From Paris 2024 and the SI Swimsuit cover to “Dancing with the Stars” and a contract with the Bristol Bears, Ilona Maher’s life has changed dramatically in less than a year. She tells CNN how it feels to become “America’s sweetheart.

The USA Eagles player is also not worried about a potential U.S. ban on TikTok, a platform she has amassed over three million followers on.

Interviewer asks Ilona Maher how she deals with imposter syndrome. Source: CNN

You automatically assume I must not feel that I am deserving of where I’m at? ... You think they’re asking NFL players, male politicians if they have imposter syndrome?’

U.S. Olympian rugby standout Ilona Maher broke her nose in her first home match with the Bristol Bears this past weekend.

"It's OK to believe you deserve something because you put in the work for it," Ilona Maher said in the viral clip.