After having climbed Olympus in Paris on August 4, Kaylia Nemour hastened to put “the real one” Olympic gold medal as wallpaper on his cell phone. Two years after putting on a dummy one, on the advice of her mother, to be obsessed with what she calls today “the holy grail of my career”. Nearly four months after this “wow feat”it's a white wallpaper, ” basic “ she said, showing us it, which sits on its iPhone. “I wanted to be sober, I told myself that I was going to put the gym aside a little because maybe people talk to me about this medal too often (laughter) »recognizes the Algerian gymnast.
Obviously, she couldn't miss the subject when welcoming us. We show him a photo to remind him of this moment of exhilaration. His reaction is immediate: his infectious smile appears on his face, his eyes shine. “My first thought was that I had succeeded, that I had done it. It was a real relief, like a weight had been lifted off me, confides Kaylia Nemour. I don’t realize it yet today, we might have to wait a few more years for that…”
A life with more “rhinestones and glitter” since the Games
His life was logically turned upside down after his Olympic coronation. She can no longer escape the notoriety and these solicitations which come from all sides. “The difference is that I have a few extras outside of the gym: I'm going to do shootings photos, I go on TV, I am invited to events… But I have always dreamed of being around this world, that is to say the world of fashion, beauty, lifestyleI love it »breathes Kaylia Nemour, recently invited to Fashion Week by Lacosteat a PSG match or, at the beginning of November, at a ceremony in the United Arab Emirates, where she received the prize for best Arab athlete of the year.
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The popularity rating of the woman who will turn 18 in December has also made a big jump on social networks, going, for example, from 80,000 to 350,000 subscribers on Instagram in the space of a few weeks. “I expected people to be interested in me if I won a medal, but 200,000 more subscribers the next day is huge! I receive a lot of messages from the Algerian people, but that's okay, I'm not overwhelmed, admits the gold medalist at Paris 2024, who has retained the services of an agent to manage this new facet of her life. I try to pay more attention to my communication now, with more professional content and…
