Livvy Dunne has graced the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit for the very first time after setting pulses racing in a stunning animal-print bikini.
The gymnastics and TikTok sensation, who called time on her athletics career last month, was recently named as one of four cover stars for SI Swimsuit’s 2025 edition after appearing in two previous issues.
Her first cover shoot with the magazine, which was carried out out in Bermuda, shows Dunne posing in tropical conditions while wearing a collection of skimpy bikinis.
The main cover shot captures her kneeling in the water in a zebra-print bikini top and green shorts while staring directly at the camera, and Livvy admits the whole experience is a dream come true.
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.
‘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.’
Livvy Dunne has graced the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit for the very first time
She also gushed over the shoot in Bermuda, adding: ‘It was the most beautiful place I have ever been. The whole experience was extraordinary.
‘I know it was quick, but every single time we go to these places, and I shoot for these 24 hours, and it’s the quickest trip, you guys feel like family, truly. I have the best time, and it’s the most fun shoot I’ve ever done.’
As well as the former LSU gymnast, legendary actress Salma Hayek, Olympian Jordan Chiles and model Lauren Chan also star on their own covers of the 2025 SI Swimsuit issue.
Dunne first gave fans a sneak peak of her Bermuda shoot when she was unveiled as a SI Swimsuit model for the third straight year back in March.
In snaps and videos shared on Instagram, she was first seen posing up on a wall in front of some palm trees while wearing a cheetah-print bikini.
Dunne then headed down to the beach to take some more shots in the water, having changed into a zebra-print swimsuit and a backward light-blue baseball cap.
She wrote alongside one of the pictures on her Instagram story: ‘cheers to year 3’.
In five years at LSU, Dunne became the most-followed and highest-paid female college athlete with over 13 million combined TikTok and Instagram followers and a NIL (name, image and likeness) valuation of $4.1million.
However, last month her gymnastics career finally came to an end as she bid an emotional farewell to LSU.
The TikTok sensation was overjoyed after discovering she was going to be on the front cover
Dunne recently joined some of her fellow SI Swimsuit models at a New York Mets game
After walking away from the sport, Dunne now has some free time on her hands as she works out what the next chapter will bring.
And at the weekend she was able to enjoy some of that free time at a New York Mets baseball game with some of her fellow SI Swimsuit models.
The glamorous girlfriend of Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes has been to many a game at PNC Park to watch her flamethrowing boyfriend strike out many a batter.
This time, it was Dunne’s turn to throw a pitch when she was invited out to Citi Field – home of the Mets.
She made her return to the stadium on Monday before the Mets took on the Pirates on a night where Skenes took the mound for Pittsburgh.
But she wasn’t alone. Joining her were three fellow models and influencers: Camille Kostek, Alexandra ‘Xandra’ Pohl, and Ellie Thumann.
Kostek, Pohl, and Thumann were all seen sporting Mets jerseys with their names on the back of them.
