Ana Zortea Explains Her ‘Lucky Bra’ Strategy Behind Boyfriend Miles 'Deuce' McBride’s Knicks NBA Finals Win (Exclusive)

Skyler CarusoThu, June 18, 2026 at 9:16 PM UTC

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Ana Zortea with her boyfriend, Miles "Deuce" McBride after the New York Knicks won the 2026 NBA Championship.Credit: Ana Zortea/Instagram

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Ana Zortea opened up about her 2026 NBA Finals experience as the girlfriend of Miles "Deuce" McBride in the latest episode of PEOPLE's WAG World series released on Thursday, June 18

She explained the backstory behind her "lucky" bra that she wore throughout the best-of-seven championship series

She also opened up about the Knicks locker room celebration, Timothée Chalamet, the "no sex" rule and more in the full episode available exclusively on the PEOPLE App

You've heard of Jordyn Woods' lucky orange bag, but are you familiar with Ana Zortea's lucky bra?

The girlfriend of Miles "Deuce" McBride spilled on a superstitious style secret during a candid conversation on PEOPLE's new WAG World series just days after the New York Knicks won the 2026 NBA Finals, the team's first championship title in 53 years.

"Every time I wear it, they win. Every time I wear it, they win," Zortea tells host Skyler Caruso in the latest episode of WAG World released on Thursday, June 18 — the same day as the New York Knicks ticker-tape parade in New York City, held five days after the big tournament win.

The bra turned superstitious because of its win-loss ratio during the best-of-seven series, which she discovered after the Knicks fell to the San Antonio Spurs during Game 3 at Madison Square Garden.

"Sometimes I'm wearing a top where I can't wear the bra, and it happened that they lost that one day," explains Zortea, who opted for an orange, satin halter neck top that she paired with statement, sparkly black pants that night.

Zortea has since learned to strategically style her game-day outfits around her undergarment, a fashion-forward move that has proven successful given that the Knicks walked away with the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

"I'm going to make my top work around the bra. It's going to have to work it in," she recalls of her thinking while picking out her outfits for the games that followed, noting that this superstitious style strategy was in effect only for the NBA Finals.

Ana Zortea celebrates with her boyfriend, Miles "Deuce" McBride after the New York Knicks won the 2026 NBA Finals.Credit: Ana Zortea/Instagram

"I like to wear the Knicks colors, which is something that I don't do during a regular season," she shares. "I don't even like to wear his face on my stuff, like on my shirt or anything — but when it comes to the playoffs, I'm all in. I'm bleeding orange and blue."

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As for the future of this bra? Fortunately for Knicks fans, Zortea foresees it sticking around in the future.

"My good luck charm next season," she says.

Ana Zortea on set of PEOPLE's "WAG World" series.Credit: Alex Huang

Zortea met McBride at West Virginia University during her first weekend at the school after she relocated for graduate school in August 2021. They were introduced to each other by mutual friends in the athletic department because she was a swimmer.

"I had no idea that he was an athlete," she tells PEOPLE on WAG World. "But people started coming up to take pictures of him... I just really was like, 'Oh, he must be a famous TikTok.' TikTok was so hot back then. So you have to understand," she recalls with a laugh.

Originally from Criciúma in the south of Brazil, Zortea moved to the United States at age 16 to pursue her dreams of being a professional swimmer. She landed a scholarship at Florida State University, where she completed her bachelor's degree before making the move to WVU.

Ana Zortea poses in her lucky outfit at the 2026 NBA Finals.Credit: Ana Zortea/Instagram

"I wasn't planning on coming to America. I was just like going to stay in Brazil, but because of the Olympics and maybe med school. That's what I always wanted to do," she says, noting that she "100%" dreams of qualifying for the Summer Games.

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Since they started dating, the pair welcomed their first baby together, daughter Ace Katherine, in June 2025. In fact, she celebrated her first birthday the day after McBride and the Knicks won the NBA Finals — and she very much knows her daddy is a champion.

"She knows," Zortea makes clear. "We're making it very clear. He says that every single day."

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