UNC guard Deja Kelly poised to be a face of women’s college basketball next season

Posted Jun 23, 2022
The first time UNC guard Deja Kelly knew her partnership to model Sports Illustrated swimsuits for their Forever 21 collection was more than just a photoshoot and social media posts, she walked into a store in Massachusetts with her mother. They weren’t sure if the advertising would just be local, so they didn’t expect to see it up North. Yet there it was. (MSN.com)

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