In Pictures: Suni Lee graces the red carpet of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2024
Olympic champion Suni Lee marked her presence at the much talked about Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2024. The 21-year-old gymnast was one of the many celebrities who attended the fashion show at New York.
From Lee to basketball player Angel Reese, model Olivia Culpo, and even Thai rapper Lalisa, many popular personalitites graced the red carpet at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. The Tokyo Olympics gold medalist's presence at the fashion show was acknowledged by USA Gymnastics as well, as they posted two of her photographs from the fashion show on their X account with the following caption:
"Suni Lee, you will ALWAYS be famous"
Lee had a fan moment with the Thai rapper Lalisa, whom she admires a lot. In one of her Instagram stories uploaded from the Victoria's Secret fashion show, Lee recorded a performance of the rapper and uploaded it with the caption,
"my queen @lalalisa_m"
Only a couple of days ago, the American gymnast attracted everyone's attention by uploading a series of photos on her Instagram account in an attractive red dress. Lee captioned it simply as:
"In her red dress"
Suni Lee recently returned after an impressive show at the Paris Olympics, where she won three Olympic medals, including the gold medal in the team all-around event and two bronze medals in the individual all around and the uneven bars event respectively.
Suni Lee on competing at Los Angeles Olympics 2028
Like Simone Biles, Suni Lee also made everyone proud at the Paris Olympics with an impressive performance of three medals. However, this phenomenal performance was even more remarkable, since the American gymnast had bounced back from a career threatening kidney ailment.
When asked about her further ambitions, Lee responded in an exclusive interview with the Glamour portal,
"I don’t need any more adversity. I don’t want people to feel bad for me. I just want to go into the gym and work hard."
"I don’t think I would want there to be a huge story. I’d just want to work my butt off in the gym every single day and get everything that I deserved at the Olympics. You know? It shouldn’t be deeper than that," she further added.
Suni Lee suffered from a rare kidney ailment, which led to a swollen body, that made her miss out on many crucial events in the 2023 season. However, the athlete bounced from these setbacks to qualify in time for the Paris Olympics.
Though she didn't manage to defend her individual all-around title from the Tokyo Olympics, Lee managed a respectable bronze medal, apart from winning the gold medal in the team all-around event.