Makenzie Noland’s pose with 14ft Big Tex has become an internet sensation

Makenzie Noland’s pose with 14ft Big Tex has become an internet sensation





Martin Belam

Tue 7 Aug 2018


Makenzie Noland’s graduation picture, including Big Tex the alligator. Photograph: Makenzie Noland/Instagram

Makenzie Noland, a Texas student, poses for her graduation photo in cap, sash and – somewhat unusually – with an alligator.

The student shared the image on Facebook and Instagram with the caption “not your typical graduation photo”, and found herself at the centre of the internet’s attention. “I am overwhelmed with how viral my post has gotten,” she posted on Tuesday, “and to see everyone from my hometown pushing me to move