Who is Sydney Smith? 3 unknown facts about Olivia Dunne's rival

Southern Connecticut State University’s Sydney Smith is leaving no stone unturned to increase her presence
PUBLISHED MAY 12, 2023
A glimpse of pictures shared by Sydney and Olivia on their Instagram (@sydneysmittth @livvydunne/Instagram)
A glimpse of pictures shared by Sydney and Olivia on their Instagram (@sydneysmittth @livvydunne/Instagram)

LSU star Olivia Dunne needs no introduction! Dunne is the most followed student-athlete and influencer on social media. The NIL star and the "golden girl" of sports rose to stardom during the Covid-19 pandemic by posting videos of doing gymnastics on the beach, and ever since her online presence has only increased. However, she could soon have a top rival in Sydney Smith - in both the gymnastics arena and on social media. 

Dunne is by far the most popular college athlete in the United States, but someone else seems to be catching up with her hot pictures in social media. Olivia has already something brewing with social media influencer Breckie Hill while Southern Connecticut State University’s Sydney Smith is also leaving no stone unturned to increase her presence. Let's dig inside some unknown facts about her.

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3 unknown facts about Sydney Smith 

Her strong social media presence 

Smith, an all-round gymnastics performer hails from McLean, Virginia. She has already garnered 1.3 million followers on TikTok and more than 200k followers on Instagram. Sydney’s TikTok account is similar to Dunne’s in that she also shows off gymnastic feats, sexy outfits, beach pictures and funny challenges.

South Carolina State Gymast

Smith is a South Carolina State gymnastics star and is the latest collegiate athlete to capitalize on Dunne’s formula for seven-figure success in the NIL era. 

(@sydneysmittth/Instagram)
A locker room picture shared by Smith on her Instagram(@sydneysmittth/Instagram)

When she criticized Olivia Dunne 

Although Smith didn't directly mention Dunne, however, she said that there is diversity among gymnasts thus the different styles of performing the sport. In a her TikTok video she said, "I don't know why this was brought up in the first place, but it kinda made me laugh, because that's just not true at all."

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