Little Girl Dressed Up as Serena Williams for ‘Superhero Day’ On Halloween.

In an adorable twist on the concept, one young student decided to use her school’s “Superhero Day” to celebrate a real-life superhero of her own: Serena Williams. In a photo tweet shared on Friday, a Twitter user under the name Chris Wright posted a photo of a girl in a power pose, dressed up in a black tutu outfit and wielding a tennis racket.

The girl’s outfit was inspired by a black dress with a ballerina-style tutu skirt designed by Virgil Abloh in collaboration with Nike. Williams wore the signature outfit to her first match at the US Open in August after being banned at the French Open from wearing a full-body Nike catsuit— which was to prevent blood clots.

Perhaps most important, however, is her look of fierce determination in the snap. “Super hero day at school,” Wright captioned the image. “Who am I [?]” He also tagged Alexis Ohanian, Reddit co-founder and husband to Serena Williams (and father of their daughter Alexis Olympia), to drive the point home.

Luckily, Ohanian himself saw the tweet — and was clearly touched by the tribute to his tennis star wife. During the 2018 U.S. Open, she had worn the outfit that the student decided to emulate, in both black and white. Even her daughter had a matching look, too.

“This young lady is my superhero today,” Ohanian wrote, touchingly, as he retweeted the image. While we may most often associate superheroes with magical powers and capes, this is just one more reminder that they come in all forms — and can even exist right in our midst — as this student knows.
And then Williams herself responded, too. “Super Shero. Strong. Has a voice. And is beautiful. Love it,” she wrote.