Olivia Ponton Wiki
A social media influencer, TikTok star, and model, Olivia Ponton was born under the zodiac sign of Gemini on 30 May 2002, in Naples, Florida USA, thus she holds American nationality and comes from a family of Caucasian descent.
Her overnight success brought her the title of one of the most popular Gen Z influencers, who became a role model for young girls all over the world. Olivia is known for her outstanding beauty, but besides that, her fans love her because of her positive and bubbly personality.
Early life and education
Olivia was raised in Naples by her parents, about whom she hasn’t revealed much, except that they were very supportive of her decision to make a career as a model aged 12, after she was scouted by a talent agent.
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When she was 13, she made her catwalk debut for Jourdan Dunn’s collection, and in 2018 aged 16, she was seen on a catwalk among other top models during Paris Fashion Week, in France.
During her high school days, she was an athlete and member of the track team, competing in the 4x100m relay and 60m dash.
Speaking of her educational background, she attended Naples High School, and upon matriculating in 2020, although she was planning to enroll at Florida International University to study interior design, subsequently, she decided to move to New York City and pursue a modeling career.
Rose to prominence
Olivia’s journey to fame started back in 2014, when she established her Instagram account and began uploading her selfies and photos with her friends, gaining new followers daily.
Sometime in 2020, Olivia started uploading videos on her TikTok account, and the number of her followers began rising extremely quickly. People liked her content, and as she said for Centennial Beauty: ‘TikTok completely opened my eyes to a new world, and helped bring me so many life-changing opportunities,’ and it really does change her life in many ways.
Soon afterwards, she signed to Wilhelmina Models, one of the best known modeling agencies in the world, and then worked for famous fashion houses including Savage x Fenty, Herve Leger, and American Eagle.
Recently, Olivia announced her collaboration with the NUDESTIX, working as an ambassador and investor, and in 2022, she also became the Sports Illustrated Rookie and swimsuit model.
Presence on social media platforms
Olivia’s Instagram has been followed by over 3.5 million people, and on which she mostly posts updates of her work, but also shares photos featuring her everyday life, and there are dozens of photos from her travels around the world. Thanks to her modeling career, she’s visited several US states, and also European countries including Montenegro, Italy and France.
Her TikTok account has been followed by over 7.5 million people, and all of her videos combined have gained over 800 million likes; there are numerous videos featuring her dancing, singing, and sharing her make-up and workout routine, among others.
Olivia launched her self-titled YouTube channel on 9 June 2020, and it’s today subscribed to by nearly 150,000 people – all of her videos combined have amassed over 3.5 million views.
Her most viewed – “SURPRISING HYPE HOUSE WITH PUPPIES” – was uploaded on 16 September 2020, and it’s attracted over 950,000 views.
The video was filmed at the time when she just moved from New York City to Los Angeles, California, and was living with other social media influencers in the mansion Hype House, that had become a collaborative content creation house.
Love life and relationships
There have been various rumors both concerning Olivia’s love life and her sexual orientation, however, Olivia decided to speak about her sexuality, and publicly declared herself bisexual. stating: ‘I want to announce that I’m bisexual, and I’m now proud to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community.’
It is known that in 2020, she was in a relationship with TikTok star Kio Cyr, a social media influencer from Canada, who also lived in Hype House, and the two were so-called ‘the internet’s biggest darlings’, and one of the favorite couples touted for their adorable relationship; however, after two months of dating, Olivia and he broke up. The two didn’t reveal the reason for their parting, but in their Instagram lives, they both spoke about how much they appreciate and love each other.
In June 2021, after Olivia shared her sexuality with the world, she also shared her new relationship with her girlfriend, Kaila Novak; as Olivia said, she saw Kaila on TikTok and became obsessed with her.
She sent her a message on Instagram, and after a few months the two began dating in January 2021, however, Olivia kept her relationship a secret, and only her best friend knew about it. In her interview for Teen Magazine, Olivia said: ‘It was a very surreal thing to say out loud. I’ve never said this before; I’ve never felt this kind of way. And my friend was super supportive and proud of me.’
She added that she was encouraged to publicly come out after famous dancer JoJo Siwa, opened up about her sexuality, and became a big role model for many young girls. Thus, Olivia thought that not just for herself, but also for her fans, to speak about sexuality openly would be a good thing.
‘I want to let young girls know that it’s okay to not even know your sexuality until you’re older. I think it should be more normalized to come out when you’re ready for it.’- said Olivia, also adding that she struggled with the stereotype that queer women are less feminine.
When Olivia publicized her relationship with Kaila, some TikTok users tried to label their relationship as fake, calling it a trick to raise her popularity, however, Olivia stated that they have a very strong bond, and that the rumors didn’t affect them, although they were hurt because they were attacked over their love, which is true and real.
As of June 2022, Olivia and Kaila are still together; Olivia hasn’t been married or engaged, and doesn’t have children.
Age, height, and net worth
Olivia’s age is 20, and has blonde hair and blue eyes; she weighs around 120lbs (55kgs) and is 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall, with vital statistics of 34-26-35.
Most people say that Olivia is at the beginning of a very successful modeling career, and that in the future she will be one of the most wanted models. According to sources, as of June 2022, she’s earned a decent amount of money thanks to her modeling so far, so her net worth has been estimated at over $1 million.
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