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Sports Illustrated<\/i>\u00a0Swimsuit Issue<\/h1>\n

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The\u00a0Sports Illustrated<\/i>\u00a0Swimsuit Issue<\/b>\u00a0is published annually by American magazine\u00a0Sports Illustrated<\/a><\/i>\u00a0and features female\u00a0fashion models<\/a>, celebrities and athletes wearing swimwear in various locales around the world. The highly coveted\u00a0cover photograph<\/a>\u00a0has been considered as the arbiter of supermodel succession.[<\/span>1]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The issue carries advertising that, in 2005, amounted to\u00a0US$35 million\u00a0in value.[<\/span>1]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0First published in 1964, it is credited with making the\u00a0bikini<\/a>, invented in 1946,[<\/span>2]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0a legitimate piece of apparel.[<\/span>3]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Since 1964, the issue had been published every February, but starting in 2019, the issue was made available in May.[<\/span>4]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>[<\/span>5]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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History<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The swimsuit issue was invented by\u00a0Sports Illustrated<\/i>\u00a0editor\u00a0Andre Laguerre<\/a>\u00a0to fill the winter months, a typically slow point in the sporting calendar.[<\/span>1]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0He asked fashion reporter\u00a0Jule Campbell<\/a>\u00a0to go on a shoot to fill space, including the cover, with a beautiful model. The first issue, released in 1964, entailed a cover featuring\u00a0Babette March<\/a>\u00a0and a five-page layout. Campbell soon became a powerful figure in modeling and molded the issue into a media phenomenon by featuring “bigger and healthier” California women and printing the names of the models with their photos, beginning a new supermodel era.[<\/span>1]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In the 1950s, a few women appeared on the cover of\u00a0Sports Illustrated<\/i>, but the 1964 issue is considered to be the beginning of the current format known as the Swimsuit Issue. The issue that got the most letters was the 1978 edition.[<\/span>6]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

When\u00a0Mark Mulvoy<\/a>\u00a0became\u00a0managing editor<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Sports Illustrated<\/i>, he doubled the size of the swimsuit issue from 20 to 40 pages, becoming a special annual issue[<\/span>7]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>[<\/span>8]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>[<\/span>9]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The swimsuit issue sold five million copies annually during his time as managing editor,[<\/span>8]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and profits for\u00a0Sports Illustrated<\/i>\u00a0more than quadrupled.[<\/span>9]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

In 1997,\u00a0Tyra Banks<\/a>\u00a0was the first black woman on the cover.[<\/span>10]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Since 1997, the swimsuit issue has been a stand-alone edition, separate from the regular weekly magazine.[<\/span>11]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Its best selling issue was the 25th Anniversary Issue with\u00a0Kathy Ireland<\/a>\u00a0on the cover in 1989.[<\/span>6]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Through the years, many models, such as\u00a0Cheryl Tiegs<\/a>,\u00a0Christie Brinkley<\/a>,\u00a0Paulina Porizkova<\/a>,\u00a0Elle Macpherson<\/a>,\u00a0Rachel Hunter<\/a>,\u00a0Rebecca Romijn<\/a>,\u00a0Petra Nemcova<\/a>,\u00a0Valeria Mazza<\/a>,\u00a0Heidi Klum<\/a>,\u00a0Tyra Banks<\/a>,\u00a0Marisa Miller<\/a>,\u00a0Brooks Nader<\/a>, and\u00a0Irina Shayk<\/a>\u00a0have been featured on the cover. Other models within its pages, but not on its cover, include\u00a0Cindy Crawford<\/a>,\u00a0Stephanie Seymour<\/a>,\u00a0Ella Halikas<\/a>,\u00a0Niki Taylor<\/a>,\u00a0Angie Everhart<\/a>, and\u00a0Naomi Campbell<\/a>. The eight models featured on the cover of the 2006 issue were featured in a coffee-table book called\u00a0Sports Illustrated: Exposure<\/a><\/i>. Photographed by\u00a0Raphael Mazzucco<\/a>\u00a0and produced by Diane Smith, the unprecedented “reunion shoot” featured 139 pages of previously-unpublished images. In 2006, the issue expanded publishing to\u00a0handheld devices<\/a>.[<\/span>12]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In 2007, the swimsuit issue first became available in China.[<\/span>13]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The 2008\u20132013 covergirls were announced on\u00a0Late Show with David Letterman<\/a><\/i>.[<\/span>14]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>[<\/span>15]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The 2014 and 2017 covergirls were announced on\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/a><\/i>.[<\/span>16]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The 2015 cover model was announced on\u00a0The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/a><\/i>.[<\/span>17]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0MJ Day<\/a>\u00a0became the issue’s top editor in 2014.[<\/span>18]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The 2019 covers were exclusively announced on\u00a0Good Morning America<\/a><\/i>\u00a0with\u00a0Tyra Banks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Camille Kostek<\/a>\u00a0both appearing on the show on May 8, 2019.[<\/span>19]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>[<\/span>20]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The 2019 issue leaned towards\u00a0diversity<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0inclusivity<\/a>\u00a0with models representing different body types.[<\/span>21]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It also tackled\u00a0ageism<\/a>,\u00a0body image<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Me Too movement<\/a>.[<\/span>22]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>[<\/span>23]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The 2020 issue was delayed due to the\u00a0COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>,[<\/span>24]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and was released on July 13, 2020.[<\/span>25]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Valentina Sampaio<\/a>\u00a0became the swimsuit issue\u2019s first openly transgender model in 2020.[<\/span>26]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The first openly transgender covergirl for the magazine was\u00a0Leyna Bloom<\/a>\u00a0in 2021.[<\/span>27]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

