Introducing … Olivia

She’s a lovable, down-to-earth, hot Aussie country girl, she’s sporty, she can easily beat you in a thumb war and she’s the 2019 MAXIM Cover Girl winner. Yes, the gorgeous OLIVIA CANEVA is definitely one to watch…

- Santi Pintado

Hello, Olivia, congrats on your first MAXIM cover. How do you feel?

It’s a dream come true! To be given the opportunity to grace the MAXIM cover is a big, pinch-yourself moment, so basically it feels like I’ve won the lottery. I’m so incredibly grateful and honoured — it was such a fun photo shoot, thank you so much MAXIM legends!

No worries. Tell us a bit about yourself.

I grew up in the Yarra Valley in Victoria – you might know it as one of the world’s premier wine regions – it’s truly beautiful and you should definitely go there for some cheese and wine, trust me! I’m a bit of a country girl, so I’m very connected with my small local community and still participate in my local netball club. After finishing my Year 12 VCE I went straight to university to study dermal science, finished half the course and realised it wasn’t for me. Now, I’ve virtually completed my exercise science degree, whilst modelling, and I couldn’t be happier. I can’t wait to see where my modelling career goes from here.

You recently won the 2019 MAXIM Cover Girl Australia competition. Why do you think you are the winner?

I was constantly finding new ways to promote myself during the competition – from my local sports club to Facebook and even my local noticeboard really got some attention. Every day I was uploading new content and creating new write ups on why I thought people should vote for me, but most of all I NEVER gave up. It’s my stubbornness, which I like to fancy-up and call determination, that really played a huge part in me winning.

How did you react when you found out you had won?

I think I woke up my neighbours 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.