I'm not surprised about Chrissy being lively, I know a lot of people aren't a fan of her but I've always found her entertaining. And I'm also not shocked Lily wasn't as friendly, I love her but she's definitely seemed to get more uppity/~serious model~ over the past year or so. Thanks for sharing the pics, Gab!

I said it last year, I will repeat it this year: Eddie for president SISE editor!

 

Jeez, Sympathy. Thank you. You're going to make me all misty again. You know I want that gig. Bad. Gimme a camera, some models, a bunch of open-ended first class tickets, a chaperone to make sure I don't wind-up in prison, and I'll bring back some A+ pictures.

But since I'm not going to have that job, or even lotion-up Hannah Ferguson's butt anytime soon, I say we start a new competition thread.

I imagined making it sort of an SI all-time fantasy swimsuit team thing based predominantly in the present. And reality. Or not. Maybe Princess Leia in the space bikini is your kicker. Since there's already a thread that's going to chew-over the 2016 SI issue ad nauseam for the next 360+ days, mix it up a bit. Draft 15 girls (obviously they can be shared) and then pit members' teams as a unit together in a single-elimination tournament of some sort.

Keep it simple, pictures are required, and the "team" breakdown goes something along these lines:

- 4 returning girls from the 2015 issue

- 1 rookie from 2015

- 1 SI veteran pre-1995

- 2 athletes

- 5 swimsuit models currently working anywhere

- 1 picture of a girl that you think would make a great SI cover

and the more I think about it~

- your favorite swimsuit babe from a movie of any era

That makes it a little more creative, interesting to see who those bottom 7 girls are, and gets outside the box of shuffling the same finite group of models over and over. The last element alone should make for some pretty funny commentary.

Your thoughts?

 

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:

1. Rose

2. Hailey

3. Solveig

 

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:

1. Robyn

2. Kelly

3. Ashley

 

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:

1. Chrissy

2. Jessica 

3. Genevieve

4. Irina

5. Ariel ... I could go on

 

Pick 3 Girls you would've preferred for the cover:

1. Nina. IF she was American but since she isn't I think they went with the perfect girl

 

Pick 3 models who attended casting calls who should've been in the issue:

1. Xenia Deli

2. Alexandria Morgan

3. Clara Alonso

 

Pick 3 models who should be in the casting calls in 2015 (for the 2016 issue):

1. Elsa Hosk (She'd be so perfect for bodypaint)

2. Barbara Palvin

3. Edita Vilkeviciute

 

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:

1. David Bellemere

3. Kayt Jones (her 2012 shoot in Nambia was amazing)

4. Guy Aroch

 

Girls S.I. should bring back:

1. Bar Refaeli

2. Cintia Dicker

3. Jessica Perez

Hah, glad this caught on...

 

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:

1. Rose 

2. Hailey

3. Kelly

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:

1. Robyn

2. Solveig

3. Ashley

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:

1. Irina

2. Ariel

3. Genevieve

Pick 3 Girls you would've preferred for the cover:

1. Emily Ratajkowski (duh)

2. Hannah Ferguson

3. Nina Agdal

Pick 3 models who attended casting calls who should've been in the issue:

1. Yara Khmidan 

2. Xenia Deli

3. April Love

Pick 3 models who should be in the casting calls in 2015 (for the 2016 issue):

1. TEREZA KACEROVA

2. Daniela Lopez Osorio

3. Camila Morrone

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:

1. David Bellemere

2. Dominic Petruzzi

3. Tony Kelly

Girls S.I. should bring back:

1. Kim Cloutier
2. Michelle Vawer
3. Adaora

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:

1. Ashley

2. Hailey

3. Kelly

 

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:

1. Robyn

2. Solveig

3. Rose

 

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:

1. Irina

2. Nina

3. Genevieve

 

Pick 3 Girls you would've preferred for the cover:

1. Chrissy Teigen

2. Hailey Clauson

3. Emily Ratajkowski

 

