OLIVIA Dunne has tried her hand at a new career after she and her LSU teammates were crowned the National Champions.
The LSU gymnastics star and social media sensation, 21, was recently a part of the Tigers’ first-ever NCAA Championship-winning side in Texas.
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Now back in Louisiana, Dunne and several of her teammates headed for a shift at a local Raising Caines restaurant as they continued their celebrations.
Alongside Haleigh Bryant, Aleah Finnegan, Konnor McClain, Kiya Johnson, and Savannah Schoenherr, Dunne took customers’ orders and handed out dishes.
In a post on her Instagram Stories, Dunne gave further insight into her shift at the Baton Rouge location, buttering bread in a clip captioned, “Puttin’ me to work.”
Dunne also posed alongside Finnegan and Bryant for a snap in one of the booths as they enjoyed a break together.
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“I feel like just the memories with my teammates after a fun night, coming here, I feel like that’s some of the best memories,” Dunne said in a video for the chain.
Later, she told people gathered outside the location that, “Winning the first national championship means the world to this team, and its so cool to be a part of history.”
The Tigers triumphed thanks to last-minute heroics from Finnegan on the balance beam that sealed the deal.
Her score of 9.950 helped LSU finish 0.3750 ahead of California in second.
“God did!! We are National Champions!” Finnegan wrote in an emotional Instagram post.
“Tiger nation, you showed up and showed out this whole season.
“This one is for all of us. Thank you for the tremendous love, support, and prayers that we have received all year long!”
“What a privilege and honor to represent LSU and to be surrounded by the sisterhood we share.
“I love each and every one of these girls. With each other, for each other.
“Thank you Jesus for allowing us to compete for something far greater than ourselves.
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“It was far from easy, but we got there!! Forever Natty Champs Baby!!”
As for Dunne, who has one year of eligibility remaining, it seems that this historic experience may have proven cause for reconsideration as she debates returning for a fifth year.
“It definitely makes me want to come back, but I haven’t quite thought about it completely,” she said on NBC’s Today.
“I have just been focused on the now and winning this National title. So I’ll definitely start thinking about it.”
Should Dunne opt not to return, she’ll likely have no shortage of career options to move on to.
A Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, Dunne also has numerous sponsorship deals with brands such as Nautica, Motorola, and Accelarator.
Her business success has come in tandem with her continually growing fanbase on social media, where she has 13.2 million followers across all platforms.
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