So as an over all I'm not impressed, hopefully the magazine is better then the website. Here's my opinion.. feel free to agree or disagree -
Shannon Click - Singapore
Pleasantly surprised as I was expecting a lot worse, however still not a fan.
Body Paint - Wet socks, meet flat proportions and I am slightly disturbed o.0
Cintia Dicker - Peter Island
Not a fan as an overall, however I would like to bite her tushy.
Kenza Fourati - Singapore
Zero expectations, and they delivered I am especially disturbed by the stuffed puppy on her lap... Esti and floaties = deja vu on the pedofactor. And the straddling of the dragon just brings up thoughts that are not ok.
Body Paint - Shapeless breasts, boring color scheme :yawn:
Esti Ginzburg - Phillipines
Squaty, bad posing, but she has a cute smile! Her first year was undoubtedly her best, loved the grotto picture, she just failed to deliver this year for me.
Jessica Gomes - Peter Island
Curvaceous, but looks a bit untoned. However I happen to like her this year, she has a nice exotic appeal while still coming across as as relate-able.
Izabel Goulart - Singapore
Was expecting a lot from her, I mean she's modeled lingerie for years but I find her very hit and miss. Some pictures are great while others are huge flubs... Girls with smaller frames can rarely pull off the laying on their sides and trying to create curves.. not impressed.
Body Paint - Comes off a bit trashy to be perfectly honest, maybe it's just the paint this year, but really I'm not overly impressed with any of the girls for it this year.
Brooklyn Decker - Peter Island
Very light, with an almost ethereal quality, I actually like the premise behind the shoot, and her face is gorgeous, however.... the posing is incredibly boring, and the bathing suits - eew
Hawaii - Truly her body looks less toned in this shoot then Peter Island, and with the bright and bold colors, it loses that soft quality that really brought her face to life for me.. not a fan.
Julie Henderson - Fiji
Amazonian woman... great body not so much face. Classic poses, nothing special, but she markets a swimsuit well.
Hawaii - Boring suits, crappy poses, messy hair, masculine face. Do Not Want.
Alyssa Miller - Fiji
Aside from her brows I must admit I am smitten. Her body is fantastic, she brings enough sex appeal without looking trashy. The bold colors suit her coloring, she doesn't go all penthouse on us and still seems to bring a little originality.
Hawaii - Very hit or miss here, however with the amount of love they gave her, (keeping in mind she's a rookie) but if she's a hit with the boys out there she may be shoved in to replace someone... All American girl for an all American magazine.. Watch out Irina, she just needs an all American sports star now.
Body paint - Probably the best of the body paints, good body, nice coverage, again the bold colors seem to suit her. Not a fan, but it's better then the rest.
Damaris Lewis - Singapore
Plus size, untoned... gumpy face, though she has pretty eyes. Seriously girlfriend needs to lose the dance poses and learn how to pose as a MODEL... not a bloody dancer.
Hilary Rhoda - Peter Island
Classic beauty... does not = sex appeal. She's got a good body, and a pretty face, I just have troubles associating her with Sports Illustrated even though she's been around for a while. Not to mention I'm now seeing hints of Ashley Greene in her face, so gonna skip past her before I lose all interest.
Genevieve Morton - Fiji
For a woman who looked fantastic in SISA, she certainly doesn't here which makes me wonder how much airbrushing they needed to use. She looks singularly untoned in this shoot, and I had such high hopes for her and in two consecutive years she's failed to deliver.
Irina Shayk - Hawaii
Dirty.. messy hair.. classic posing... Girl friend has a body on her, but needs to steer clear of some of the more penthouse type poses. Also, I think she would probably be a bit sexier with darker hair, the highlights just make her hair look muddy. Some shots I love, others are just trashy
Phillipines - The blue/green suits look great on her, taking out some of the ruddiness of her skintone and making it pop a bit more. Bit more diversity through her posing, though not much... I like this more then the last shoot, but I'm still not raving.
Kate Upton - Phillipines
Her candids looked so much better then this.. she was the biggest let down in the history of SI for me. I had such hopes, based on her guess work and her beach bunny shoots... and then we get this. Her poses are great, the swimwear suits her, however if she doesn't learn to contort a little bit through the midsection then she will always be hit or miss. Some of those pictures are fantastic, others are squaty and unattractive. Don't be a highschool girl with a camera, be a model.
Body Paint - Again, learn how to pose... but seriously she should never go without a bra, the girls are starting to head the southern way and look like they may be ready to jump the border. Again it's another boring suit.
Chrissy Tiegan - Phillipines
I'm not sure what she was doing, but she seriously reminds me of a girl who's on vacation trying to look cute. Last year I was excited about her cross over from SISA and was disappointed - that hasn't changed this year. Perhaps she should go back to SISA because she's failing to deliver for me.
Jessica White - Phillipines
America's Next Top Model anyone? She just looks rough this year... through the face, through the body, through the poses. Not impressed.
Anne V - Fiji
Loads, and Loads of pink. Body of a porn star, face of... well something. It's not bad, it's just plain. Then top it all off with an overkill of pink/peach/red and my eyes are starting to cross.