Swimsuitologist

Seems like there's some kind of 60th Anniversary "legends" event/shoot brewing, per rumblings on Instagram.

Sometimes life's not so bad.

She's so gorgeous. She seems to have left bikinis and lingerie behind in favor of creating quirky videos on Instagram.

I remember it well. Love that red and black number on Carol Alt. And the "Obsession" pic of Elle is an all-time favorite.

Listen, I long for the days when the swimsuit issue was nothing but impossibly hot women. But I don't have the same loathing of the new direction that a lot of people have. I think there is a legitimate case to make about pushing beauty standards and inviting more inclusion. A lot of it does nothing for me, but that's fine -- I'm not the king of bikinis. But it's very weird to me that we live in a world where Barbara Palvin, Stacey Williams, and Stephanie Seymour were never cover models, but Martha Stewart is.

Went back to refresh my memory -- she had some cute pics last year.

Okay, Padma is probably my #1 celebrity crush, and I just got a lot more interested in this year's issue.

Sara really does make a Dream Team with Bikini Lovers and Cameron Hammond.

That shoot was my introduction to both of them. I thought they were super cute together. Can't believe it was 9 years ago...

Oh, man. Thanks for posting, I hadn't heard. That genuinely bums me out. For better or for worse, she's responsible for a lot of the real estate in my brain.

She is ... unfair.

Damn, even the city of Venice is visibly turned on...

Thank you -- big Haley fan, love getting new pics!

Thanks! Big fan of Allie.

I don't know where you found all those lovely Elle SI outtakes, but thank you for sharing them. I don't think I'd ever seen any of them before.