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World's sexiest athlete Alica Schmidt turns down six-figure sponsorship deal from a well-known brand

The world's sexiest athlete Alica Schmidt has opened up on declining to sign a six-figure deal with a well-known brand despite earning about Ksh 120,000 monthly.

Widely regarded as the sexiest athlete alive, Great Britain’s Alica Schmidt has found herself trending again after claims emerged that she has turned down a six-figure sponsorship.

This comes as a shocking occurrence the athletics beauty earns approximately Ksh 120,640 every month from her single sponsorship deal German sports foundation Sporthilfe. As per the Daily Star, she admitted to having received an offer from a certain brand but she turned the offer down.

She added that she was not fully comfortable working with the brand despite the mouth-watering amounts she would make from the company.

“Two months ago, I received an offer from a well-known brand. But I wasn’t 100% behind it. I didn’t feel comfortable with that. That would have been in the mid-to-high six figures for a campaign.

“In principle, I have to say that it is not easy for most German track and field athletes to make a living from sport. Of course, there is money to be made from competitions. In most competitions, you don’t make any money.

“I couldn’t live on these amounts alone, because for many competitions you still have travel and hotel costs, which aren’t always covered. Most of us study part-time in order to build up a second source of income, or even have mini jobs that we do on the side,” she said.

The German runner is one of the most recognisable faces in her sport and away from the track, she has a successful sideline in modelling.

Her stunning shoots and massive social media following have seen her dubbed the ‘world’s sexiest athlete’.

Meanwhile, she was named on Forbes' coveted 30 under 30 list in 2022 and was previously branded the ‘world's sexiest athlete’ by Australian magazine Busted Coverage.