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SI Swimsuit Issue

Bar
Refaeli
2009 SI swimsuit issue
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In the winter
of 1964, Sports Illustrated magazine was in its usual sales slump.
So the editorial staff at SI decided to try something new.
Babette
Marche, a model in a racy (for the time) bikini was splashed
across the cover for their new February issue and - surprise!
- the very first SI swimsuit issue was almost an instant sellout.
Soon, hot-blooded
sports fans by the millions were waiting at mailboxes for delivery
of the Sports llustrated Swimsuit Issue in an annual winter tradition.
Since then,
Sports Illustrated is credited with almost single-handedly launching
the Era of the Supermodel, giving rise to the careers of Tyra
Banks, Christie Brinkley, Rachel Hunter, Elle Macpherson and
Kathy Ireland (to name only a few) who have since graced the cover.
The 2006 landmark
"topless" cover featured models Veronica Varekova,
Elle Macpherson, Rebecca Romijn, Rachel Hunter, Daniela Pestova,
Elsa Benitez, Carolyn Murphy and Yamila Diaz. Inside,
Heidi
Klum was the featured photo spread and, (just to keep it fairly
legit as a sports issue), tennis pro Maria
Sharapova also appeared in the lower right hand corner over
the sub-headline, "...As You've Never Seen Her".
Swimsuit
Issue 2010
Compared the
recent past, rumors and buzz were in big supply as SI tried to
keep this year's swimsuit issue a closely guarded secret until
publication on around the second week of February 2010.
However, the
Web has helped uncover a trove of photos thanks to an SI editor
who was tweeting about shoots for the 2010issue. He later published
highly anticipated sneak
preview photos reported here of Bar Rafaeli, Brooklyn Decker,
and other hot models who will be featured in the 2010 SI issue.
Stay tuned!
More about SI Swimsuit Issue around the Web:
Fortunately,
fans no longer have to wait anxiously at their mailboxes for the
hardcopy, and enjoy almost instantaneous access to the swimsuit
issue online - including model profiles, behind the scenes photo
shoots and video clips, along with an entire archive of favorite
editions. Check them all out here ....
Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
- The full multimedia extravaganza including the latest &
greatest photos, video clips, screen savers, cell phone wallpapers
and, of course, the full Marisa Miller spread ....
AskMen.com
- Sports Illustrated Models - Their choice of the hottest
babes in the 2006 issue with photos and related links to more
on Elsa Benitez, Carolyn Murphy, and Daniela Pestova.
Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
- The complete history from Wikipedia, including a list of SI
cover girls and related gallery of historic covers from 1964 to
the present.
YouTube.com
- Maria Sharapova Swimsuit -
Promo video of the hot tennis star before, during, and after her
famous photo shoot for the 2006 issue.
Random
Swimsuit Pics - One guy's personal, high-quality collection
from recent and past SI Swimsuit issues.
also
in Pop Culture -> Victoria's
Secret Models
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