Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Models
Sports Illustrated magazine runs its famous swimsuit issue each February. The issue isn't presicely about sports, but an appearance in its pages has become a status symbol for models and for the occasional sports figures who join them. Here are some of the most prominent figures who've appeared in the swimsuit issue over the years.
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Kate Upton (cover 2012)
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Irina Shayk (cover 2011)
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Brooklyn Decker (cover 2010)
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Bar Refaeli (cover 2009)
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Christie Brinkley (covers: 1979, 1980, 1981)
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Yamila Diaz-Rahi (covers: 2002, 2006)
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Steffi Graf (tennis player, 1997)
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Rachel Hunter (covers: 1994, 2006)
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Kathy Ireland (covers: 1989, 1992, 1994)
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Heidi Klum (cover: 1998)
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Anna Kournikova (tennis player, 2004)
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Elle Macpherson (covers: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 2006)
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Marisa Miller (cover: 2008)
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Carolyn Murphy (covers: 2005, 2006)
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Petra Nemcova (cover: 2003)
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Daniela Pestova (cover: 2006)
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Gabrielle Reece (volleyball player, 1997)
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Rebecca Romijn (covers: 1999, 2006)
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Annika Sorenstam (golf star, with husband, 1999)
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Cheryl Tiegs (covers: 1970, 1975, 1983)
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Veronica Varekova (covers: 2004, 2006)
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Vendela (cover: 1993)
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Beyoncé (cover: 2007)
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Serena Williams (tennis player, 2003, 2004)
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Dara Torres (swimmer, 1994)
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Tyra Banks (covers: 1996, 1997)
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Maria Sharapova (tennis player, 2006)
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Danica Patrick (race car driver, 2008)
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Doutzen Kroes (Dutch powerhouse)
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Chanel Iman (American, with a touch of Korean)
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Bar Refaeli (Israeli, practical blue eyes)
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Marisa Miller (American, strawberry blonde)
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Behati Prinsloo (Namibian, tallish)
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Adriana Lima (Brazilian veteran)
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Olga Kurylenko (Ukrainian Bond girl)
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Miranda Kerr (Australian, dimpled)