MOLLY Qerim showed some pride for her heritage with a new First Take outfit. With the Olympics kicking off, Qerim made sure to represent the country where her roots are from. Qerim wore a tight top that represented the Albanian flag ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony.
It is a lesser known fact that Qerim is Albanian, but she explained how her last name represents her heritage in a 2017 interview. "Yes. Yes.
The last name is Albanian," she told UConn Magazine . "I say 'CARE-um' but it’s really 'keh—REEM.' I think my mom felt like people wouldn’t be able to handle it, so she tried to sound it out in English.
Read more on First Take "Sometimes I feel like a bit of a sellout and wish I had stuck with the actual pronunciation, especially when Albanians or Muslims see my Americanized version." Qerim made sure fans knew where she is from on Thursday's episode of First Take , as he red and white top was clear as day. It bore the Albanian eagle from the nation's flag, and also had the word Albania written across it multiple times.
Qerim also posted the outfit to her Instagram Story for all of her fans to see. Most read in Olympics Fans were thrilled with the outfit and quickly took so social media to share their thoughts. "Molly Qerim is reppinnnnn omgggggggg," one fan said.
"Molly representing today!!" another fan said. "Molly you is so beautiful," a third fan said. "Albania women are elite I just peeped @MollyQerim fit today," a fourth fan said.
"Molly looks so gorgeous tod.