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Golf star Wie glams up for photoshoot
If Michelle Wie wasn't already one of the most marketable sportswomen on the planet, her US Open victory in June quashed any doubt.
The Hawaiian-born golfer has been one of her sport's most wanted ever since that triumph, trapsing all over the world to meet the demands of her publicists and many sponsors.
Her latest engagement involved a photoshoot with Golf Digest, which features the 24-year-old with her first major trophy in a shimmering silver dress.
Wie won the US Open by two strokes in June.
Her maiden major, the victory catapulted her to superstardom.
Her many celebratory parties kicked off in remarkable fashion.
Surrounded by friends, Wie was filmed twerking upside down.
Rather than ruffle golf's conservative, the scenes seemed to have the opposite effect.
Wie was instead lauded for being herself.
Then again, Wie has been forced to grow up under the glare of cameras.
At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship
