"Suni, 22, told Marie Claire ahead of the show that she was stepping outside of her "comfort zone" by walking the runway. "Growing up, I didn't see many girls who looked like me in spaces like this. To now be here as an athlete, as someone who's worked so hard to achieve her dreams, it feels powerful," she shared. "I want young girls to know they don't have to fit into just one box. You can chase Olympic gold and still own your femininity.""
"Taking to TikTok, the gymnast shared a video of herself lip-syncing the following lyrics from Ariana Grande's song "Successful": "Yeah, it feels so good to be so young and have this fun and be successful, yeah / I'm so successful." In the caption, she wrote, "can u guys stop bullying me." Then, Suni replied to a comment that questioned why people were bullying her because of her height. For context, the gymnast is 5'0" tall."
Suni Lee, 22, made her runway debut in a pink sports bra and underwear set with low-rise shorts. She said she stepped outside her "comfort zone" by walking the runway and described feeling powerful as an athlete who worked hard to achieve her dreams. She emphasized that young girls do not have to fit into one box and can pursue Olympic success while owning their femininity. After the show, she faced online criticism over her Victoria's Secret debut and posted a TikTok lip-syncing Ariana Grande lyrics with the caption "can u guys stop bullying me." She later replied to a comment about bullying related to her 5'0" height.
Read at BuzzFeed
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]