Carolina Vieira, originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, previously represented her country at the 2020 Tokyo Games, where her team placed 12th in the 4x100m freestyle relay.
Many former Bachelor contestants paid tribute to Merkt, who competed on Nick Viall's season of The Bachelor, by leaving tributes in the comment section.
The segment featured 17 performers, including three well-known "Drag Race France" contestants, in various states of undress, posed behind what looked like a long table.
Officials are examining a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation allegedly involving Team GB and England forward Wilson-Hardy and an unnamed third party.
This embarrassing incident comes as Paris organizers have promoted the event as "The Equal Games," with the IOC celebrating that women now make up 50 percent of its participants.
In a post about the segment, she shared a photo of herself in her costume and wrote: "Hi, my name is Barbara Butch. I'm a love activist, DJ, and producer based in Paris."