Cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition
One of the best honors a female supermodel can get is being on the cover of magazine Sports Illustrated. The new swimsuit edition of the special of Sports Illustrated magazine unveiled just yesterday. The lucky model selected to appear on the cover this year 2017 is: Kate Upton again.
BEST ROOKIE MODEL
Just a couple of years ago, Sports Illustrated introduced a new feature, Best rookie model. These are supermodels who appear on the Swimsuit edition for the first time although sometimes they are already famous.
In recent years, some prominent models have been selected as best rookie model. Subsequently, they have become household names.
Sara Sampaio, one of the best supermodels in the world, (chosen the 5th best in the recent post of Halcombe, best 30 supermodels in the world) was the best rookie in 2014, and she is now a Victoria´s Secret Angel.
The other best rookie supermodels are; Chrissy Teigen (2010), Kate Upton (2011), Nina Agdal (2012), Kate Bock (2013), Kelly Rohrback (2015), Barbara Palvin (2016) and Bianca Balti (2017)
HISTORY OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT EDITION
Big things begin in a funny way on many occasions. This is the case; in 1964 the first edition of Swimsuit edition was published because there were not bigger stories to print in the winter months. Now, the release of this edition is a worldwide event.
Sports Illustrated is a sports publication as its name indicates. However, they make the brand even more famous with this annual release.
Some of the best photographers with a team of experts travel alongside the supermodels to unique places. It can be an island in the Pacific, Europe, a mountain, an icy spot… This is one of the most important jobs in the world of fashion and modelling.
To prove that, here you have the complete list with all the supermodels who have been on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. As you can discover, there are relevant and renowned names.
SUPERMODELS ON THE COVER OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
1964: Babette March
1965: Sue Peterson
1966: Sunny Bippus
1967: Marilyn Tindall
1968: Turia Mau
1969: Jamee Becker
1970: Cheryl Tiegs
1971: Tannia Rubiano
1972: Shelia Roscoe
1973: Dayle Haddon
1974: Ann Simonton
1975: Cheryl Tiegs
1976: Yvette and Yvonne Sylvander
1977: Lena Kansbod
1978: Maria João
1979: Christie Brinkley
1980: Christie Brinkley
1981: Christie Brinkley
1982: Carol Alt
1983: Cheryl Tiegs
1984: Paulina Porizkova
1985: Paulina Porizkova
1986: Elle Macpherson
1987: Elle Macpherson
1988: Elle Macpherson
1989: Kathy Ireland
1990: Judit Masco
1991: Ashley Richardson
1992: Kathy Ireland
1993: Vendela Kirsebom
1994: Kathy Ireland, Elle Macpherson, and Rachel Hunter
1995: Daniela Pestova
1996: Valeria Mazza and Tyra Banks
1997: Tyra Banks
1998: Heidi Klum
1999: Rebecca Romijn
2000: Daniela Pestova
2001: Elsa Benitez
2002: Yamila Diaz
2003: Petra Němcová
2004: Veronica Varekova
2005: Carolyn Murphy
2006: Veronica Varekova, Elle Macpherson, Rebecca Romijn, Rachel Hunter, Daniela Pestova, Elsa Benitez, Carolyn Murphy, Yamila Diaz
2007: Beyoncé Knowles
2008: Marisa Miller
2009: Bar Refaeli
2010: Brooklyn Decker
2011: Irina Shayk
2012: Kate Upton
2013: Kate Upton
2014: Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge, Chrissy Teigen
2015: Hannah Davis
2016: Ronda Rousey, Hailey Clauson, Ashley Graham (3 covers for the first time)
2017: Kate Upton
Some personalities and sport stars have appeared on the cover too. Some criticize this publication, others do not understand why a sports magazine features this kind of pictures.
However, the truth is Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition is one of the fashion events of the year. Do you like it or you hate it? Do share and comment.
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