The world will be enjoying as Ilona Maher and the U.S. ladies’s rugby group contend in the Tokyo Olympics today, starting on Wednesday night.
But almost half a million fans are currently really knowledgeable about the 24-year-old Vermont native, who has actually ended up being a confirmed TikTok celeb by providing a modest behind-the-scenes take a look at the Olympics. She’s whatever her generation tries to find in a gold-tier influencer: a bucket-hat using body positivity activist who obtains eye drop guidance from “best friend” and vlogger Hank Green.
Ilona, who explains her self-deprecating TikToks as “funny and unfiltered,” likewise posts “thirst traps” of herself using her signature glasses and a red, white and blue tie-dye hat to associate Team U.S.A.. She states her saucy videos are “a way I can escape and not stress about my upcoming games.”
She keeps it genuine, sharing, “I do not enjoy my body [all] the time however I’ve grown truly value it. I get really mad at myself when I make errors. I’m self mindful that my character might be excessive for some individuals.”