Pick 3 models who attended casting calls who should've been in the issue:

1. Alexandria Morgan

2. Candice Lee Jolliffe

3. Martha Hunt

 

Pick 3 models who should be in the casting calls in 2015 (for the 2016 issue):

1. Michea Crawford

2. Dioni Tabbers

3. Dasha Dereviankina

 

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:

1. Terry Richarson

2. Ellen von Unwerth

3. Mikael Jansson

 

Girls S.I. should bring back:

1. Melissa Haro
2. Petra Nemcova
3. Josie Maran

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:

1. Erin 

2. Hailey

3. Kelly

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:

1. Robyn

2. Ashley

3. Solveig

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:

1. Chrissy

2. Ariel

3. Irina and Chanel

Pick 3 Girls you would've preferred for the cover:

1. Nina/Sara

2. Gigi

3. Hailey

Pick 3 models who attended casting calls who should've been in the issue:

1. Sam G

2. Yara

3. Xenia

Pick 3 models who should be in the casting calls in 2015 (for the 2016 issue):

1. Nadine Leopold

2. Daniela Osorio

3. Alexis Ren

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:

1. David Bellemere

2. Russell James

3. Jason Lee Parry

Girls S.I. should bring back:

1. Cintia
2. Michelle Vawer
3. 

 

 

VS in the background...perhaps a sign (no pun intended) of what's next for Hailey

 

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BTW, I think Snickers (the chocolate bar) is sad that Chrissy didn't get the cover so that made their own cover

 

I saw the same thing, and thought the same Pinky, about Hailey.

 

And I think you got my pic confused with Christy's photo for the cover!

Michea Crawford was my #4!!  Very tough choice.  She'd be awesome for SI.

The more I look at this issue, the more frustrated and disappointed I get.  It's just a cascade of poor decisions.

 

Instead of favorite shots, I can only pick saving graces, like this one:

 

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:

1. Hailey

2. Solveig

3. Erin

 

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:

1. Ashley

2. Kelly

3. Rose

 

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:

1. Chrissy

2. Jessica

3. Genevieve

 

Pick 3 Girls you would've preferred for the cover:

1. Nina

2. Emily D

3. I'm pretty cool with Hannah getting it.

 

Pick 3 models who attended casting calls who should've been in the issue:

1. Yara Khmidan

2. Gabrielle Kagay

3. Jessica Strother

 

Pick 3 models who should be in the casting calls in 2015 (for the 2016 issue):

1. Michea Crawford

2. Dioni Tabbers

3. Barbara Palvin or Jac

Pretty read my mind for 1 and 2. XD

 

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:

I know next to nothing about photographers, so I have no idea.

 

Girls S.I. should bring back:

1. Bar Refaeli (and not for some lame studio shoot)
2. Alyssa Miller 
3. Marloes Horst

 

And just for fun, 3 models I hope stay gone:

1. Julie Henderson

2. Kate Upton

3. Anne V

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:

1. Rose 

2. Erin

3. Solveig

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:

1. Robyn

2. Kelly

3. Ashley

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:

1. Samantha

2. Kate Bock

3. Lily

Pick 3 Girls you would've preferred for the cover:

1. Emily Ratajkowski

2. Hannah Ferguson

3. Emily DiDonato

Pick 3 models who attended casting calls who should've been in the issue:

1. Yara Khmidan 

2. Kristina Peric

3. Lada Kravchenko

Pick 3 models who should be in the casting calls in 2015 (for the 2016 issue):

1. Barbara Palvin

2. Lais Ribeiro

3. Elsa Hosk

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:

N/A

Girls S.I. should bring back:

1. Jessica Perez
2. Bregje Heinen
3. Cris Urena

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:

1. Rose 

2. Hailey

3. Ashley

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:

1. Kelly

2. Robyn

3. Solveig

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:

1. Samantha

2. Emily D (Girl needs to stop looking so bored with her mouth hanging open to catch flies. )

3. Irina

Pick 3 Girls you would've preferred for the cover:

1. Chrissy

2. Chrissy

3. Chrissy

1. Chrissy #yolo

2. Hailey

3. Ashley (sideboob galore)
What does that tell you about the vets when the rookie shoots are better than theirs? 

Pick 3 models who attended casting calls who should've been in the issue:

1. Alexandria Morgan

2. Jasmine Sanders

3. Stephanie Shui (killer eyes in her newest digitals)

Pick 3 models who should be in the casting calls in 2015 (for the 2016 issue):

1. RHW

2. Camille Rowe

3. Joan Smalls

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:

1. David Bellemere

2. Jason Lee Parry (Wet Dreams looks killer so far!)

3. Billy Kidd, would be interesting to see how his would turn out.

Girls S.I. should bring back:

1. Cinta Dicker
2. Cintia Dicker
3. Cintia Dicker

 

 

 

Y'all wrong!

3 Rookies to Return

1. Rose

2. Ashley

3. Kelly

 

3 Rookies to never return

1. Erin

2. Solveig

3. Hailey

 

3 Veterans to never return

1. Nina

2. Samantha

3. Emrata

 

3 Girls I would've preferred for the cover

I like Hannah D's cover, but I saw potential cover shots in Hannah F, Chanel & Sara.

 

Pick 3 models who attended casting calls who should've been in the issue:

1. Jinna Cabrera

2. Heidy de la Rosa

3. Sharam Diniz

 

Pick 3 models who should be in the casting calls in 2015 (for the 2016 issue):

1. Shanina Shaik

2. I came back to put RHW because why not?
 

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:

Anyone who won't have their people photoshop whole new faces on girls
 

Girls S.I. should bring back:

Damaris
Bregje
 

Does anyone have HD videos of the intimates and the profile ones?

Hmm interesting little SI questionnaire here

3 Rookies to Return:
1. Hailey
2. Rose
3. Erin

3 Rookies to never return:
1. Ashley
2. Robyn
3. Chrissy (I know she isn't a rookie but ya, there you go )

3 Veterans to never return:
1. Ariel
2. Chanel
3. Chrissy

3 Girls I would've preferred for the cover:
I was perfectly satisfied with the cover as is so this question can go rearrange itself.

Pick 3 models who attended casting calls who should've been in the issue:
1. Alexandria Morgan
2. Xenia Deli
3. Lisalla Montenegro

Pick 3 models who should be in the casting calls in 2015 (for the 2016 issue):
1. Gabriella Lenzi
2. Charlotte McKinney
3. Elsa Hosk (plz let this happen!)

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:
Being ignorant on the subject and with too much testosterone running thru me at the moment I just don't care

Girls S.I. should bring back:

Cintia Dicker (I miss those freckles and red hair )

Marloes Horst

Kim Cloutier

My fav shots

I am not a Chanel fan but I thought she looked good and she had a great location.

 

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:

1. HAILEY!!!

2. Rose

3. Erin

 

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:

1. Solveig

2. Kelly

3. Ashley

 

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:

1. CHRISSY!!!

2. SAMANTHA!!!

3. EMILY R!!!

 

Pick 3 Girls you would've preferred for the cover:

The cover is perfect

 

Pick 3 models who attended casting calls who should've been in the issue:

1. Xenia Deli

2. Martha Hunt

3. Alexandria Morgan

 

Pick 3 models who should be in the casting calls in 2015 (for the 2016 issue):

1. SARAH STEPHENS!!!

2. STELLA MAXWELL!!!

3. Josephine Skriver

 

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:

1. Greg Kadel (VS swim photos are amazing)

2. David Bellemere

3. Ellen Von Unwerth

 

Girls S.I. should bring back:

1. Molly Sims
2. Josie Maran
3. Petra Nemcova

(What can I say I love the late 90s early 00s girls)

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:

1. Solveig

2. Hailey

3. Ashley

 

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:

1. Robyn

2. Kelly

3. Rose

 

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:

1. Chrissy

2. EmRata

3. Kate

 

Pick 3 Girls you would've preferred for the cover:

i wasn't a big fan of the cover, but i loved hannah davis so i'm ok with it being her,

but if i had to choose three others i'd have been happy with... 