In May 2022,\u00a0Yumi Nu<\/a>\u00a0became the first plus-size model of Asian descent to be featured on the cover of the magazine.[<\/span>28]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Also in May,\u00a0Maye Musk<\/a>\u00a0became the oldest model to feature on the Swimsuit cover, appearing at 74 years old.[<\/span>29]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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Non-models in the magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Female athletes have appeared in swimsuit shoots.\u00a0Steffi Graf<\/a>\u00a0appeared in 1997. In the 2003 issue, tennis player\u00a0Serena Williams<\/a>\u00a0and figure skater\u00a0Ekaterina Gordeeva<\/a>\u00a0were featured inside the magazine. In 2016, UFC fighter\u00a0Ronda Rousey<\/a>\u00a0became the first female athlete to appear on the cover. However,\u00a0Anna Kournikova<\/a>\u00a0appeared in an inset on the 2004 cover, and had a photo spread within its pages.<\/p>\n

In 2005, Olympic gold medalists\u00a0Amanda Beard<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Jennie Finch<\/a>, along with\u00a0Lauren Jackson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Venus Williams<\/a>, were featured.\u00a0Maria Sharapova<\/a>\u00a0appeared in an inset on the 2006 cover and had a spread inside. In spring 2006,\u00a0Sports Illustrated<\/i>\u00a0chose music as the theme for the 2007 issue. Swimsuit editor Diane Smith[<\/span>30]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0wanted\u00a0Grammy<\/a>-winner\u00a0Beyonc\u00e9 Knowles<\/a>\u00a0to pose.[<\/span>31]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In 2006, Beyonc\u00e9 launched a swimsuit line under her\u00a0House of Der\u00e9on<\/a>\u00a0clothing label. Beyonc\u00e9 Knowles became the first singer, and first non-model non-athlete, to appear on the cover in 2007.<\/p>\n

In 2008,\u00a0NFL cheerleaders<\/a>\u00a0appeared for the first time. Teams include the\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>,\u00a0San Diego Chargers<\/a>,\u00a0Dallas Cowboys<\/a>,\u00a0Miami Dolphins<\/a>,\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>,\u00a0Atlanta Falcons<\/a>,\u00a0Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>,\u00a0New England Patriots<\/a>,\u00a0Oakland Raiders<\/a>,\u00a0Washington Commanders<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Houston Texans<\/a>.[<\/span>32]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Race car driver\u00a0Danica Patrick<\/a>\u00a0appeared in 2008 and 2009. In 2008, she was featured in a four-page spread set in\u00a0Singer Island, Florida<\/a>.[<\/span>33]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

For the 2010 issue, four female Winter Olympians appeared in swimsuits:\u00a0Clair Bidez<\/a>,\u00a0Lacy Schnoor<\/a>,\u00a0Hannah Teter<\/a>, and\u00a0Lindsey Vonn<\/a>. They were joined by tennis player\u00a0Ana Ivanovic<\/a>. Australian hurdler\u00a0Michelle Jenneke<\/a>\u00a0appeared in the 2013 issue after having gained notoriety for her warm-up dance routine, which went viral on YouTube.[<\/span>34]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

