{"id":272270,"date":"2025-09-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/?p=272270"},"modified":"2025-09-26T12:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:24:08","slug":"meet-olympic-medalist-and-rising-model-alysha-newman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/news\/meet-olympic-medalist-and-rising-model-alysha-newman\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Olympic Medalist And Rising Model Alysha Newman"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-443-788x1181.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-443-788x1181.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-443-1180x1769.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-443-428x642.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-443-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-443-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-443-414x621.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-443-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stillvika\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stillvIka<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alysha Newman has already earned a lifetime&#8217;s worth of athletic accolades. As a champion pole vaulter, she set a series of high school, collegiate and national records before becoming the first female Canadian to win an Olympic medal in her respective sport at the Paris Summer Games in 2024. But that&#8217;s merely the foreword to her future: &#8220;I\u2019m a woman who realizes that dreams don\u2019t need limits,&#8221; she tells us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newman has launched partnerships with international brands like Nike and Swiss watch brand Rado; posed for luxe lingerie label <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/tag\/agent-provocateur\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"408\">Agent Provocateur<\/a>; amassed a sizable social following approaching 1 million across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alyshanewman\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@alyshanewman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/onlyfans.com\/alyshanewman\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OnlyFans<\/a>; designed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alyshanewman.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">forthcoming apparel collection<\/a>; and helped build the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bhpac.ca\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bolton High Performance Athletics Centre<\/a>, a grassroots training facility that provides athletes of all backgrounds with access to world-class equipment and coaching. She&#8217;s truly practicing what she punningly preaches in her Instagram bio: &#8220;Raise the bar, wherever you go.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-bVuouyE4I\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-bVuouyE4I\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-bVuouyE4I\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6Alysha Newman Oly\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (@alyshanewman)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tell us about the journey that&#8217;s taken you from star athlete to rising model.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was a little girl, I was told I had to choose: be an athlete or be a model. I didn\u2019t understand why I couldn\u2019t be both. But for a long time, I believed them and chose athletics. I poured my heart and soul into it. I became the first Canadian high-school girl to clear four meters in pole vault. At the University of Miami, I broke the school record, the ACC record, and even the Canadian national record in 2016. Then came the 2024 Olympics in Paris. I bounced back from injuries and won Olympic bronze, becoming the first woman from my country ever to medal in pole vault. There were tears, joy, and gratitude. Part of me still can&#8217;t believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-554-788x1181.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-554-788x1181.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-554-1180x1769.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-554-428x642.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-554-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-554-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-554-414x621.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-554-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(stillvIka)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I\u2019ve stepped into documentaries, partnerships with incredible brands like Rado and Nike, and even shot <em>Celebrity Family Feud<\/em> to raise money for my charity. And now, I\u2019m living a full-circle moment. I grew up dreaming of being in <em>Maxim<\/em>. To be featured now feels surreal and humbling. Honestly, I\u2019m so happy with my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is it like to stand on the podium with an Olympic medal and represent your country?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The truth is, the medal itself is only a moment\u2014a flash of validation after 15 years of sacrifice. For me, the real magic wasn\u2019t even the medal. It was the feeling of being in the zone, completely present and giving everything I had. In that state, winning doesn\u2019t exist, losing doesn\u2019t exist, and even medals don\u2019t exist. It\u2019s just you, the bar, and that sense of flow where nothing else matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then, standing on the podium, I felt the other side of it: the pride of being Canadian. To know I had become the first woman from my country ever to medal in pole vault was humbling. Since then, I\u2019ve even been honored by King Charles III, which deepened that sense of responsibility and reminded me that I\u2019m not just competing for myself, but carrying the flag for my country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What was your absolute favorite modeling shoot?