Christian McCaffrey earned Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2023 and was an integral part of the San Francisco 49ers‘ Super Bowl appearance. In his short time with the team, the superstar running back has greatly impacted both the rushing and passing games.
But this isn’t McCaffrey’s longest active partnership. That honor belongs to his relationship with Olivia Culpo. Culpo may already sound familiar, as she was a well-known name long before she linked up with McCaffrey.
How long have McCaffrey and Culpo been together, and have they gotten married yet? Here’s everything you need to know about the power couple.
Who Is Olivia Culpo? Everything You Need to Know About Christian McCaffrey’s Wife
Culpo rose to fame in 2012 with her victories in the Miss Rhode Island USA and Miss USA pageants. Her pageantry success continued with a win in the Miss Universe pageant before the calendar year ended.
While Culpo saw her fame early on, McCaffrey was still two years away from seeing his first action as a Stanford Cardinal, attending the school beginning in 2014.
Never Forget how explosive Christian McCaffrey was at Stanford 🥶🥶 pic.twitter.com/VgVBX291po
— Footballism (@FootbaIIism) December 26, 2022
At least in football-loving homes, McCaffrey became a household name midway through his 2015 season at Stanford. The second-generation offensive playmaker racked up a mind-boggling 3,864 total yards and 15 touchdowns in a 12-2, Rose Bowl-winning campaign for the Cardinal.
After three seasons at Stanford, McCaffrey amassed 3,922 rushing yards and 21 TDs on 632 carries. He also hauled in 99 receptions for 1,206 yards and 10 TDs.
McCaffrey entered the 2017 NFL Draft, where the Carolina Panthers selected him eighth overall.
His rise to stardom has been chronicled many times over, but after proving to be one of the best dual-threat running backs in the league, the 49ers went and got the game-breaking back from a struggling franchise to insert into their run-heavy offense.
While still a dangerous target out of the backfield, the blocking schemes have allowed McCaffrey to elevate San Francisco’s offense to the next level.
Similarly, Culpo’s pageantry success opened up more opportunities for her to prove her own dual-threat capabilities. She would pursue modeling work, notably appearing on the cover of the 2020 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.
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Culpo also has a few acting credits on her résumé. She made her film debut in 2014 with “The Other Women,” and her most recent acting projects include “Clawfoot” in 2023, “Venus as a Boy” in 2021, and “Paradise City” in 2021.
Culpo hosted Miss Universe 2020, 2022, and 2023. She has also appeared on shows such as “Hell’s Kitchen,” “The Culpo Sisters,” and “The Masked Singer” as the UFO.
Culpo has also become a very successful social media influencer, with more than 5.5 million followers on her Instagram, 219,000 followers on X, and partnerships with brands like L’Oréal, Uberliss, Kipling, and Bodyarmor, among others.
How Did Culpo and McCaffrey Meet?
McCaffrey and Culpo’s courtship began innocuously enough. The star runner reportedly liked her photo on Instagram, per Sportskeeda. The interest was mutual, and the two were seen jet-setting about in exotic locales soon after that.
It didn’t take long for the two young moguls to become an item. They’d regularly share messages of support for one another on their respective social media platforms, and they were seen attending public events, like the NFL Honors, together.
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The two got engaged in April of 2023. After they got engaged, Culpo said she received an outpouring of support from Niners fans.
Rumors started surfacing in 2019 about Former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo and NFL hunk Christian McCaffrey after he liked her picture on Instagram. Just a few months later, they were photographed vacationing together in Mexico. pic.twitter.com/YaV0p8jloe
— SPORTS(ish) (@thesportsish) January 23, 2023
“I never thought that it would be any different,” she told E! News. “I never thought anybody would treat me any differently or anything would be any sort of way. But it is actually kind of funny how everybody there — because they’re just such big fans of the team — everybody wanted to see my ring or say hi and congratulate us.
“It’s really, really sweet. The 49ers have such a great fanbase.”
McCaffrey and Culpo Tie the Knot
On June 29, 2024, the couple took a private plane to Rhode Island with their dog, Oliver Sprinkles, and got married in a private ceremony in front of their closest friends and family.
Culpo wore a Dolce & Gabbana wedding dress, telling Vogue: “When I think about Christian and what he loves and the moments that he thinks that I’m most beautiful, it’s absolutely in something like this: timeless, covered and elegant.”
The couple got married at a church in Westerly. Those in attendance included 49ers tight end George Kittle, head coach Kyle Shanahan, fullback Kyle Juszczyk, and comedian Shane Gillis.
“It’s a covenant. It’s the beginning of the rest of your life — and it’s the union and bond of two people forever,” Culpo told Vogue. “I wanted something that felt as serious as that commitment.”
Christian and Olivia McCaffrey just posted a video of their wedding on Saturday pic.twitter.com/idbZ10Lb1w
— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) July 1, 2024
Following their wedding, McCaffrey put his $12.5 million Lake Norman castle up for sale and moved into Culpo’s $3.5 million home in Encino in Los Angeles. The beautiful estate was previously shared with Culpo’s sister, Sophia.
While both are making quite a name for themselves, it seems like the house will be where the couple plants down their roots for the time being.