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Olivia Dunne models black bikini during scenic getaway: ‘Italy has my heart’

Olivia Dunne is having the time of her life in Italy.

The famed LSU gymnast gave her 7.5 million TikTok followers a glimpse at her Eurotrip on Sunday, posting a video that featured a picture collage of her modeling a black bikini aboard a boat.

“Italy has my [heart],” Dunne captioned the post.

Olivia Dunne models a black bikini during Italian getaway. Olivia Dunne/TikTok
The LSU gymnast struck a few poses while aboard a boat. Olivia Dunne/TikTok
Olivia Dunne shared the new video with her 7.5 million TikTok followers. Olivia Dunne/TikTok

The pics, which look similar to a set shared on Instagram last week, show the New Jersey native, 20, striking a series of different poses while soaking up the sun.

Dunne has been making the most of her time off since completing her junior year during what was a very exciting spring.

Not only did Dunne and the Lady Tigers place fourth at the NCAA Gymnastics Championships in April, but she made her highly anticipated Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut a month later.

“The way that the [SI Swimsuit] brand has evolved and has become such a positive spotlight for women to tell their stories and to spread awesome messages and just be strong, sexy and beautiful, I knew that was something I wanted to be part of,” Dunne previously told the outlet.

For January’s scenic shoot in Puerto Rico, Dunne was allowed only one day off as her gymnastics season was just getting underway, according to Outkick.

“I prayed for good weather and then I shot and I came back to school,” Dunne recalled in May.

Olivia Dunne celebrates the launch of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s 2023 issue in May 2023. WireImage

Regarded as the NCAA’s highest-earning female athlete, Dunne — who boasts a NIL valuation of over $3 million, per On3 Sports — is hopeful to use her ever-growing platform as a way to highlight college athletics.

“As a female athlete, I hope I can bring attention to how amazing college sports are and how hard college athletics are. People don’t see [behind the scenes] every day of my college athletics, and it’s very time consuming,” Dunne said.

Olivia Dunne is a rising LSU senior. Olivia Dunne/Instagram

“In gymnastics, a lot of people only watch the Olympics every four years, and I feel like I’ve been able to use my platform to bring an audience to college gymnastics, and people are starting to see how amazing all these gymnasts are.”

Though Dunne is very much in vacation mode, she’s keeping her skills sharp.

In a recent TikTok video, Dunne did some “beach-nastics to start the summer off right.”