Ring girl Sydney Thomas has broken her silence on her newfound fame following a weekend in which she broke the internet.
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The 20-year-old University of Alabama student was one of the ring girls at the farce that was the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight in Dallas on Friday night.
The 27-year-old Paul defeated Tyson, now 58, via unanimous decision.
It was Tyson’s first officially sanctioned, professional fight in 19 years.
Sydney Thomas addresses viral fame with cheeky video
Thomas, who works as a model, posted a video to TikTok addressing the new-found attention she’s been getting.
“Waking up to see i’m trending for the tyson v paul fight,” she wrote over a clip showing her waking up and checking her phone.
“Im happy you guys enjoyed the broadcast!!” she also wrote in the caption.
Thomas now boasts nearly one million TikTok followers.
Raphaela Milagres, Virginia Sanhouse, Delia Sylvain and Lexi Williams were the other ring girls for the fight.
@iamsydneythomas im happy you guys enjoyed the broadcast!!😂❤️ #ringcardmodel #paultyson #netflix #mostvaluablepromotions #ringgirl ♬ OH MA GAWD – 𝘮𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯🍸
Thomas also thanked her followers on Instagram.
“I woke up to an overwhelming amount of love and support from all of you,” she wrote on her story. “I can’t thank you guys enough or begin to express how grateful I am. I love you all — thank you for your kind words.”
Thomas’s Instagram followers ballooned to over 600 000 in the days following the fight.
Do we have another Hawk tuah type situation on our hands?
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