Ring girl Apollonia Llewellyn spills lesser-known secrets of the industry, reveals her earning per night

Apollonia Llewellyn, a model, and a social media influencer, has revealed details about her life as a ring girl and also shared some insights into the fight-event industry.

Llewellyn shared that she has been modeling since she was 14 and started working as a ring girl at the age of around 16 or 17. Llewellyn used to work at charity boxing events in England where she used to earn £100 for one event.

After turning 19, Llewellyn began focusing more on modeling and her career as a social media influencer. She revealed that recently through her agency; she got a job as a ring girl for Misfits, a crossover boxing promotion founded by YouTuber KSI.

Speaking about the obligations of a ring girl during an interview with Business Insider, the 23-year-old said:

"As a ring girl, you are usually expected to attend two events: the weigh-in and the fight itself. The fights are usually on a Saturday night, and the weigh-in is on Friday evening. On Friday, the ring girls are on stage, but it only takes one or two hours. On fight days, you usually have to be ring-side from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. when the fight's over," said Apollonia Llewellyn.

Llewellyn also described her experience working at the Misfits boxing events, saying since the event happens once in nearly two months, she gets to spend time on her career as an influencer and a model. The 23-year-old also shared details about her pay as a ring girl.

"Misfits boxing matches only happen once every eight weeks, so I can still spend most of my time working as an influencer and model... The first time, I was paid £300 through the agency, which isn't great... Now I am working with Misfits directly because they want to keep the same girls for every fight. I get paid around £900, which is about $1,100, per match. They've also mentioned that they will put us on a salary going forward."

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Apollonia Llewellyn's advice for girls who want to be ring girls

At the age of 23, Apollonia Llewellyn works as a ring girl at televised events which usually have an in-arena attendance of 20,000 people. This has also helped her in gaining more followers on social media.

Speaking from her own experience, Apollonia Llewellyn's advice for aspiring ring girls is to get in touch with an agency and start working at small boxing events:

"My tips to someone breaking into doing it is to sign with an agency because they can help you get the contacts you need. I'd start with the small charity fights. That's how I learned the ropes and prepared myself for the bigger fights. Social media also really helps. I know lots of girls will post when they're a ring girl and it can boost their following."