World Cup’s ‘sexiest fan’ captures attention of Formula 1 cameraman

Nypost · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 03, 2026 · 217 words · By Jake Nisse

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The World Cup’s “sexiest fan” is still turning heads.

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What happened

The World Cup’s “sexiest fan” is still turning heads.

Why it matters

Ivana Knoll, a Croatia fan who first earned the title at the 2018 tournament, was spotted walking the paddock ahead of the Miami Grand Prix this weekend.

Common ground

And one cameraman seemingly got a bit distracted.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “After her rise to fame during the 2018 World Cup in Russia, she was on hand to cheer on Croatia once again in 2022 during the Qatar World Cup.”

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Multiple sources confirm her fame began at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and that she attended the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Xenia Knoll (Serbian Cyrillic: Ксенија Кнол, romanized: Ksenija Knol; born 2 September 1992) is a Swiss former tennis player. Knoll won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA 125 doubles title…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenia_Knoll

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anna Bondár (born 27 May 1997) is a Hungarian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 50 by the WTA, achieved on 18 July 2022 and a best doubles ranking of No. 43, rea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Bondár

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ivana Jorović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивана Јоровић; born 3 May 1997) is an inactive tennis player from Serbia. In her career, she won thirteen singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivana_Jorović

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Claim 2: “she branded it a “disaster” on social media.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for Ivana Trump and tennis players, which are irrelevant. There is no evidence in the provided text that she called the 2022 World Cup a 'disaster'.

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Claim 3: “According to the Daily Star, Knoll was born in Germany and later relocated to Croatia’s capital of Zagreb.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for Ivana Trump, which are irrelevant to Ivana Knoll's biography.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ivana Marie Trump (née Zelníčková; [a] February 20, 1949 – July 14, 2022) was a Czech and American businesswoman, socialite, and model. She lived in Canada in the 1970s, before relocating to the Unite…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivana_Trump

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 15, 2022 · Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, has died at age 73, the family told ABC News.
https://abcnews.com/US/ivana-trump-wife-president-trump-dies…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 13, 2025 · Much of Ivana Trump's life story was marked by events that were tragic well beyond her status as the former wife of current U.S. President Donald Trump.
https://www.thelist.com/1991290/donald-trump-first-wife-ivan…

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Claim 4: “Croatia have qualified for its fourth successive World Cup”

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One source explicitly states 'Croatia qualified for their fourth consecutive World Cup finals', and another mentions they have competed six times in total since independence.

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web search NEUTRAL — The national team starting lineup before the 2018 World Cup Final against France. The national team of Croatia has competed in the FIFA World Cup six times, finishing on podium on three occasions. [1]…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup

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web search NEUTRAL — Croatia qualified for their fourth consecutive World Cup finals after defeating the surprise of the qualifiers Faroe Islands 3:1 at home. In Rijeka, the second and third of the last two championships …
https://www.bgnes.com/sport/croatia-qualifies-for-fourth-con…

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web search NEUTRAL — Croatia have qualified for their seventh World Cup Zlatko Dalic's side were beaten finalists at Russia 2018 Luka Modric and Co finished in third place at the last tournament
https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexi…

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Claim 5: “The model, who also makes music under the name Knolldoll, boasts 2.8 million followers on Instagram.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for Ivana Trump, which are irrelevant to Ivana Knoll. No evidence was provided regarding her music alias 'Knolldoll' or her specific Instagram follower count.

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Claim 6: “As seen in a clip of a Sky Sports broadcast, Knoll walked past several of the network’s pundits during a live shot in a rather revealing outfit.”

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Multiple sources confirm a viral moment where Knoll walked past Sky Sports pundits/cameramen during a live broadcast at the Miami Grand Prix.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Only a small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction competes in multiple Games. 1012 athletes (687 men and 325 women) have participated in at l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_athletes_with_the_most…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of reality television show franchises that have become franchises with production of local versions around the world, from A through G. See also List of reality television show…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reality_television_sho…

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Claim 7: “Ivana Knoll, a Croatia fan who first earned the title at the 2018 tournament, was spotted walking the paddock ahead of the Miami Grand Prix this weekend.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm Ivana Knoll attended the Miami Grand Prix and was present in the paddock.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aleksandra Krunić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александра Крунић; born 15 March 1993) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She is a doubles finalist at the 2025 French Open and at the 2026 Australian Open, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandra_Krunić

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