1. Hannah F

2. Gigi

3. Sara

 

Pick 3 models who attended casting calls who should've been in the issue:

1. Alexandria Morgan

2. Terese Pagh

3. Xenia Deli

 

Pick 3 models who should be in the casting calls in 2015 (for the 2016 issue):

1. Charlotte McKinney

2. Sandrah Hellberg

3. Kate Potter

 

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:

impossible to choose.

 

Girls S.I. should bring back:

1. Alyssa Miller

2. Michelle Vawer

So the girls that made it big (Lily, Erin, Irina) already are divas, surprise surprise!

On all the pics from the event Irina has her ˝I`m so over this˝ face (in Russian accent)

 

Kelly is pretty hot, in the same way that scores of girls I've known IRL are hot. That could be a selling point for some people, especially the average straight dude.

 

No.  We like ridiculously, implausibly hot chicks that you can never find IRL.  And when I saw Kelly at the NYSE I thought that those guys must be thinking that they'll see hotter girls when they go out to bars after work.

 

 

I'm still not convinced this is true for the majority. Most of my guy friends/guys I've dated, as well as users on some of the heavily male sites that I frequent, could give two craps about models, even really hot ones, and spend most of their time instead looking at their FB friends' bikini pics, random hot girls on Instagram, and amateur photobucket rips. And I think there's a reason porn stars like Lexi Bloom are so popular. Or that Girls Gone Wild exploded in the 90s. My understanding was that "normal hot" = more attainable = easier to fantasize about having sex with.

 

But of course I like the implausibly hot ones. So it would be more fun for me if more guys I knew were into the fantasy chicks like I am, lol. 

 

 

These people need to judge others not by the color of their skin but the content of their swimsuits. lol

 

No, I don't think anybody is being racist.  Lots of people were calling Charlotte McKinney cheap earlier.  And they nailed that but I happen to disagree with Rose getting that label.  Ariel Meredith on the other hand is earning whatever criticism she gets, implied or otherwise.  She used to look sharp back in 2012 but now she is letting it all hang out.  Emily R.,  Sam Hoopes and Kelly Rohrbach have all taken plenty of similar criticism too.

 

 

No, I agree that not everyone was necessarily coming from a racist standpoint. Some here and there might have been, there's no way to tell, although statistically there were probably at least a few. But yes, people were all over Charlotte M, Emily R, Kate U back in the day, etc. I didn't/don't like that either. Half the time it seems totally baseless, or only because the girl has big boobs and hasn't stuck to a Lara Stone type of career, or just because they don't particularly like the model and have no better criticism to level. It's an over-the-top insult for something that is so rarely grounded in anything rational, and comes off both lazy and like something a catty high school girl would say (which makes sense, since some of the users on this board are probably young enough to actually BE high school girls). 

 

Seeing people say "omg Rose she is so slutty looking" in their broken English really rubbed me the wrong way because, while all of the aforementioned girls actually HAVE adopted some pretty 90's Playboy-esque looks in the past or present (not that I care), Rose's pics were just some chick doing what every single other model was doing. Hell, Hailey Clauson even had the no-holds-barred "f**k me, I'm a pornstar" open-mouth stare going on in some of her pics (not that I'm complaining, that's for sure), and yet Rose was OMG SO CHEAP! because her pics involve poses that 99% of every other SI swim model has used?? If anything she was too tame in some of her shots, even some of the naughty ones still have the "I'm so HAPPY!" cheer and joy of a tampon ad. 

 

tl;dr Why can't everyone have the sexily European sensibilities of frenchkiki?