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I think that this could have been Nina’s year had she not been on the trio cover… Maybe SI wanted to give the cover specifically to Hannah in 2015 and before the trio cover there was of course Kate Upton but I don’t think that Hailey was such a standout as a rookie that she was bound to get the cover the following year. I also think that Alyssa Miller could’ve been a SI cover model but maybe Alyssa made the decision not to shoot for SI again.

Ashley is good at being interviewed and she has something to say, which is more interesting to the media than another swimsuit model going, “Yay, I got the cover!”

Okay maybe later once the issue is out?

@Prettyphile Hmm… Edit: Not worth risking it. Aren’t they supposed to have the best (swimsuit) models and photographers? Bad weather and TMZ ruining surprises in understandable though. Can you tell how many re-shoots they did? Were they re-shooting because they didn’t get the cover picture?

@Prettyphile Can you tell why they have been re-shooting?

@PinkCouture Now out with it! What’s your issue with Barbara being in SI?

Confirmation that Lily Aldridge is in the issue and was on the same location as Barbara: https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/sports-illustrated-rookie-barbara-palvin-talks-194315305.html

Interview: https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/sports-illustrated-rookie-barbara-palvin-talks-194315305.html

@Prettyphile Is it of a SI model?

Thank you! Still sounds like a lot of work!

@Prettyphile Hah, you have to post a pic then! (And instructions… )

Has anyone tried these? Looks so delicious!

Such a beautiful face, hair and make up! The shaving cream bikini is underwhelming though… It’s just sort of smeared on her. But she is really confident since there are so many people staring at her when she is practically naked!

When I saw the BTS vid of Barbara, I started to wonder whether Kate could be in the issue especially if it’s supposed to be “classic.”

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/BBn1zIgi9MI/

Aaaah, I loved Ashley’s response at the end for ET!! She has the right kind of sexy attitude!

Good choice to have Barbara promoting the issue via TV interview, SI! By the way, I like it when James Macari shoots the girls. It looks hotter when someone young like him is shooting someone like Nina Agdal. And I like that he is fit enough to wear just swim trunks. I find it awkward when a photographer is covering up on a paradise beach where the girls are in bikinis.

I see this as natural progression from SI. First they hired a model who had slimmed down again, Crystal Renn. Then they picked a model, Robyn Lawley, who is considered plus-sized in the fashion industry. And now for the 2016 issue they cast someone who is genuinely plus-sized. I think that SI is not going to promote Ashley as their token plus-size model. They probably want to send the message that she is an SI model just like any other model who was cast in the issue.

@lostdiadem Yeah, my first reaction was “Get over yourself!” when I read that some swimsuit designers are not happy with how Barbara’s body looks. I don’t know if the designer of the orange bikini was the one complaining but my thought is that any designer is lucky to have their swimsuit featured by SI. There are literally hundreds of bikinis that SI has for photo shoots but only a select few are pictured on a model (let alone get in the magazine). And I’d say that having Barbara wear one of your designs is fortunate because she is one of the most popular models in the issue so whatever she wears is going to get more exposure. @Clauds Good call! Loved Alyssa Miller and Nina Agdal being SI besties. Barbara and Nina’s silly personalities could match very well.

When I saw that Robyn was identified as the one wearing a green suit in one of the teaser pics, I thought that she is not going to be invited to be part of the issue next year because the thing that made her special to the people at SI i.e. being “plus-sized” is gone. Now she is just a really tall model. Sure, she is probably bigger than most girls in the issue but it doesn’t really matter since her body is so much more toned now.

So there was at least one surprise in the line-up i.e. a fifth rookie. I would need to see a full body shot to determine whether she is right for the issue but so far looks surprisingly good. Even though I think it’s important to feature models who are athletic and in the best shape of their lives because it is Sports Illustrated, I think it’s good to have variety i.e. different body types.

Chanel Iman kind of counts?

Thanks for the video, @Candylicious.! The way Candice talked about making sure that she is the swim girl and hoping to get the cover makes me wonder why she hasn’t done SI like Lily has. It seems like shooting for SI would be right up her alley. Getting the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is arguably a bigger deal than getting the cover of Victoria’s Secret’s swim catalogue.

@Prettyphile Okay I thought that you might have some swimsuit designer as a friend who would have an in with SI and the designer would not be happy that Barbara was chosen to wear one of their suits since you wrote earlier:

@Prettyphile Are you saying that the designer of this swimsuit: http://www.swimwearworld.com/pilyq-bikini-omni-omn-170b-omn-270-550-490.html is not happy that Barbara is the one who is modelling the swimsuit?