Inside the glamorous life of 'world's sexiest athlete' Alica Schmidt after her Paris Olympics qualification... with the track star already seen next to the likes of Neymar and Anthony Joshua

Alica Schmidt went viral after being dubbed the 'world's sexiest athlete' and has rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest stars in sports. 

The sprinter, who has qualified for the upcoming Paris Olympics in the mixed 4x400m relay, has amassed a massive following on social media.

Sharing experiences from her life in the world of athletics, in addition to collaborations with fashion brands and appearances at glitzy events, Schmidt has garnered more than 5 million followers on Instagram and 2m on Tik Tok.

Schmidt's lifestyle has allowed her to travel around the world and has spent time with some of the biggest names in the world of sports. 

The 25-year-old was in Austria last year for a skiing trip when she came across Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez, who last week suffered an ACL injury. 

In 2022 she was also pictured alongside Brazilian star Neymar during the unveiling of an electric car. 

Last September the German Athlete posed alongside former heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua during the Milan Fashion Week. 

She trained with Borussia Dortmund in 2020, performing stretches alongside the likes of Jude Bellingham, Manuel Akanji and Thomas Meunier. 

Schmidt even called out Manchester City star Erling Haaland to a race - after previously thrashing Matt Hummels. 

Earlier this year she revealed that, despite her various successes in athletics and a massive following online, her main salary comes from a German sports foundation and works out at just £600 (€700) a month.

But despite that modest base salary, Schmidt has spoken out about turning down a lucrative endorsement from a 'well known' company, saying she has to be '100 per cent behind' a brand before signing up to it.

She told Bild: 'Two months ago I received an offer from a well-known brand. But I wasn't 100 per cent behind it. I don't feel comfortable with that. That would have been in the mid to high six figures for a campaign.'

Schmidt has previously spoken about the struggles of an athlete to generate regular income, saying the money that she is paid for competing in competitions is not enough for her to live on.

'In principle, I have to say that it is not easy for most German track and field athletes to make a living from sport,' she told the German publication.

'Of course there is money to be made through competitions. In most competitions you don't make any money. Personally, 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.'