Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Sports Illustrated magazine runs its famous swimsuit issue each winter. The issue isn't exactly about sports, but an appearance in its pages has become a status symbol for models and for the occasional sports figures who join them. The 2008 edition gave SI veteran Marisa Miller her first cover. Here are some of the other prominent figures who've appeared in the swimsuit issue over the years.
- Tyra Banks (covers: 1996, 1997)
- Ana Beatriz Barros
- Elsa Benitez (covers: 2001, 2006)
- Caprice Bourret
- Christie Brinkley (covers: 1979, 1980, 1981)
- Naomi Campbell
- Laetitia Casta
- Aurelie Claudel
- Yamila Diaz-Rahi (covers: 2002, 2006 )
- Angie Everhart
- Isabeli Fontana
- Yasmeen Ghauri
- Steffi Graf (tennis star, 1997)
- Eva Herzigova
- Rachel Hunter (covers: 1994, 2006)
- Kathy Ireland (covers: 1989, 1992, 1994)
- Heidi Klum (cover: 1998)
- Anna Kournikova (tennis star, 2004)
- Elle Macpherson (covers: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 2006)
- Marisa Miller (cover: 2008)
- Karen Mulder
- Carolyn Murphy (covers: 2005, 2006)
- Petra Nemcova (cover: 2003)
- Sarah O'Hare
- Daniela Pestova (cover: 2006)
- Gabrielle Reece (volleyball star, 1997)
- Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (covers: 1999, 2006)
- Stephanie Seymour
- Ingrid Seynhaeve
- Molly Sims
- Annika Sorenstam (golf star, with husband, 1999)
- Niki Taylor
- Cheryl Tiegs (covers: 1970, 1975, 1983)
- Veronica Varekova (covers: 2004, 2006)
- Vendela (cover: 1993)
- Beyoncé (cover: 2007)
- Estella Warren
- Serena Williams (tennis star, 2003, 2004)
- Dara Torres (swimmer, 1994)
- Maria Sharapova (tennis star, 2006)
- Danica Patrick (race car driver, 2008)
Note: the 1994 cover featured a trio: Kathy Ireland, Elle Macpherson and Rachel Hunter. The 2006 cover featured an octet: Veronica Varekova, Elle Macpherson, Rebecca Romijn, Rachel Hunter, Daniela Pestova, Elsa Benitez, Carolyn Murphy and Yamila Diaz.
Many of these people appear in a related loop, The Models of Victoria's Secret.
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