Paige Spiranac appears to be throwing shade at the sports influencer by telling her Instagram followers ‘they know if they copy exactly what I do, they’ll be a hit’ – before replicating a bathtub photo of Jan Stephenson
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- The 30-year-old spoke about being an influencer on an Instagram Q&A recently
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It’s a busy world in the sports influencer market, according to Paige Spiranac. And she doesn’t seem very impressed with that.
She shared “Ask Me Anything” with her 3.7 million followers on Instagram, and seemed to throw shade at the sports influencers who followed her path.
“They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery, so I’m proud to be an inspiration to all of these women,” said Spiranac.
I mean, they have seen me succeed and they know that if they copy exactly what I do, or follow in my footsteps and the exact path that I have created and built for myself, they will also be successful.
“It’s very cool, and it shows how strong my brand is. If they copy everything, they’ll be successful too.”
Paige Spiranac – who was filmed at The Masters last week in Augusta – suggested influencers copy her ‘fine path’ in order to be successful
Her quotes came shortly before she copied Jan Stephenson’s famous bathtub photo
Interestingly enough, Spiranac’s comments come when she famously replicated a photo of Jean Stephenson by posing in a bathtub naked, covered in golf balls.
When she shared the photo on her Instagram story, the 30-year-old Spiranac wrote: “Queen Jean Stephenson’s channeling. Now she is the real OG.
Stephenson was a professional on the women’s tour from Australia, who made her professional debut in 1974.
She won three majors on the Women’s Tour – the Peter Jackson Classic in 1981, the LPGA Championship in 1982, and the US Women’s Championship the following year.
Including her major titles, Stephenson has won 16 LPGA championships.
As for Spiranac, her role as the “OG Insta golf girl,” as she did in her Instragram bio, has already paved the way for others.
Rachel Stallman is an equalizer in the world of tennis, while the Cavender twins in college basketball may be about to take on a similar role.
They walked away from the sport on Tuesday after helping the Miami Hurricanes reach the Elite Eight stage of March Madness.
Rachel Stallman is the equivalent of golf influence Spiranac in the world of tennis
The Cavinder twins could be heading in the same direction after moving away from basketball
