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Serena Williams' daughter, Alexis Olympia, is set to have a career in fashion, according to her tennis champ mom

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Designer Serena Williams walks the runway at the S by Serena Williams Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2020 fashion show. Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho
Designer Serena Williams walks the runway at the S by Serena Williams Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2020 fashion show. Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho

The 23-time Grand Slam champion's 2-year-old daughter, Alexis Olympia, already has opinions on the clothes her mother wears. 

Serena recently launched her Serena Williams jewellery line and although she won't be allowing little Alexis to wear any of the pieces from the collection just yet, the tot is already a budding fashionista. 

"So far she's been wearing my heels, so I'm like 'yeah, she's going to be in fashion!' I could've sworn today she looked at me and said 'gee gah yeah'," she told InStyle about her daughter whom she has with her husband Alexis Ohania. 

"When I come out sometimes she's like 'Oooh! Ma!'" 

READ MORE: Serena’s daughter is Vogue’s youngest cover star ever!

At just three months old, Alexis Olympia appeared on the cover of the February 2018 issue of Vogue US alongside Serena, while earlier this year, she attended the S by Serena Williams Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2020 Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week. 

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Alexis Junior is also often twinning with her designer mom, so we're definitely not ruling out the possibility of a career in fashion in the future.

Compiled by Afika Jadezweni

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