dunne wrote on X.
“I’m a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl!” she added, including a photo of her excited reaction on her Instagram Story.
While this is the blond bombshell’s first time on the famed issue’s cover, it’s not her first time in the magazine. In fact, she’s previously shot with Watts in Puerto Rico and Portugal in 2023 and 2024.
