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Ilona Maher<\/b><\/a> captured the hearts of fans while competing as part of Team USA\u2019s women\u2019s rugby team during the <\/span>2024 Olympics<\/span><\/a> in Paris. As Ilona competes on season 33 of <\/span>Dancing With the Stars<\/span><\/i><\/a>, many fans are likely wondering who her family members are.<\/p>\n The professional athlete was born to parents Michael Maher<\/strong> and Mieneke Maher<\/strong> in Burlington, Vermont, in 1996. Mieneke works as a nurse in Vermont, while Michael is a former rugby player who previously played at Saint Michael\u2019s College.<\/p>\n Ilona has two sisters, Olivia<\/strong> and Adrianna<\/strong>, and she is the middle child of her family. Olivia is a popular content creator, and she even coined the term \u201cgirl dinner.\u201d In 2023, she went viral on TikTok after she made a video about women eating a minimal-effort meals for dinner.<\/p>\n \u201cA girl just came on here and said how, like, in medieval times peasants had to eat nothing but bread and cheese and how awful that was \u2014 and she was like that\u2019s my ideal meal,\u201d she said in the clip. \u201cI call this \u2018girl dinner\u2019 or \u2018medieval peasant.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Adrianna works as an Individual Giving Coordinator for MADRE in New York City, according to her LinkedIn profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n Prior to the 2024 games, Mieneke spoke to Vermont\u2019s WCAX<\/a>\u2019s about supporting Ilona in Paris. \u201cI have the honor of being the mother of three amazing children, but also have the extra you know, label of being an Olympic Olympian\u2019s mother is very cool,\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n While Ilona also competed in the 2020 Olympics, her family was unable to attend due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u201cJust watching the team and your daughter run out onto the field is exhilarating. And I just can\u2019t right now, I can\u2019t imagine what it\u2019s going to be like for me to watch her run out into an Olympic stadium,\u201d the proud mother of three continued.<\/p>\n \u201cI think my heart\u2019s gonna be pounding, I\u2019m unable to sit. I can never see, I\u2019m always a, you know, mover and I can\u2019t do that,\u201d Mieneke jokingly said about watching Ilona play in the Olympics. \u201cI get very nervous because you want always the very, very best for your child.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to praising her daughter\u2019s athletic achievements, Mieneke also reflected on her daughter serving as a role model to young girls<\/a>. \u201cHaving Ilona be an advocate for mental health, ultimately, you know, body positivity \u2026 I think it\u2019s amazing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n While Ilona and her family were in Paris, she spoke to People<\/em><\/a> about her relationship with Olivia and even pulled her into the interview. \u201cShe\u2019s right over there, girl dinner inventor. Come here, come say hi for a minute. This is the inventor of Girl Dinner. She\u2019s my manager, my boss, my everything. She does it all,\u201d Ilona told the outlet in August 2024.<\/p>\n Olivia then jokingly agreed that she was Ilona\u2019s \u201cidol.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho Are Ilona Maher\u2019s Parents?<\/h2>\n
Does Ilona Maher Have Siblings?<\/h2>\n
Ilona Maher\u2019s Family Was Supportive of Her at the Olympics<\/h2>\n
Ilona Maher Is Very Close With Her Siblings<\/h2>\n