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espite being named Maxim
Australia’s 2019 Cover Girl, Ol-
ivia Caneva isn’t ready to give
up on her other passions. Clear-
ly her victory will lead to an increase in
global recognition, and a boost to what we
hope will be a thriving modeling career,
but the beauty from the Yarra Valley in Vic-
toria isn’t willing to sacrifice her education
or work ethic. “I have been keeping myself
busy with my work as a bookkeeper/man-
ager, and studying exercise science at uni-versity,” Olivia proudly admits, joking,
“Don’t ask me how I fit it all in!”
While she worked hard to promote her-
self in the voting for the Cover Girl experi-
ence, she was still shocked when the results
became final. She fondly recalls, “I think I
woke up my neighbors from all the frantic
screaming, and my dog had no idea why I
was pacing the house whipping out a ton of
crazy dance moves!” As for the prize mon-
ey, she plans to travel, invest in her career
and donate a portion to her local sportsText by SANTI PINTADO Photographed by NEIL DIXON
club in gratitude for their support.
While she is a force of nature in front of
a camera, this beauty also has the brains to
match, for in addition to her university stud-
ies, she’d be more than happy to defeat you
intellectually. “I might be a bit rusty these
days,” she admits, “but I’ll probably beat you
at a game of chess. I entered into the state
championships in school and won!” Brains,
beauty and a determination to succeed...get
ready for the world to know Olivia’s name,
for more reasons than one.