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Viral Ring Girl Hints at Big Career Growth After Turning 21

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Viral Ring Girl Hints at Big Career Growth After Turning 21

Viral ring girl Sydney Thomas hints at major career move after 21st birthday celebration

Sydney Thomas Courtesy of Sydney Thomas/Instagram

Sydney Thomasgirl in the ring who went viral during Jake Paul–Mike Tyson to fight is to strike while the iron is hot.

After her appearance in the ring at Netflix’s highly anticipated boxing match on Friday, November 15, had many viewers sitting up in their seats, Thomas, 21, has been dating Hollywood stars.

On Thursday, November 21, Thomas posted a photo on Instagram Story of a trip to the Creative Arts Agency (CAA) sports office. The model showed off her TV screen greeting her, complete with a black-and-white headshot.

She also posted a photo of herself looking at a message on the CAA office wall that read, in part: “Everyone who walks into this space has been inspired by an artist, an athlete, an amazing performance or an unforgettable moment in pop music. culture.”

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Viral ring girl Sydney Thomas hints at major career move after celebrating 21st birthday
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It is unclear whether Thomas has officially signed a contract with CAA. Us weekly has reached out to Thomas and CAA Sports for comment.

The meeting took place immediately after Thomas celebrated his 21st birthday on the evening of Wednesday, November 20.

“My people,” Thomas captioned a photo on Instagram Story of her and a group of friends at a holiday dinner. “I love you guys forever ❤️.”

The birthday party capped a whirlwind week for Thomas, who exclusively revealed Us weekly On Tuesday, November 19, the morning after the fight, her number of followers on Instagram and TikTok grew by more than 350 thousand. Since then, her follower count has only increased exponentially.

“I woke up and saw my following increase and then saw all the news articles that were written about me,” Thomas, currently a senior at the University of Alabama, said: told us. “I refreshed my feed and it was just my pictures and memes and stuff. I think for me that was the moment where I was like, “Oh my god, it’s like I’m actually going viral.”

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Thomas said her Instagram DMs were “flooded” immediately afterward, calling the entire experience “overwhelming.”

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“But at the same time I’m very happy and very grateful. You know what the problem is,” Thomas said.

As for what’s next, Thomas said she wants to pursue higher education first, but noted that her sights are also firmly set on making the most of her viral moment.

“I think the next thing for me is to continue to grow my social media and continue to work with (Paul’s) top stock and be a ring girl,” Thomas added. “I’m thinking about getting into the ring girl and modeling aspect of my life and sharing that with the audience I’ve now built.”