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Livvy Dunne

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WestwoodNew Jersey
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168 cm · 5′6″

Livvy Dunne is an American gymnast and actress known for competing with the LSU Tigers and playing Grace in the Baywatch television reboot. She became one of the most prominent college athletes on social media through gymnastics videos, brand partnerships, and appearances in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit.

Personal life

Dunne has been dating professional baseball pitcher Paul Skenes since August 2023. Skenes previously played baseball for LSU, and Dunne attended his 2024 debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Dunne is a public follower of the Christian faith. She has incorporated Bible readings and devotional material into her social-media presence.

From junior elite gymnastics to LSU

Dunne began gymnastics at ENA Gymnastics in Paramus, New Jersey, at age three and started competing at age five. She progressed rapidly through the levels, qualified as a junior international elite, and competed at the American Classic, U.S. Classic, and U.S. National Championships. In 2017, she joined the U.S. Junior Women's National Team and represented the United States at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, where she placed sixth in the all-around and helped the junior team win the team title.

After injuries affected her senior elite career, Dunne dropped back to Level 10 and focused on college gymnastics. She joined the LSU Tigers in 2020 and competed primarily on uneven bars during her first two collegiate seasons, earning All-America honors on the event. Injuries, including torn labrums, a torn bicep, and a stress reaction in her leg, limited her during the 2022-23 season.

During LSU's 2023-24 championship season, Dunne competed on floor exercise and uneven bars as the Tigers won their first NCAA team title. She returned for a fifth season of eligibility but sustained an avulsion fracture in her kneecap after the first four meets of the 2024-25 season. She announced her retirement from gymnastics on April 17, 2025.

NIL, social media and The Livvy Fund

Dunne joined Instagram at age 10 and began posting TikTok videos during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when her gym temporarily closed. Her gymnastics content quickly attracted a large audience. After the NCAA introduced its name, image, and likeness rule in 2021, she signed with WME Sports as the agency's first NIL athlete and began brand partnerships that included Vuori, Nautica, American Eagle, BodyArmor, and Grubhub.

Dunne worked with her mother and her older sister Julianna, known as Julz, to manage brand activity and content. She also appeared in a national Vuori advertising campaign, contributed to NBC's social-media coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and appeared with Paul Skenes as a guest picker on College GameDay.

In July 2023, Dunne launched The Livvy Fund with LSU's official NIL collective to create more endorsement opportunities for female LSU student-athletes. The program later helped connect additional LSU gymnasts with brand partnerships. Dunne was featured in the 2023 and 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues and was selected as one of four cover models for the 2025 edition. She was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in 2024 and to TIME's inaugural TIME100 Creators list in 2025.

Television and acting

Dunne appeared as herself in The Money Game: LSU, a six-part Prime Video docuseries following LSU athletes through the 2023-24 sports season and examining the effects of NIL. The series received a nomination for Outstanding Documentary Series, Serialized, at the Sports Emmy Awards.

In March 2026, Dunne was cast in a recurring role as Grace in a Baywatch television reboot. The role marked her move into scripted television following her appearances in sports and unscripted programming.

Quick facts

  • Dunne became the youngest athlete in the United States to qualify as a junior international elite gymnast.
  • At age 10, she placed second in a U.S. Challenge qualifying competition in the hopes division.
  • At the 2016 P&G Championships, Dunne earned medals on floor exercise and balance beam.
  • At the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy, Dunne placed sixth in the all-around and helped the U.S. junior team win the team title.
  • Dunne earned All-America honors on uneven bars during her first season with the LSU Tigers.
  • LSU won its first NCAA women's gymnastics team championship during the 2023-24 season.
  • Dunne's gymnastics career ended after an avulsion fracture in her kneecap during the 2024-25 LSU season.
  • Dunne signed with WME Sports in 2021 as the agency's first NIL athlete.
  • Dunne launched The Livvy Fund in 2023 to help female LSU student-athletes secure NIL endorsement opportunities.
  • Dunne was selected as a cover model for the 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue alongside Lauren Chan, Salma Hayek, and Jordan Chiles.
  • Dunne appeared in the Prime Video docuseries The Money Game: LSU, which received a Sports Emmy nomination.
  • Dunne was named to TIME's inaugural TIME100 Creators list in 2025.

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