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have JUST NOW read this guy's name, and was like, "huh?? this male model who i've never heard of has 24 pages?!?!?" having gone through said pages, i. get. it. he is supreeeeeeeeemely scorching hot. dear god, this dude is pure, raw beauty. unbelievable! taben ---- he's mine now. muuhahahaa.

haha thanks again pinky!! such gorgeous pics with the article. glad to see KK in the papers.

he's canadian?? from where???

wow. he is simply divine!

VS will deeeeeefinitely help her career! she's got the charisma to really become a commercial supermodel.

she is sooooo striking! just a magnificent specimen of beauty. wow.

WOW. now, i've never been a fan of Marisa Miller ... but her body is insane! absolutely perfect for swimsuits and THIS pic should've been the cover. it's actually magnificent.

what does KK say in the article?

if everytime we felt anger about something in our lives we compared it to the plights of those who are desperately more unfortunate than we are --- we would spend our entire lives de-valuing our emotions and feeling nothing but guilt for our circumstantial existence. to compare being angry about something like this to starving or malnourished children is not only ridiculous, but also so bizarrely self-righteous it's not even funny. if you truly care so deeply about those causes, why are you wasting your time posting on such an absurdly superficial web forum? exactly. NEXT.

i'm not necessarily "outraged" as much as i am just downright disgusted. i think that beyonce is one of the most stunning women on Earth, i'll say it over and over again. she's near perfection. but she's not a MODEL. and this was really one of the final places where celebs hadn't taken the limelight away from models. but now, it's goddamn beyonce on the cover, one of the most ubiquitous celebs in existence. there are SO many models who would have been a better choice and who would have sold just as many copies. i basically loathe Marisa Miller, but i definitely would've rather seen her on the cover. why? because she's earned it. she's a model and she's worked for SI for the past several years. ANY of VS's top girls would have worked perfectly. KK, Adriana, Gisele ... come on?!!? they're perfect for swimsuits and with someone like KK or even Selita or Alessandra, landing the cover of this issue would have launched them into "Superstar" status. it's discouraging and i am certainly NOT buying the issue. no way in hell.

huh right... in your playboy world maybe ? :laugh: thanks, taben. but seriously, i understand that a Vogue or W cover (for example) is incredibly significant in a model's career. i'm not a complete idiot. give me some credit here. however, if a model lands the cover of the SI Swimsuit issue, it automatically guarantees a tremendous amount of press and attention throughout all of the men's magazines, talk-shows, etc. these are the things that a model with a strong personality can use to turn themselves into a successful brand and become an internationally famous supermodel. (see Tyra, Heidi, Rebecca, etc). sure, there are always models like Elsa Benitez who, while gorgeous, lack that *oomph* that would turn them into a household name. but nonetheless, if a model with a whole lotta charisma and success within the high fashion world, like say Karolina Kurkova or Daria Werbowy, landed the SI cover --- it would most certainly bring their fame, and thus fortune and thus SUPERMODEL STATUS to a new, higher level. how many Vogue covers does Daria have? zillions. How famous is she? exactly. if she were on this magazines cover, it would mean the world of difference to her career longevity and financial status. ergo, it would ultimately be the one cover that really truly matters, because it would launch her to a new level. who was Heidi Klum before she was a SI cover model?

ridiculous. the model selection might be fine (WOW Irina! Never noticed her before!) but, the photos themselves are dreadful. the locations are terrible! what happened to the place being as big a part of the pic as the model? remember when Rebecca Romijn was on the cover in 2000, they did this whole shoot at the "Not So Virgin Islands". the pictures were absolutely STUNNING. i'm not even a fan of Yamila, but there was one pic of her on the beach in a huge urn/vase. magnificent. the beauty of the setting made her all the more beautiful. these pics here are totally uninspired. look at Anne V's shoot. WTF?!?! that looks like a cheap spread from a Maxim magazine. not happy. look at Selita's pics. i'm very glad that she's in the issue, cause she's absolutely gorgeous, BUT -- there is practically NO light in her pictures. they're all so uber-bland. BLAH! where's the sunshine?? where are the palm trees and beaches and turquoise waters?!?!? pathetic. i've been consistently let down by this magazine for the past few years. they need to get someone new on board.

my favourite SI cover is the 1997 one with TYRA in the red/pink bikini. who will join me in a SI boycott?

my initial shock was posted over at TFS. i refuse to believe this is the actual cover. i think Beyonce is easily one of the most gorgeous women on Earth, don't get me wrong, but to put a celeb on the cover of the SI Swimsuit issue, really THE ONLY SINGLE COVER that really matters for a MODEL's career, is disgraceful. shame, shame, SHAME. i promise i will NOT be purchasing this issue, if that's the actual cover.

she's rapidly becoming one of my new favourites. i love her personality and she's completely stunning!

i think the only single logical explanation as to why neither Gisele, Adriana, Alessandra or Karolina have been in SI is because there is something within their VS contracts that doesn't allow it. it wasn't the case with Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks or Laetitia Casta, who modelled for both SI and VS. i think that a large part of their international commercial successes has been due to the fact that they had such huge exposure from SI.

oh my sweet lord, she is just so unbearably sexy. what a drop-dead-gorgeous woman. pregnancy only enhances her beauty. amazing! congrats eva! best wishes!

i think she just naturally has an almost invisible belly button. even in candids it looks like that. is doesn't really catch shadow, but it's not an outie...

Natalia looks best when she's NOT smiling. Gisele DEFINITELY gets my votes. 3X Gisele!

here's the video of KK on Oprah... she models a few dresses and then talks for a sec about Valentino http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HPMFUFTB

TIIU??? BEATS KK?!??!! *boycott*

yep ... like this round seems to be going on for a loooooooooong time, whereas the last round, i didn't even have a chance to vote on.

glorious vid! thanks again

such a gorgeous woman!! i wish she would have been on the vs show. i hope that Daria becomes a true supermodel one day.