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, I did a global campaign with Agent Provocateur where I pole vaulted in lingerie. It sounds wild, and it was, but it was also transformative. For the first time, I claimed my sex appeal as an athlete. Nike even approved the spikes I wore that day. We shot in Spain with an all-female creative team, alongside other incredible athletes, and for three days it felt like pure empowerment. I remember feeling like a Viking\u2014raw, strong, and free. That shoot wasn\u2019t just beautiful pictures; it was the moment I realized I could embody strength and sensuality at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B9jPmN7KjeL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B9jPmN7KjeL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B9jPmN7KjeL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Agent Provocateur (@agentprovocateur)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is your favorite Instagram post on your feed and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my favorite posts is more than just a highlight; it\u2019s about one of my favorite themes in life. When I was a kid, people told me I was talented, and I believed it. But as I got older, I realized something: Some people try to get by on talent alone. And others, like Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant, play as if they had no talent at all, working every day as if they have to earn it. I chose the second path. I immersed myself in the craft as if talent didn\u2019t exist. I studied every inch of the runway. I trained my sprinting, my strength, and my core, chiseling myself, piece by piece, into the athlete I wanted to become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-705-2-788x1181.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-705-2-788x1181.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-705-2-1180x1769.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-705-2-428x642.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-705-2-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-705-2-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-705-2-414x621.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-705-2-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(stillvIka)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So after [Paris 2024 Summer Olympics], I posted a slow-motion vault with an audio track saying, \u201cI don\u2019t believe in talent. Talent is not enough anymore. It\u2019s about hard work and dedication.\u201d That soundtrack had voices like Mike Tyson reminding us that talent can start the journey, but only hard work finishes it. And that\u2019s what I love about it. It\u2019s not just about me, or even about great athletes. It\u2019s about all of us. Whatever you\u2019re chasing, if you treat it like chiseling stone, day after day, effort by effort, you can achieve more than you ever thought possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your best advice for aspiring models or influencers?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-33-2-788x1110.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-33-2-788x1110.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-33-2-1180x1663.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-33-2-428x603.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-33-2-1090x1536.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-33-2-1453x2048.jpg 1453w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-33-2-414x583.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Alysha-33-2-scaled.jpg 1817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(stillvIka)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In grade school, I once got the right answer on a test but didn\u2019t use the method my teacher wanted. She wouldn\u2019t give me the gold star, but she did give it to other kids who got the same answer. So while everyone else went to recess, I went into her desk, liberated a gold star from her drawer, and put that gold star on my paper all by myself. It&#8217;s sad how much we hope and wait for someone else to give us the gold star we want\u2014friends, colleagues, a partner, or even strangers. That\u2019s my advice: Don\u2019t wait for the world to give you permission. Don\u2019t wait for someone else to validate you. Find confidence in yourself and give yourself that gold star!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you have any upcoming projects that we can look forward to?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I\u2019m most excited about right now is giving back. I\u2019ve achieved so much in my own career, but what matters most to me is making sure the next generation of athletes has the chance to chase their dreams too. For too long, reaching the Olympic level has required not just talent and grit, but a significant financial advantage. That means a lot of incredible athletes never get the chance to see how far they could go. I want to change that. That\u2019s why I\u2019m building the Bolton High Performance Athletics Centre, a first-of-its-kind facility designed to give athletes access to world-class equipment, expert coaching, and a true home to grow into champions. My goal is simple: to ensure no future Olympian is left behind because of the family or circumstances they were born into. 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To me, they were always different expressions of the same thing. Even now, the women I admire most are diverse: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/tag\/rihanna\/\">Rihanna<\/a>, Michelle Obama, Marilyn Monroe. What connects them isn\u2019t one lane; it\u2019s the ability to hold presence, to channel strength from within. Modeling, for me, was always about that. Not just how you look, but the power you carry when you walk into a room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your guilty pleasure movie or TV show ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not much of a &#8220;sit on the couch and watch TV&#8221; person, but my TikTok algorithm would give me away. It\u2019s full of clips from the Kardashians and <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>. I\u2019ve always loved a good documentary too, especially anything about science, sport, or nature. But if I had to pick a true guilty pleasure, it would be <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>. It actually inspires me. Sometimes I watch and think, &#8220;Maybe I should take dance classes.&#8221; I even talked to a couple of the girls at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/entertainment\/meet-the-talent-agency-thats-turning-influencers-into-superstars\/\">Arsenic<\/a>, my agency, who dance, and we joked about signing up for classes together. So, <em>DWTS<\/em>, if you\u2019re out there, call your girl up. 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