Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke’s stock as the sexiest young star of track and field took another hike when she landed a spot in Sports Illustrated‘s infamous Swimsuit issue. The 19-year-old catapulted to fame last summer when her warm-up dance at a track meet went viral on YouTube.
In a video clip of the shoot, Jenneke, who is from Sydney, explained how happy she was to hear from the famous sports magazine. “I was absolutely amazed when I found out that Sports Illustrated wanted to shoot me,” she says.
Speaking of that little routine, she recounts that the moment that made her a star was somewhat off the cuff. “I wouldn’t even say that it is something that I came up with, it is just something that happened in one of my races. Someone got a hold of the footage and posted it on YouTube, and somehow it got a lot of hits.”
So, she is a super fit up-and-coming track star, humble, beautiful, bubbly, modest and fun-loving. Michelle Jenneke, you get our vote for dream Valentine date for 2013. What do you guys think?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Gtk_vTsLtI
There is never an excuse not to watch this video (it has over 21 million hits, and counting). Positive energy is contagious!