In 2012,\u00a0Alex Morgan<\/a>\u00a0first appeared in a\u00a0body paint<\/a>\u00a0swimsuit.[<\/span>35]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In 2014, she made her second appearance this time in an actual swimsuit.[<\/span>36]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In 2019, she appeared for her third appearance alongside her\u00a0USWNT<\/a>\u00a0teammates,\u00a0Megan Rapinoe<\/a>,\u00a0Crystal Dunn<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Abby Dahlkemper<\/a>\u00a0all joined her in two-piece swimsuits.[<\/span>37]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Danish tennis player\u00a0Caroline Wozniacki<\/a>\u00a0appeared in the 2015 issue. She is an active player, formerly world number one, and was photographed at\u00a0Captiva Island<\/a>\u00a0in the Gulf of Mexico by Walter Iooss, Jr.[<\/span>38]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Top ranked Canadian tennis player\u00a0Eugenie Bouchard<\/a>\u00a0appeared for the first time in the 2017 issue. She is an active player who has achieved a top five rank in tennis in 2014.[<\/span>39]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

In 2021,\u00a0Naomi Osaka<\/a>\u00a0became the first black athlete to appear not only inside but also on the cover of the SI swimsuit Issue.[<\/span>40]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

In 2023,\u00a0Martha Stewart<\/a>, at the age of 81, became the oldest model on the cover of the SI swimsuit Issue.[<\/span>41]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Also in 2023,\u00a0Kim Petras<\/a>\u00a0became the second openly transgender woman to appear on the cover.[<\/span>42]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Olivia Dunne<\/a>, the NCAA gymnast, appeared in the \u201823 edition. Also, Olympic medallists\u00a0Simone Biles<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Aly Raisman<\/a>\u00a0in \u201817 and \u201818.<\/p>\n

The 2024 60th Anniversary publication included reappearances by athletes\u00a0Paige Spiranac<\/a>,\u00a0Sue Bird<\/a>,\u00a0Megan Rapinoe<\/a>,\u00a0Olivia Dunne<\/a>, and\u00a0Brenna Huckaby<\/a>. Olympian rugby player\u00a0Ilona Maher<\/a>, collegiate diver\u00a0Alexa Massari,<\/a>\u00a0collegiate softball player Jas Williams, and collegiate basketball player Jillian Hayes all made their debut in the issue as well.[<\/span>43]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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Reception<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bryan Curtis of\u00a0Slate<\/a>\u00a0argued that the magazine is an acceptable exhibition of female sexuality not out of place on a\u00a0coffee table<\/a>.[<\/span>1]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0However, the swimsuit edition has proven controversial both with moralists who subscribe for sports news content as well as with those who feel that the focus on fashion and swimsuit modeling is inappropriate for a sports magazine. Feminists have expressed that “the Swimsuit Issue promotes the harmful and dehumanizing concept that women are a product for male consumption”.[<\/span>44]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

In 1997, sports sociologist Laurel R. Davis published\u00a0The Swimsuit Issue and Sport: Hegemonic Masculinity<\/i>\u00a0in Sports Illustrated, examining the societal implications of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Davis analyzed editions of the magazine from its inception in 1964 through the 1990s and conducted interviews with producers and readers. Her research suggested that the swimsuit issues reinforced traditional gender roles and perpetuated a “climate of\u00a0hegemonic masculinity<\/a>.” Davis also argued that the magazine marginalized people of color, non-heterosexual individuals, and residents of lower-income countries. Additionally, Davis critiqued the magazine\u2019s portrayal of models, suggesting it emphasized notions of femininity over athleticism by depicting them as dependent, emotionally vulnerable, and disconnected from the sporting context.[<\/span>45]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Despite the success of the swimsuit edition, hundreds have cancelled their subscriptions due to it. The 1978 edition, remembered for its fishnet bathing suit made famous by\u00a0Cheryl Tiegs<\/a>, resulted in 340 cancellations.[<\/span>1]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Sports Illustrated<\/i>\u00a0makes the controversy a form of entertainment with the issue two weeks after the swimsuit edition packed with complainants such as shocked parents and troubled librarians.[<\/span>1]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0As of 2005, the number of cancellations has reportedly declined.[<\/span>1]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Nonetheless, to avoid controversy,\u00a0Sports Illustrated<\/i>\u00a0has, since 2007, offered its subscribers the option of skipping the swimsuit edition for a one issue credit to extend their subscription.[<\/span>46]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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Locations<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The swimsuit issue was once predominantly shot in one country per year. As the issue has grown in size, the number of locations has also risen.<\/p>\n

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