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Sydney Thomas stole the present on Friday night time as one of many ring women for the fights on the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson card at AT&T Stadium, and on Monday, she opened up a bit extra about herself.
The 20-year-old University of Alabama scholar surpassed the five hundred,000-follower mark on Instagram over the course of the weekend and thanked those that expressed assist for her in one of many greatest moments of her younger profession.
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Thomas defined in a TikTok Q&A session that she was found by way of social media, based on the New York Post. She went on to mannequin throughout Miami Swim Week and later appeared as a hoop woman for an evening of boxing in Puerto Rico.
“Social media was the place I began out. This summer time I walked in my first runway present throughout Miami Swim Week,” Thomas wrote. “I’ve labored with a number of manufacturers as properly however I believe social media is the place I’ve discovered the best publicity to be (previous to Paul-Tyson).”
She was additionally requested about her favourite a part of being a hoop woman for the spectacle.
“Being within the ring with Mike Tyson for positive,” she responded. “It’s a as soon as in a lifetime alternative. He’s such a legend.”
Ring women attend “LIVE On Netflix: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson” at AT&T Stadium on Nov. 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix)
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She initially broke her silence about her newfound fame on Saturday.
“I woke as much as an amazing quantity of affection and assist from all of you. I can’t thanks guys sufficient or start to precise how grateful I’m,” she wrote in a publish on her Instagram Stories. “I like you all – thanks to your form phrases.”
Separately, she stated in a publish she was “honored” to be part of the night time.
“Getting the chance to step into the ring with @MikeTyson and @JakePaul for such a historic combat is one thing I by no means imagined I’d be capable of say,” she captioned a publish.
“Words can’t describe this second or how grateful I’m to be a part of such a tremendous workforce at @MostValuablePromotions. History was made, and I’m really honored to have been part of it.”
She shortly turned the discuss of social media.
Jake Paul opens a can of Celsius in the course of the weigh-ins held at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas, forward of his heavyweight bout with Mike Tyson. (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile through Getty Images)
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Thomas was among the many “MVP Main Event Models” together with Lexi Williams, Raphaela Milagres, Virginia Sanhouse and Delia Sylvain.
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