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Ilona Maher helped the US Olympic Women’s Rugby Sevens team to a bronze medal -finish in Paris games in 2024 and raised his profile with fun and inner social media posts.
Maher became a fan favorite during the Olympics, and her increased celebrity made her shine like a sports -developed swimsuit model. She was in Miami Beach this weekend and went down the hallway in a reddish-orange bikini and a turquoise in one piece blinking her arms.
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Ilona Maher goes on the runway at The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show at W South Beach on May 31, 2025 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Ivan Apfel/Getty Images)
“Men think they are tough, but they will never make Miami Swim Week wearing only bikinis while they were on their period as I did,” she revealed in an Instagram wheel on Tuesday.
She captioned on the post, “I welcome myself.”
The Americans defeated Australia 14-12 to win the bronze medal in case. New Zealand won gold and Canada finished with silver.
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Ilona Maher #2 from Team United States celebrates after victory under Women’s Rugby Sevens Bronze -Medal -Fight between Team United States and Team Australia on day four of the Paris Olympic Games 2024 on Stade de France on July 30. 2024, in Paris, France. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Maher played in six games and ended with 15 points and three attempts.
She wasn’t the only athlete walking down the runway to the fashion show.
Former LSU Tigers gymnast, Olivia Dunne, was also on the event as one of the cover models for the swimsuit edition of the magazine.
She stunned the crowd as she performed a split at the end of her routine.
Olivia Dunne makes a split on the runway on The Sports Illustrated Bathing Duit Runway Show at W South Beach on May 31, 2025 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Ivan Apfel/Getty Images)
“I got Triple though,” Dunne wrote at X afterwards.
