Covered with pins and adornments, Vivianne Robinson is hard to miss in the streets of Paris
FILE - Vivianne Robinson, of Los Angeles, shows the flag pole she carries with all the countries who have hosted an Olympics as she stops to talk to people on the street while walking through Paris ahead at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 20, 2024. The Olympics superfan has attended seven Games over the span of 40 years. The Olympics superfan has attended seven Summer Games over the span of 40 years. But this trip to Paris came at a hefty price — $10,000 to be precise.
During her interview, a passerby suggests Robinson use her fame to open an account and ask people to help fund her passion.Robinson’s fascination with the Olympics started when her mother worked as a translator for athletes at the University of California, Los Angeles,in the city. Her mother would come home after work with pins from athletes that she passed to her daughter.
From there: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, London 2012 and Rio 2016. She secured a visa for Beijing 2008, but couldn't ultimately afford the trip.Robinson’s outfits started simply but have become more complex over time. She spent a year working on her Paris outfit, decorating it with hundreds of adornments. Tens of Eiffel Tower ornaments hang from her hat, just above her Olympic ring earrings. Affixed to her clothes are patches, pins and little flags.
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