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McKayla Maroney’s Provocative ‘Red’ Photos Go Viral

McKayla Maroney’s Provocative ‘Red’ Photos Go Viral

McKayla Maroney is widely believed to be one of the most successful gymnasts of her generation.

As an integral member of the memorable “Fierce Five” squad from 2012 Olympics, she etched her name into history by taking home gold in the team event and silver in the vault.

Beyond just making a substantive impact from a gymnastics standpoint, though – Maroney also became something of a cultural phenomenon. Many, especially at her age, wouldn’t have known what to do next.

But Maroney did.

Over the years she has cashed in her social capital to become one of the most notable social media influencers in the game. Anything Maroney does goes viral these days – and she proved that recently.

In a series of posts, Maroney showed off her new “red” photos. They immediately set the internet ablaze

“Gorgeous,” one fan replied.

“Beautiful,” a second agreed.

This isn’t the first time Maroney has blown up online in this fashion. Between her racy modeling photos, provocative poolside clips and memorable Valentine’s day pictures — it feels like she is always in the news cycle for something.

Plus, in addition to all that, she routinely sets the internet ablaze for her various Instagram offerings:

 

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A lot of people think that building and maintaining an audience the way Maroney does is easy. You will recall, one of her gymnastics teammates, Aly Raisman, tried to post significantly more racy photos.

But they didn’t land the same way Maroney’s do. She simply has that “it” factor. That certain something that makes stars who they are.

It’s an easy thing to duplicate, but a hard effect to replicate.

Maroney currently has more than 1.4 million followers on Instagram.

Come this time next year – expect her to be comfortably over the 2 million fan mark.

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Carlos Garcia

A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.
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