Who Is Olivia Ponton? All About theSports IllustratedModel and Her Link to Joe Burrow

Mar. 15, 2025

Olivia Ponton attends the 2024 Ali Forney Center A Place At The Table Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on May 09, 2024 in New York City; Joe Burrow November 7, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.Photo:Getty

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Olivia Ponton is used to being in the spotlight as aSports Illustratedmodel and influencer. But on Dec. 10, she made headlines for a different reason after it was revealed that she called the police to report a burglary atJoe Burrow’s house

The report states that she noticed a “shattered bedroom window and the room ransacked” after she arrived.Burrow was in Texasplaying against the Dallas Cowboys at the time of the incident.

Though Ponton was described as an employee for Burrow in the police report, an insider told PEOPLE that the pair have been “hooking up” since early fall. “They are keeping it casual,” the source added.

Before being linked to Burrow, Ponton grew her following on TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic, racking up nearly 8 million followers to date. She also continued to grow her modeling career and was named one of theSports Illustrated Swimsuitrookies in 2022.

So, who is Olivia Ponton? Here’s everything to know about theSImodel and TikTok star — and her link to Joe Burrow.

She’s from Florida

Olivia Ponton.Olivia Ponton/Instagram

Olivia Ponton/Instagram

Ponton was born on May 30, 2002, in Naples, Fla., to parents Diane Ponton and Richard Ponton. Her mom is the chief learning officer fora local nonprofit organizationfocusing on improving access to education, and her dad is a teacher. She also has a sister namedAbigail Ponton.

Though Ponton toldNaples Daily Newsin 2022 that she was living in New York City, the content creator still shares her love for her home state on social media. In December 2024, shejoked in a TikTok videoabout moving to Miami after a recent visit and called herself a “Florida girl forever.”

She rose to TikTok fame during the COVID-19 pandemic

In a 2022 interview withGRAZIA, Ponton said she signed with Wilhelmina Models during a 2020 spring break trip to N.Y.C. — just two weeks before the COVID-19 quarantine began. Because work was slow, she started posting on TikTok.

“During COVID I was trying one new thing a day, whether it was cooking, playing basketball, volleyball, or exploring new places in my hometown,” Ponton said. “I got really positive responses from people about how I made them feel. That was my main motivation to keep going.”

Since then, she’s amassed millions of followers who watch her shopping hauls, life updates and workout routines.

She’s aSports Illustratedmodel

Olivia Ponton attends the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue launch at Hard Rock Hotel New York on May 18, 2023 in New York City.FilmMagic

FilmMagic

In 2022, Ponton was named aSports Illustrated Swimsuitrookie and photographed for their print issue. She toldGRAZIAit took her a while to believe the opportunity was real.

“When I got the call for [the]SI Swimsuitissue, I didn’t believe it happened for weeks,” she said. “I was just like, ‘This isn’t real. Olivia, snap out of this. This is a dream. You’re going to wake up tomorrow morning.’ ”

After working with the iconic magazine, Ponton has continued modeling, posing for SKIMS, Juicy Couture, Ralph Lauren and Victoria’s Secret, among other brands.

She calls herself a “workaholic”

Between maintaining her social media presence, modeling for brands andmaking a cameoinBlake Lively’s 2024 filmIt Ends With Us, Ponton is busy. And that’s just how she likes it.

“It’s hard to even tell you exactly where I want to go, but I just love working,” she toldGRAZIA. “I’m like, ‘Book me seven days a week. I do not care.’ I’m kind of a workaholic.”

She’s pansexual

Ponton came out as bisexual in a 2021 interview withTeen Vogue.

“I feel like it didn’t really even occur to me until I moved out here [to Los Angeles] that being bisexual was even a possibility," she said. At the time, Ponton had been hinting at her sexualiyty in some of her TikTok’s

The following year, on theCall Her Daddypodcast, Ponton told hostAlex Cooperabout her coming out. The model clarified onThe Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcastin May 2023 that she’s pansexual, which for her means that she “doesn’t care about gender” and that she’s a “very strictly emotional person.”

“I have a very emotional connection to a person rather than based on looks,” she toldGRAZIA. “I think that’s something that’s been beautiful that I’ve been able to realize.”

She called the police after Joe Burrow’s house was burglarized

Joe Burrow, Olivia Ponton.Getty; WWD via Getty

Getty; WWD via Getty

On Dec. 9, 2024, Ponton reported a break-in at Burrow’s home in Anderson Township, Ohio. She told police that the bedroom had been ransacked and that one of the windows had been shattered.

TMZ obtained police audio in which Diane is heard saying that her daughter is “wondering what she should do, if she should be hiding or if she should be going outside.”

The police report described Ponton as Burrow’s “employee”

Olivia Ponton, Joe Burrow.Variety via Getty; Diamond Images/Getty

Variety via Getty; Diamond Images/Getty

Because the Bengals quarterback was out of town and unable to report what items might have been taken, Ponton provided “a non-detailed itemization of what items were possibly missing.” In the report, she was listed as an employee for Burrow.

The homes ofKansas City ChiefsplayersTravis KelceandPatrick Mahomesand Minnesota Timberwolves starMike Conleywere also burglarized in 2024.

source: people.com