{"id":29870,"date":"2025-10-12T15:44:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T15:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=29870"},"modified":"2025-10-12T15:44:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T15:44:19","slug":"olympic-star-mocked-for-walking-runway-during-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=29870","title":{"rendered":"Olympic star mocked for walking runway during period"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/05125901\/mahery72-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/05125901\/mahery72-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/05125901\/mahery72-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/05125901\/mahery72-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/05125901\/mahery72.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Ilona Maher, an Olympic rugby star, came under fire for a post that she thought would have the opposite effect on her audience. She posted a series of photos she meant to be seen as empowering.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"qamvy69ff19517c2a7\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.qamvy69ff19517c2a7 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.qamvy69ff19517c2a7 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.qamvy69ff19517c2a7 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.qamvy69ff19517c2a7 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.qamvy69ff19517c2a7 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p><strong>However, it seems like people did not appreciate that at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-fed47eb71b4a217b2ab1214c40d70f0a\" class=\"newsner-fed47eb71b4a217b2ab1214c40d70f0a newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"newsner-1061771236\" class=\"newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"bb-iawr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb_iawr\">\n<div id=\"bb-wr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb-media bb_wrapper bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\" data-flags=\"{}\" data-softembargoremainingtime=\"0\" data-sid=\"qbdYjwJ7KVNV\" data-isready=\"true\" data-autoplaynextremainingtime=\"0\">\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-context-layer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Keep reading to learn more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic-<\/a>winning rugby star Ilona Maher has a significant social media presence, which she typically uses to post content. She made a post that she thought would communicate a story of resilience, but instead, ended up alienating her audience.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-d733ba87131432d64e8a8e9f4e8a65c8\" class=\"newsner-d733ba87131432d64e8a8e9f4e8a65c8 newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"newsner-2055938086\" class=\"newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbnails-mid\" data-placement-name=\"Mid Article Thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_6481576697\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbnails-mid trc-content-sponsored\">\n<div id=\"outer_6481576697\" class=\"trc_rbox_outer\">\n<div id=\"rbox-t2m\" class=\"trc_rbox_div trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div id=\"internal_trc_6481576697\">\n<div class=\"videoCube trc_spotlight_item origin-default textItem thumbnail_top videoCube_1_child syndicatedItem trc-first-recommendation trc-spotlight-first-recommendation trc_excludable\" data-item-id=\"~~V1~~-248260762440079074~~4LRkJNEKCOxqjp5M_qWDsXNbn3mSaTcuaZ5UxsGT0YK4prb-u6kv0jSS_HVdW5-63aoogmtI0n8idYo9N9hyDOLxD3GvAJFX3VOIPfQmIue47TgNsOd0nNM5gdwPyW4bbTjbi7HNUJX8vVSkRVDbOt44YcpPfnGE56Ex4MvS-vbA2J1ll3-ks1t5L7c1f9AQhrbwhtoLjC4BoM9jKmbXZhDhKyM3CAuDXVhl_UUTKKURIetqaLt-Y-hc8uyCSMRn5YNH1AoMJBRoQVhSkZbg2Q\" data-item-title=\"Global Indices Are on the Move \u2014 Time to Trade!\" data-item-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.taboola.com\/libtrc\/static\/thumbnails\/570711aebd3bf1e5e6648bd8fa6a2db1.jpg\" data-item-syndicated=\"true\">\n<div class=\"trc_exclude_undo_btn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_clearer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Maher walked down the runway of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/sports-illustrated\/\">Sports Illustrated Swimsuit<\/a>\u00a0show in Miami last weekend and wore striking\u00a0bikinis that accentuated her figure. She had her hair open and flowing behind her. And while she did all of this, she was on her period, a fact that she did not hide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMen think they are tough but they\u2019ll never do Miami Swim Week wearing only bikinis while on their period like I did,\u201d Maher wrote. \u201cI applaud myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKcYk8AgFUE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reel<\/a>\u00a0she posted featured the song\u00a0<em>I\u2019ll Make a Man Out of You<\/em>\u00a0from Disney\u2019s\u00a0<em>Mulan<\/em>. However, what she assumed would seem empowering to her audience did not go down too well.<\/p>\n<p>Most women who commented stated how they had done a lot more on their period and did not appreciate the self-congratulatory post.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1003626104\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_171051_1\" class=\"ad-space\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-7bb5fa6e2dca98dcc0a62858aea5c51e\" class=\"newsner-7bb5fa6e2dca98dcc0a62858aea5c51e newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a flex,\u201d a person wrote in the comments. \u201cAlmost all women continue to work, wear bathing suits, go swimming, etc\u2026 when on their period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo she walked while on her period? Didn\u2019t know us\u00a0women\u00a0could do such a thing,\u201d another added with clear sarcasm.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171067\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/05125708\/GettyImages-2218052843.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While some people appreciated what she posted, others thought that this was insensitive to what some other women have to go through during their period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine being a female soldier in the trenches of war during your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/period\/\">period<\/a>. Cramps, clotting and all! That\u2019s bravery to me,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine being a nurse, wearing all white and having super heavy periods, and still going to work for your 8 to 10 hour shift\u20145 minutes on the runway is peanuts compared to that,\u201d another person chimed in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty sure that\u2019s what a tampon is for when wearing a bathing suit,\u201d one user added their two cents on why they did not think the act was brave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations on walking while on your period. I didn\u2019t know it was a flex. Now that I do, I\u2019m going to tell everyone I did the\u00a0same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others questioned whether her post made any sense, with one person commenting, \u201cSome women go to the beach while on their cycle. That\u2019s not bravery. That\u2019s called being a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-299759495\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_171051_2\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CMXql_3_npADFa1dpAQdl6EWSQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_1__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-26ee2171220417c6b69deb12d17f9c92\" class=\"newsner-26ee2171220417c6b69deb12d17f9c92 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo stunning, so brave\u2026 The bastardization of words really needs to end. Bravery used to mean something,\u201d another annoyed netizen added.<\/p>\n<p>The rugby player from Vermont first debuted her cover for\u00a0<em>Sports Illustrated Swimsuit\u00a0<\/em>in September 2024. At that time she was celebrated as a \u201crevolutionary athlete and feminist trailblazer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, in this year\u2019s edition, Maher appeared alongside Salma Hayek, Jordan Chiles, and her\u00a0<em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>\u00a0co-star, Brooks Nader.<\/p>\n<p>Maher has been vocal about her wishes to be a part of the modelling world. In 2022, she posted a video how she wished to be featured in it as one of the lifelong goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m committed to inspiring others to appreciate their\u00a0body\u00a0and to find their own beauty no matter what society says. I think I would be a great\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/model\/\">model<\/a>\u00a0for your issue,\u201d she had said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ilona-maher-ig-4.pn\">The 28-year-old has been training for the last 11 years and is physically very fit and aims to serve as a body positivity model.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think of the backlash Ilona Maher received for her reel about her runway for the Sports Illustrated show while on her period? Let us know in the comments. Share this with others to see what they think.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Ilona Maher, an Olympic rugby star, came under fire for a post that she thought would have the opposite effect on her audience. She posted a series of photos she meant to be seen as empowering. However, it seems like people did not appreciate that at all. Keep reading to learn more. 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