Angel Reese Gets New Nickname After WNBA Draft, ‘The Chi Barbie’

Angel Reese is now not the “Bayou Barbie!”

Nope … the brand new WNBA rookie says she needs to be referred to as the “Chi Barbie” now as an alternative.

The former LSU hoops star made the announcement Thursday … only a couple days after the Chicago Sky chosen her with the seventh general decide within the draft.

“Hey y’all,” the 21-year-old mentioned in a video on her TikTok web page. “So, it’s the Chi Barbie here.”

Reese truly requested followers for recommendations for a brand new nickname earlier this week … as she clearly discovered it might be a bit tough to proceed to be Bayou something whereas she’s a thousand miles away from Baton Rouge. And initially, she received a bunch of responses, with a few of the finest together with Chiraq Barbie, Chief Reese (homage to Chief Keef), and Chi-City Angel.

However, it seems to be like she made her choice on her personal.

“I want y’all to know I’m still gonna be the Bayou Barbie, but I’m going to Chicago now,” Reese mentioned.

Reese mentioned she is going to nonetheless characterize the Bayou — the place LSU is situated — and her hometown Baltimore … however she’s excited to begin her new journey in Chicago.

“So many people done reached out to me,” Reese mentioned, “the love from Chicago is running deep and going crazy!”