Nina-Marie Daniele has transitioned from award-winning Playboy mannequin to one of many UFC‘s largest reporters.
The 35-year-old shot to social media stardom final yr, racking up 1.8million followers on Instagram alone. On her YouTube channel ‘Nina Drama’ she’s interviewed a who’s who of the MMA world.
But earlier than embracing her love of fight sports activities, Nina made a profitable profession for herself within the modelling trade – which led to her starring for legendary journal Playboy.
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She first featured in April 2017 within the US, baring all in an X-rated photoshoot the place she left nothing to the creativeness. Her work in entrance of the digicam noticed her topped Playmate of the Year in 2018.
Her Playboy profile says she finds “satisfaction in being uncomfortable” – which completely sums up her interviews, the place she purposely asks awkward inquiries to spark totally different responses from her interviewees.
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That led to a really weird second with present UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall final November when he requested her: “Have you ever been fingered by an MMA fighter before?”
She’s significantly pally with Sean Strickland, who misplaced his middleweight belt final month having had a firework combat together with her simply two weeks earlier than his unsuccessful defence.
Nina’s now an everyday at UFC occasions, with followers considering she’d suffered a wardrobe malfunction at UFC 296 in December. A suspected nip slip was the truth is a shadow from her cellphone, nevertheless.
Her rise to prominence has led some followers to counsel she’s an trade plant, an individual who turns into well-liked due to who they know slightly than what they know.
But she’s at all times explored totally different avenues, telling Playboy: “I have a habit of finding something new every week. I wanted to weld jewellery. I wanted to be a day trader, and then I wanted to go back to school and become a psychologist. Maybe in my next life I’ll be a stockbroker.”