Model Olivia Culpo and San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey are saying goodbye to football season, and hello to vacation.
The engaged couple, who have been together since 2019, recently spent some time under the sun on a boat after an extended football season that included a trip to the Super Bowl.
Vacation mode,” she captioned a three-picture carousel on Instagram March 10 of their getaway. One of the pictures showed Culpo, who wore a black string bikini, next to McCaffrey in a black button-down shirt and shorts. The other two photos were solo shots of Culpo on the water.
This vacation comes just one month after the Super Bowl, when the Kansas City Chiefs and 49ers faced off on the field in Las Vegas. The Chiefs won 25-22 after the game went into overtime.
Culpo and McCaffrey got engaged in April 2023 and often post about each other on social media. Keep reading for more about their relationship and milestones.
2019: From rumored couple to vacation pics
Culpo and then-Carolina Panthers running back McCaffrey were first linked in May 2019 after they followed each other on Instagram. The Heisman trophy finalist also liked one of Culpo’s posts at the time.
That summer the two appeared to be pursuing a relationship. The duo were photographed in Mexico together on vacation in July 2019. By the fall, Culpo could be spotted at Panthers games wearing a McCaffrey jersey.
Three years after they started dating, Culpo, who was crowned Miss Universe in 2012, revealed the origins of their relationship in a sweet Instagram post and said her “best friends” set her up with McCaffrey.
She wrote that her “expectations were low” before the date. Before meeting McCaffrey, the model had a “no athletes” rule after her past relationships with Ryan Lochte and Tim Tebow. She told “Entertainment Tonight” in 2022 that the running back’s family values contributed to her decision to break it.
“He’s just the best; I feel like he is everything that I could ever ask for,” she told the outlet. “So I never have to worry about anything. I think that was the reason why I didn’t want to date an athlete, no offense, because there is a reputation there.”
February 2020: Christian McCaffrey and Olivia Culpo make it red carpet official
Culpo and McCaffrey made their red carpet debut on Feb. 1 at the 2020 NFL Honors, an annual award ceremony celebrating football achievement held in the lead-up to the Super Bowl.
Later that month, they shared Instagram posts for each other on Valentine’s Day. Culpo posted a close-up pic of the couple and called him her “best friend,” thanking him for “changing my life and showing me the kind of love I always wanted but never thought was possible.
Meanwhile, he shared pictures of the pair having fun together and noted, “Never a dull moment with you.”
June 2020: Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey celebrate his birthday
Throughout 2020, Instagram posts featuring the couple became more regular, including Culpo’s post for McCaffrey’s 24th birthday in June.
“Happy birthday to my best friend in the whole world,” Culpo wrote on Instagram as the couple posed next to a unicorn birthday cake. “Unicorns really do exist. I love you baby.”
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