At the 17-minute, 20-second mark of the 2019 Champions League soccer match at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Tottenham was leading Liverpool by one. That’s when the game was suddenly halted by the invasion of a blonde fan in a skimpy black one-piece with the words, “Vitaly Uncensored” scrawled across the front. To the delight of many, she ran across the pitch with her hands held high in victory before she was corralled and escorted off the field by officials. Her name is Kinsey Wolanski.
“I had a dress on that was velcro, so I could rip it off for my bikini. I was so focused on the task at hand, I don’t think I was nervous. I was just locked in,” she tells Maxim. “I didn’t fully understand the magnitude of a Champions League final.”
Seen by roughly 79.37 million fans, the stunt was later watched countless times on social media. In the six years since, her Instagram following has grown from about 250,000 followers to more than 3 million.
“I didn’t really expect it to do what it did,” Kinsey says of the stunt, done to help promote then-boyfriend, Russian influencer Vitaly Zdorovetskiy’s website, Vitaly Uncensored. “I was super young and living my life. And back then, I was doing stunts on social media. I was presented with the idea, and I thought it would be a fun challenge. Then it ended up blowing up and getting a zillion views, and the whole world knew about it. I definitely didn’t expect that. I already had a big following, but I gained an extra million overnight, which was crazy. So, it was definitely a big attention grab.”
With undeniable natural beauty, attention was paid and continues to be. But be warned—her father is a 35-year veteran of the LAPD. Kinsey grew up in Palmdale, California. She started on social media about 10 years ago, and quickly became a top sports influencer and a broadcaster with Underdog, for whom she hosts the digital podcast series, The Arena: Gridiron, co-hosted by Skip Bayless and ex-NBA baller Gilbert Arenas, as well as Pro Athletes Unfiltered, where she trains with various athletes ranging from major league pros to Olympians.
“I met some very unique athletes. We get to see how different their finances are, versus their day-to-day training,” says Kinsey, a multifaceted athlete who excels at soccer and gymnastics. “I get to spend a day training with them and seeing their houses. And it was fascinating to see an MLB player who lives in a mega mansion and loves the journey, and then you have an Olympic athlete who finishes their eight hours of training, then goes and works at Starbucks and has to pay the bills.”
Her fave? “I love Miguel Rojas from the Dodgers,” she says of the LA shortstop. “He’s a super fun personality. He’s always up to film and try anything. For a baseball player, you’d expect him to be a little more uptight.” When Maxim caught up with her last September, Kinsey was boarding a flight for New York to attend the 2025 Ryder Cup. A licensed pilot, she usually flies herself, but this time she took a commercial flight.
“Flying is definitely my passion,” she says, noting she’s also a licensed helicopter pilot. Getting from here to there usually involves her own personal pink single-engine antique Piper Archer. “I love a weekend trip with my friends, and going camping, going on an adventure. To be able to do that at my own will, it’s just a challenge. I’m a goal-oriented person, and with flying, there’s always another gradient, always another new challenge, there’s always a new license to get. It empowers me. I’ll work up to a jet one day, but that’s a big step. When you achieve something that’s so difficult, it’s beautiful, right?”
Recently, she flew from her home in California to Las Vegas to move in with her boyfriend, Vince Sant, a model and co-founder of the fitness program, V Shred. They met on a dating app two years ago, and enjoy hiking together, snowboarding and playing pickleball every Tuesday night. Kinsey hopes to marry him someday. “After you pass 25, I think you calm down a bit. Now, I’m more focused on my career. The sky’s the limit. When I put my head down, I can achieve anything,” she says, looking back on her wild years. “More settling down and less crazy shit.”
This article originally appeared in Maxim’s Winter 2025 issue.