One moment, Elisa Corda was living her life as she always had, enjoying a drive in her home country of Italy. The next, she was in a devastating crash that took most of her left hand and left her with a large pile of legal and medical debt. Life doesn’t pause for recovery, but Corda found something in PT that would change her life forever.
Most people might wallow in depression after an ordeal like that, but Elisa went full beast mode. While in physical therapy, she discovered powerlifting—yes, even without her hand—and it completely changed her life. Custom prosthetic? Done. Champion status? Slayed. She was even making money from competitions.
Then when Covid hit in 2020, Elisa Corda found herself with no competitions and no live crowds to impress. But she didn’t lose her hand in a car crash and then completely reinvent herself just to let something like a pandemic make her disappear. She also needed to supplement the money she’d been earning at meets, so what’s a girl to do? Enter: OnlyFans.
Elisa quickly realized that sharing her workouts—with her own little touch of spice—could bring in some pretty decent cash. And because no woman is an island, her husband stepped in as her director. He sets up and directs all of her shoots because, well, teamwork makes everything better.
Elisa Corda is still on OnlyFans, making roughly €2,000 a month with her side hustle on the adults-only platform. Not too shabby! But she’s far from alone. Athletes worldwide are flocking to the platform in pursuit of financial independence. Cyclists, boxers, golfers, tennis players—even former Olympians—have embraced OnlyFans as a way to connect with their fans outside of their sporting events. Brand deals can be hard to come by, and prize money from competitions depends on, well, winning. OnlyFans offers content creators the chance to earn a living, supported directly by the fans who want to see more from them.
Unlike traditional social media, where images can be swiped and reposted without proper attribution, OnlyFans allows creators to have full control over their content and supports them in protecting it. Users decide what kind of content to create, when to share it, and who gets to see it. There’s no creepy, unapproved circulation, and when images are leaked—this is still the internet, after all—OnlyFans helps creators take them down from the thief’s chosen sharing space.
So what’s the moral of the story here? Well, if life throws your car on a curve, you might be able to turn it into cash. Elisa’s story isn’t just one of survival—it’s about learning to adapt and thrive in the most unexpected way. Twice. Who knew that an amputee weightlifting champ would find her strongest source of financial support on OnlyFans?
