Beachgirl

Yes, Pretty-a very long 7 days to wait!

Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, North America, South America are the 7 continents. I think 17 refers to 17 returning models as the 'wonders' , not including the 5 rookies. Yep: North America, South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Antarctica, Australia (Oceania).

In past years, SI usually has 17-18 models; then counts the 4, 5 or 6 rookies separately, as well as Body Paint and Guest shoots separately. Check out the recent covers--they confirm how they consider the model numbers, with rookies always separated. Maybe they are counting 'former' models too like those shown from 1999, 2000 etc. Yamilla and Elsa. I am guessing that there are 17 'returning' models, and 4 or 5 'new' rookies, so a total more like 21 or 22 models. They normally do not count 'guests' or 'athletes' in the total like when they do a special--like on Katherine Webb, or Olympic gold girls, or Bar last year or Brooklyn the year before last. I still say Michelle is in there. If you take out the 'guests', and remove the rookies, but add Michelle in, we are still missing a few! Or, if we just take the list 'as is', remove Katherine Webb ( a last minute add-in) and add only 4 rookies (Kate Bock?), we have 17! Puzzlement! ;o

From SI editor Darcie Baum: Darcie Baum ‏@darciebaum Also another ROOKIE REVEALED!! @emilydidonato1 shot in Namibia eeek! http://usat.ly/WOD5nd

SI Rookie Reveal: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/specials/swimsuit-rookies-2013/

Thanks ILoveSIGirls--I was all alone on that guess, but I am still betting its Michelle, like you!

Thanks in advance to Pheno and Pretty for their scanning, etc.! #cannotwaitforlaunch#

Bar Refaeli ad for GoDaddy to be aired on Super Bowl Sunday is leaked early--super hot! hulu.com/adzone/452369

Wow-how does she swing that--getting it so early? Dying to know about cover!?

Maybe not, but SI does sometimes shoot the models at more than one shoot each: in 2011 Alyssa and Irina and Julie H were in 2 shoots each, as well as in 2012 Julie H (Seychelles and Gulf) Ariel M (Panama and Gulf) and Kate all shooting at separate locations/times--Kate in Florida Gulf of Mexico, and Australia.

I have been thinking for months that these sneaks are of Kate Upton from the very first shoot. Beauty marks, etc., seem to add up!

The TV ad link I posted has a track from the Rolling Stones' Sympathy for the Devil (also played in the film Interview with the Vampire, also shot in New Orleans). Dafoe has also played a vampire in films, and there are certainly 'vampy devilish' details in this ad with his pointy nails, ring and the document, not to mention how he goes up in smoke. I missed seeing the unicorn? Agreed on not enough Kate!

Full Mercedes Benz ad for Super Bowl with Kate Upton, Usher and Willem Dafoe. http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/videos/mercedes-super-bowl-ad-2013-ft-kate-upton-willem-dafoe-usher/ 12 more days, peeps!

Kate Upton will star in a Mercedes Benz ad aired on Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 3--the most watched single television program in the world--and the Super Bowl sporting event is also sponsored at the Mercedes Benz Superdrome. http://www.superbowladsforgeeks.com/2012/11/kate-upton-will-sex-up-super-bowl-2013.html Mercedes-Benz Updated: 12/3/2012 Buy: One ad in the fourth quarter, length to be determined. The 2013 game is being played in Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans -- one reason why Mercedes decided to return to the game after appearing in 2011 but skipping 2012. Creative: The carmaker will highlight its CLA, a model that will be introduced with what is believed to be a surprising price point and aimed at broadening the consideration set for the auto brand. Model Kate Upton is expected to team with rapper Usher for the carmaker's Super Bowl effort, but the head of the company's U.S. operations has also hinted that other celebrities have joined. Just released, watch the temperatures rise in this 38 second Mercedes Benz teaser shot in an (old) New Orleans diner, New Orleans being the city hosting the Super Bowl: http://www.i4u.com/2013/01/53010/mercedes-benz-super-bowl-2013-ad-teaser-here#full_story I'd say Kate's cover of 2013 SI Swimsuit is a shoe-in!

Thanks for lightening the photo MissLimaVzla--now I am even more sure it's Michelle, not Chrissy! Only a few weeks more to wait and see!

I've been wondering when someone would notice that the body painting model in the red bandana print (day 2) looks a lot more like Michelle Vawer than Chrissy?

holly sh... thats pretty Scary... UK u dont make the cover?lol U.K was just joking now, but beachgirl actually works in something to related to SI, i thik she mentioned that she designs some of the swimsuits for the magazine, so it means that the cover was probably 100% planned & 0 surprise Yes I do design swimwear and some of my bikinis are happily/luckily/randomly chosen to be filmed by SI out of more than some estimated 25,000 sent in to them by us designers--but I never know until-like you all- I see twitpics of them leaked, like the one of mine I say is being worn by Jessica Gomes--I have no insider info, just guessing myself, although I do know the models bodies--but that's all--I just guess like all of you, but I can absolutely guarantee that none of this is planned in advance, and we certainly are not told anything, quite the contrary-- I know for a fact that last year's cover came about as a result of them making a last-minute video and while they took some stills to set it up, that one on the cover of Irina proved to be the best one of her according to SI, despite earlier shoots with her. SI keeps it all under wraps as long as they can--until today!

Kate: check Red bikini: check: Australia: ? Like I said back in Nov., Kate- in red- in Australia. Snap! Also, I'm still sticking by my Jessica Gomes tag for my earlier post where some of you like MissLimaVzla thought it was Petra. No way, Petra--it's a slimmed down, super feline Jessica G!

This is Jessica Gomes--not Chrissy, not Petra

These photos look like Michelle Vawer to me

Totally agree-cover will be Kate at an Aussie beach in red

Does anyone have the 2 removed photos--before Twitpic declared them 'forbidden'-- from Janine Berey's twitter day before yesterday (Thursday 13 and Friday 14)? She's the SI assistant and was on the shoot with all blue bikinis with Kate Upton up first, etc. Janine said: 'loving the jewels on model #2' AND 'it's a wrap for model #2--great way to end the day'. Would love to see these photos!