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Yes, all rookies do. Didn’t Kate Bock say as much?

Bianca Balti was announced as SI Swimsuit’s 2017 Rookie of the Year. Bellazon’s pick for Rookie of the Year was Lais Ribeiro with Bianca Balti, Kelly Gale and Vita Sidorkina coming in at shared second place. Here are breakdowns of the votes: Lais Ribeiro: 7 Bianca Balti: 3 Kelly Gale: 3 Vita Sidorkina: 3 Myla Dalbesio: 2 Danielle Herrington: 0 Mia Kang: 0 Lais got over twice more votes than the models who came at second place when comparing individually. Thank you to everyone who voted and/or commented!

Surprised to see your name Or do you just like to post candids even if you don’t really care about the model per se?

@frenchkiki Maybe you confused me with someone else because of this? No, Kate doesn't have a butt that size But I was referring to these pictures:

I don’t recall that. Would need some receipts

@frenchkiki Are you talking about me? @Stromboli1 I think that Kate returning being marked by her getting the cover was agreed upon between Kate and SI. Kate coming back and doing just a regular beach shoot wouldn’t have made any sense. Now Kate getting three cover versions is a different thing. I think it's possible that they were thinking of having multiple cover models like Page Six suggested (a younger and an older legend Kate and Christie respectively and an athlete). I can see why some models might find it unfair though because even if they had gotten the shot, they still wouldn’t have gotten the cover.

100%. I still remember her pretending not to understand that Kimmel was referring to Kate being on the back cover when Chrissy, Nina and Lily were interviewed. She did not want Kate to get any credit or attention.

Slay, bitch, slayyyyyyyy! By the way, I wonder how returning past cover models feel when Kate gets the cover yet again (Chrissy, Nina, Hannah, Hailey)

I think the arctic shoot was Bojana’s best shot at getting the cover. The environment showcased Bojana in a different light. I don’t think that she has much of a chance to land the cover with a beach shoot because the competition is so tough in that area. I see Barbara and Vita as future cover models although Vita with the caveat that they can get the perfect shot where her body’s awkwardness is disguised. Barbara’s set is cover model worthy. However, I’m not disappointed that Barbara didn’t get the cover. To me, this is her calling card to getting the cover next year. I think she got in the magazine and won Rookie of the Year mainly because of her potential and her name but now she has delivered on that promise. I can only be happy about her shoot, I have no complaints even though she isn’t on the cover. Her shoot is that good. I think this has showed the naysayers why she is at the top and deserving of her status as a SI model. If she gets the cover at one point, this shoot is proof that she isn’t handed things just because she is Barbara Palvin. I can envision a duo cover of Bojana and Hailey, two smoking hot models and a freezing background. A brunette and a blonde plus raw sexuality. But I don’t think that Hailey is the type of a cover model to be on the cover twice in a row. I think things worked out for Hailey the way they were supposed to because if she hadn’t been on the cover last year, I still don’t think that she would have been chosen over Kate this year. I find it a bit odd that Bojana and Hailey had two shoots but maybe the SI team wasn’t confident about how that arctic shoot would translate so they wanted to give Bojana and Hailey a fair shot at getting amazing pictures at a beach location. (And fair shots at getting the cover especially if the shoots were booked before SI knew that Kate was coming back.) I wanted Kate to get the cover three times for her legacy. Kate is their newest superstar and something like that happens very rarely even for SI. I think SI missed out when they didn’t recognize that by putting Kate on the cover three times in a row ala Elle MacPherson. So, this fixes it in a way i.e. Kate’s return is such a big deal for SI, a cause for celebration that she gets the cover with three versions! And that is right, I think that years from now Kate will be remembered and associated with SI like Elle MacPherson, Christie Brinkley, Kathy Ireland etc. are now. Hannah Ferguson has a chance to get the cover in the future if she can get back to a softer look and gets that lucky break of having a combination of a great location, weather, photographer, styling etc. I think Rose Bertam is in danger of becoming the next Jessica Gomes i.e. back year after year but never lands the cover. Fortunately, Rose is modelling for L’Oréal so I think that her route to getting the cover could be by increasing her popularity outside of SI.

I love the Bojana & Hailey shoot. Bojana looks great in her beach shots as well but Hailey’s legacy as a returning cover model would have stayed intact better if the beach shoot hadn’t happened because those shots are too generic. Barbara’s set stands out, the colours pop and her poses are clearly more SI whereas last year was a bit of a disappointment, the shoot wasn’t as sexy and full on bikini shoot as I had hoped. I think Barbara felt in her element this year whereas she was a bit unsure last year. Vita also looks great, yeah, her boobs are an issue but I can overlook it because of the overall quality of her pictures. For some reason, the preview pics that were released of Vita looked awkward facially but there seems to be a lot of pictures where that is not an issue whatsoever. I need to look over all the models later but so far Barbara, Bojana (arctic), Hailey (arctic), Vita and Kate’s shoots stand out the most.

Who crocheted this piece sitting on their rocking chair in front of the TV?

Fantastic! Serving a different look this time too. Her body is sinful! Also delivering and not just getting the cover because of her name.

From what I’ve seen, Barbara looks amazing and stands out from the rest. Those pastel swimsuits really compliment her. She is earning her way to the cover!

I agree, both Bojana and Hailey look incredible in that environment whereas Hailey’s beach pictures don’t seem to differ much from her other shoots. So Bojana and/or Hailey not being on the cover must come down to which personality they want on the cover rather than how great the shoot was.

Aww, I think Hailey is riding a Finnish Universal/Finnhorse. What I don’t understand is why Bojana and Hailey had two shoots. The pics from the first location look amazing and really pop.

I think Kate deserves to be on the cover three times because she is the biggest star SI has produced in the last few years. Elle MacPherson was on the cover three times in a row. Kate being on the back cover when Nina, Chrissy and Lily got the front cover was a bit shady.

To vote for her, I’d have to overlook her titties. I swear a lot of these girls with bad boob jobs are deluded about their breasts. Mia, Hannah Davis, Samantha Hoopes, Vita Sidorkina etc.

I agree it’s about being single but if she knew she got the cover, I think she’d be too excited to post stuff like that.

This one, too, points to Barbara not being on the cover:

Well, next year! I’ve had my eye on Barbara getting the cover in her third year all the way back when she was a rookie (while of course welcoming her getting it earlier). But if she doesn’t get it next year, then that is bad news because I don’t get the feeling that she would necessarily hang around for a 5th year, 7th year etc. without a cover.

MJ’s Instagram account is back:

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She probably got hacked because they hoped to find the cover model information on her Instagram account.

Could that be because of the file name? The girl doesn’t even seem to have blue eyes.

Hello! I don't think these are Barbara