Olivia Dunne Returns as Rookie for SI Swimsuit's 60th Anniversary Issue
Olivia Dunne was photographed by Ben Watts in Porto and North of Portugal. Swimsuit by Ola Vida. Skirt by BABEN. Necklace by Vanessa Mooney.
Get ready, because Olivia Dunne is returning to SI Swim next year.
The model and college gymnast was introduced to the Sports Illustrated family during the 2023 Swim cycle, where she debuted as one of the publication's newest models. Now, she's getting ready to grace the pages of the annual edition for its 60th anniversary issue, coming to shelves in May 2024.
Despite her feature in this year's issue, the LSU D1 athlete is joining the class of SI Rookies for 2024, a decision that SI Swimsuit editor-in-chief MJ Day declared "an easy one."
“Last year, we featured Livvy the D1 athlete, highlighting her accolades as an all-academic and an all star on the rise," she explained. "This year, we are featuring Livvy as a well-established, industrious entrepreneur who is here to stay, who continues to break barriers, continues to work hard and forge an unforgettable path for herself and future generations of female athletes."
Photographed by Ben Watts
"Coming back for Year 2, I mean, last year I said it was a dream come true, and nothing’s changed,” she noted on Instagram, adding, “It’s still a dream come true. I can’t believe I can call myself a rookie. It feels unreal.”
Dunne, known as Livvy by her millions of social media followers, has leveraged her talent and her beauty ever since the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) lifted the ban on student-athlete sponsorships in 2021, quickly becoming the top-earning female athlete in the organization.
In July, the 21-year-old partnered with Bayou Traditions to launch The Livvy Fund, a new venture helping other female athletes at her soon-to-be alma mater (she's a senior this year) follow in her footsteps by connecting them with top-of-the-line brands to secure NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deals.
"I want to continue to elevate women’s sports as a whole because they really deserve the same publicity as the men's. We do equal work, we put in equal time in our facilities every day and in school, so I feel like it would be right for this to be equal," she told SI at the time.
