Sommer Ray
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American fitness model and Internet personality (b. 1996)
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Sommer Ray (born September 15, 1996) is an American fitness model and social media personality. Formerly a youth competitive body builder, Ray gained attention as an influencer and later as an entrepreneur working with others to create and promote fitness-related products using her likeness.
Early life[edit]
Sommer Ray was born on September 15, 1996, in Colorado.[2]
Ray’s first coach in bodybuilding was her father. She dropped out of high school due to excessive bullying, citing “slut-shaming” from not only her peers but her hometown over the bodybuilding photos that she would post on her social meia; she perceives her early social media career as the result of hard work and not the sexualization of her character.[3]
Career[edit]
Bodybuilding and fitness[edit]
Ray started competing in bikini bodybuilding at the age of sixteen. In the 2015 NPC Colorado State Championships, she won first place in the teenage and class D categories, as well as 16th place in NPC’s national championships. Ray stopped competing in shows after turning 18, citing the prevalence of performance-enhancing substances in the fitness industry as the reason for her quitting.[4]
Sommer additionally founded Imaraïs in 2017 alongside attorney Felicia Hershenhorn and Nutrabolics cofounder Aaron Hester, a line of vegan health gummies which contain chemicals that enhance skin appearance.[5] The ingestibles partnered with four North American retailers distribute Ray’s product.[6] Later, Ray launched a mobile app, Evolve fitness, which she debuted on May 3, 2018.[4] Her endeavors also led to the creation of a line of subscription boxes, titled “Sommethings”, which she curates.[2]
Internet career[edit]
Ray accredits the growth of her social media following with her collaborations with WorldStarHipHop, though places greater emphasis on her lack of performance-enhancing drugs and photograph manipulation.[3] She was also affiliated with members of the FaZe Clan and RiceGum as a member of the “Clout Gang”, a group of social media influencers.[7]
She additionally co-hosted a Studio 71-produced podcast with influencer Amanda Cerny titled OHoney, which originally focused on dating advice and released 50 episodes from January to May 2020.[8][9][10] As of July 2023, Ray has accumulated over 25 million followers on Instagram and a further 12 million on TikTok.[11]
Controversies[edit]
Ray has often been affiliated with Internet personalities who themselves have received controversies for partaking in purported scams.[7] The largest of these was in 2021, where Ray was among the personalities who promoted Save the Kids token, a charitable cryptocurrency altcoin which later turned into a pump and dump. Ray’s involvement was only limited to promoting the coin, and an investigation by YouTuber Stephen Findeisen (known online as Coffeezilla) showed that Ray was not among the masterminds of the pump and dump.[12][13]
Personal life[edit]
Ray formerly had a three-month long relationship with rapper Machine Gun Kelly prior to his engagement with actress Megan Fox.[14][15][16]
She has refused to get plastic surgery despite many firms sending her offers to waive fees for the practice in exchange for promotion, as has expressed disdain for competitors in bodybuilding who use steroids and other performance enhancing substances. In furtherance of this commitment, Ray created a second Instagram account which deliberately excludes most edited photos.[3][4]
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
- Official Instagram
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