While Cincinnati Bengals quarterback was busy competing on Monday Night Football, drama was unfolding at his $7.5 million mansion in Cincinnati
According to a 911 call placed by model and influencer on Monday, December 9 at 8:14 p.m., she arrived at the house to find a window broken and a ransacked bedroom. It’s unclear what, if anything, was taken from Burrow’s home during the apparent burglary.
Ponton, 22, also called her mother, , who dialed 911 as well.
“My daughter is there, this is Joe Burrow’s house. She is staying there, he’s at the football game. She’s wondering what she should do, if she should be hiding or if she should be going outside,” she said on the call.
Burrow, 28, had long been in a relationship with , a data analyst whom he met when the two attended Ohio State. However, the pair has not been spotted together in months. Once believed to be engaged, Burrow and Holzmacher’s relationship is now unknown.
Meanwhile, Ponton is “employed” by Burrow, according to Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office documents.
Keep scrolling for everything to know about Olivia Ponton.
Olivia Ponton is a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model
Ponton, an IMG model originally from Naples, Florida, made her Sports Illustrated swimsuit debut in 2022.
“It was such a dream, such an incredible dream,” she told USA Today at the time. “I was a little nervous. I definitely was scared the entire time.”
She returned to the Swimsuit Issue in 2023 and has also modeled for brands like SKIMS, Juicy Couture, Frankies Bikinis, Steve Madden and Ralph Lauren.
Her Relationship With Joe Burrow Remains Unclear
With the state of Burrow’s and Holzmacher’s relationship in question, some may assume a romantic link between Burrow and Ponton. In truth, neither has spoken on the nature of their relationship, and all that’s known for sure is that she arrived at his house on Monday evening to report the break-in and police documents said she was “employed” by the quarterback.
She Has More than 10 Million Social Media Followers
Ponton first rose to fame during the pandemic, quickly amassing a following on TikTok and Instagram. As of December 2024, she has 2.9 million Instagram followers and 7.6 million followers on TikTok.
Her notable followers include basketball stars and , fellow influencer and gymnast .
She Identifies as Pansexual
Ponton first came out as bisexual in a 2021 issue of Teen Vogue and now identifies as pansexual, having dated both men and women in the past. She posted a video via TikTok in January 2024 in which she asked fans not to “invalidate” her sexuality.
“I think sexuality is a very fluid thing,” she said. “I’ve always said that, and I mean I love kissing all types of people so all I’m here [to do] is literally to spread love and love a lot of people.”
She has also said that she takes pride in being a member of the LGBTQIA+ community as a femme-presenting woman.
“It means a lot to me because I am very hyper femme presenting, and I think for the younger girls that are 7 to 15, they’re kind of going through the same thing right now that I was going through, but I didn’t necessarily have anyone to talk to about it,” she said. “I’m very out there with being super girly and femme and that is something that makes me very happy.”
Ponton even broke down her beauty routine to Us before the 2024 Pride Parade in New York. Her biggest piece of advice to her fellow participants? “Wear all head-to-toe rainbow!”
Olivia Ponton Was Part of the Famed LA Hype House
Ponton lived in the famous Los Angeles Hype House alongside other Gen Z TikTok creators in 2020, though she did not appear on the short-lived Netflix reality series about the residence.
At the time, she lived with as many as 18 other collaborators, many of whom cycled in and out when their schedules allowed. The house became an all-in-one living space, content studio and sanctuary, tucked away in a gated community, away from fans’ prying eyes.
Other Hype House alumni include , and .
