Sydney Thomas, the ring girl who went viral during the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight, insisted she has plenty of brains to go along with her brawn.
Thomas, 21, took to TikTok — where she recently hit 1 million followers — to update her new fans about who she is outside of the ring.
“I feel like you guys have seen me on TV and you don’t actually know who I am,” Thomas said in the Monday, November 25 video. “I’m gonna give you guys a little rundown about me because there’s more to me than just what you see.”
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Thomas is currently in her junior year at the University of Alabama where is studying “management and entrepreneurship” and plans on graduating this spring.
“Contrary to popular opinion or popular belief, I actually am smart,” Thomas urged. “People get the image that a pretty blonde doesn’t have a brain. But I got a 33 on my ACT in high school and I’m finishing college a year early. So, take it as you want.”
When she’s not working for Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions as a ring girl, Thomas explained how she likes to focus on maintaining both her mind and body.
“I’m very athletic,” she said. “I love to work out, I love the gym, I love Health, I love wellness, I love fitness. I love anything that has to do with improving yourself physically, mentally, emotionally.”
Thomas added, “I am very driven with self-improvement and just becoming the best version of yourself. I think the biggest investment you can make in life is an investment in yourself.”
While she admitted all of her newfound fame and attention has been overwhelming, Thomas expressed optimism and excitement about all that lies ahead.
“My path is just so different and so unique,” Thomas said. “I take it day-by-day. I don’t really stress too much about the future. I know the path I’m on is the right one. I will end up where I need to be when I need to be there. It will all work out in the end.”
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“I think what’s next for me is to continue building up my social media and continue working with [Paul’s] Most Valuable Promotions and being a ring girl,” Thomas expressed. “I think dialing into the ring girl and modeling aspect of my life and sharing that with my audience that I’ve now built up.”
She added, “And then obviously continuing with school, graduating, getting my degree and then seeing where things take me from there.”
