Extending Her Olympic Moment

Posted by on September 3rd, 2008 filed in Celebrity

As we mentioned last month, U.S. athlete Nastia Liukin won the gold medal for all-around gymnastics at the Beijing Olympics.

Now it looks like it’s Liukin’s turn to take the spotlight and run with it!.

The young gymnast will soon be all over the place.

First up? She’s set to appear in ads for Cover Girl this fall.

The gymnast will also have her own Nastia Liukin Gold jeans and tops produced by Vanilla Star Jeans. Those will be out for sale this winter.

Liukin will also get her image featured on a Wheaties box!

Looks like Michael Phelps isn’t the only athlete pimping himself out.

And, as if all that weren’t enough, Nastia will also be appearing on a future episode of Gossip Girl.

Oh, and there’s also the possibility of her getting her own line of activewear with GK.

During a recent interview, Liukin said, “You work so hard for this, and you’re getting so many opportunities, and now is the time to take those things because they don’t last forever. Winning the Olympics can change your life, and nothing can prepare you for that. You can go with the flow and enjoy the ride.”

She’s right. Enjoy it now while you can!

As for the fame she’s receiving, Liukin says, “It’s weird. Now anywhere I go everyone notices me. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it.”

Really????

Don’t get too full of yourself, missu!

But she does want to be a good role model, adding “I always looked up to the older girls, and I feel like the kids look up to me, so I feel I have to set a good example for them. I’ll do anything to inspire them and help them live their dreams.”

As for her futute, Liukin adds, “I feel I have more to do,” she says. “I have nine World Championship medals, and I’m tied with Shannon Miller, so I want to beat that. That’s the competitor in me. And I’d love to do some acting and modeling, but not as my career.”

Whatever happened to Shannon Miller???

The same fate awaits you Nast!

[Photo via Getty Images.]