‘World’s sexist athlete’ Alica Schmidt claims she turned down ‘six-figure’ sponsorship deal despite barely making a ‘living’ in her sport

A German observe star, who has been dubbed the “world’s sexiest athlete,” says she turned down a hefty payday from a “well-known” sponsor, regardless of barely incomes cash from her sport.

Alica Schmidt, 25, who has garnered hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, says she not too long ago turned down a sponsorship that may have paid out 1000’s of {dollars} to her as a result of she wasn’t utterly bought on the corporate.

“Two months in the past I obtained a proposal from a widely known model. However I wasn’t 100% behind it,” Schmidt informed the OMR podcast based on the German newspaper Bild.

“I don’t really feel snug with that. That might have been within the mid to excessive six figures. For a marketing campaign.”

Schmidt earns her earnings from social media, sponsors, partnerships and even a small wage as a member of the German nationwide workforce.

In October, she revealed athletes on the nationwide workforce solely receives a commission roughly $739 a month in sponsorship offers that are streamlined by way of Sporthilfe, the German sports activities assist basis that gives monetary assist to the nation’s prime athletes.

On the time she additionally mentioned athletes can obtain cash by way of a workforce or group they’re aside of like Schmidt’s SC Charlottenburg, together with profitable prizes at races.

Schmidt, who’s presently enrolled in a distant studying course for media and communications administration, has additionally made her presence recognized within the modeling trade when not operating or studying.

The influencer, who has a clothes line with trend firm Hugo Boss, walked the runway for the designer on the 2023 Milan Vogue Week.

Schmidt’s Instagram, which boasts practically 5 million followers, options a mixture of the 25-year-old operating and competing in observe occasions together with paid partnership posts that includes her marketing campaign with Boss.

The athlete, who went to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the nationwide workforce however didn’t compete, is hoping to qualify for the Paris video games this summer time. However she must drop her time by one second as her private greatest is 52.8.

“You must transcend your limits every single day. It additionally usually occurs that I throw up after coaching, as a result of that’s the way you endure.” she informed the podcast.

“It’s additionally the perfect feeling if you’ve accomplished it and pushed your self and seen that progress someplace.”

The German’s rise to fame got here within the fall of 2020 when she raced and simply received a 400-meter race in opposition to soccer star Mats Hummels.

Schmidt was requested if she would beat different athletes in a race, together with French star Kylian Mbappé.

“I can’t say, it is dependent upon the gap,” she mentioned. “I’ve no probability at 100 meters as a result of I’m not the quickest. However undoubtedly at 400 meters. I’m virtually sure that I can beat any footballer.”