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. 

 

I like all of these. It is a fantasy, so why limit oneself? 

 

While categories like high fashion, or glamour modeling, etc, have relevance when describing someone's career, they don't mean much to me if the subject is "who is hot?" Eugenia Diordiychuck is known for erotic, softcore stuff, but what's keeping her or say, Alyssa Arce, out of something like the swimsuit issue is her resume, not her appearance. Doesn't prevent either of them from having folders on my HD, right next to Karlie Kloss.

 

I do know quite a few guys who mock the swimsuit issue as cheesecake, and think only 13 year old boys who haven't discovered all the free hardcore porn on the internet follow it. Though I know just as many giving it crap for not having a damn thing to do with sports illustrating (this opinion only pops up within a week of ESPN's fantastic-for-other-reasons Body Issue coming out).

i thought Belemere has done SI before? if he hasn't his my 3rd choice.

Is Ariel pregnant?

 

http://imgbox.com/h4ACVtNS

Is Ariel pregnant?

http://imgbox.com/h4ACVtNS

I'd say it's safe to say yes

When she shot that commercial with Sara and Hannah at Santa Monica it was obvious she was pregnant.

 

 

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. 

 

Yeah, I was mostly kidding before.  I don't understand it but I've seen how guys fawn over average looking gingers and the like.  Maybe because they are more likely to be as virginal as the nerds that like them.  And I just know there are nerds creating bots for Erin to win ROY only because I know they have terrible taste and she had time to build a fanbase with them.

 

 

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?

 

 

I didn't get to be a mean girl in high school but I like to make up for that on the internet now.  Charlotte and Sam Hoopes had valid criticisms leveled at them imo and they have pretty much gone on to validate those opinions with their behavior and their ear-splitting high-pitched voices.  But it's not a crime or anything.  I am on the fence with Charlotte being in SI next year.  How she handles herself this next year is important imo.

 

There were a lot of pics of Rose to analyze and compare with other models so I don't think it's really fair to judge other poster's opinions as being invalid.  Especially since more than one poster was saying similar things.  I do agree with what you are saying about Rose.  Earlier I thought that she could have been shooting a toothpaste ad if you, ya know, cropped out her giant boobs.

 

 

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.

 

Exactly. The average girl jogging by my place at the beach in San Diego makes Kelly Rohbach look like a boy, and Crissy Teigen look like a martian.super villain.

 

I find it hard to believe that the woman on the left will ever have her finger on the pulse of what  the typical reader of a publication called Sports Illustrated is looking for in his swimsuit issue. Know your audience. This isn't Malnourished Headcase Weekly. She should probably ask the advice of the girl on the right. Kate gets it. She put on a tiny bikini and floated around in zero gravity.

 

LOL

 

BELLAZON EXCLUSIVE!

Hailey Clauson: she was sweet! Really friendly and open. I told her she would be ROTY and she smiled and said "I hope so!"

 

 

Thanks for the pics.  The girls are looking beautiful especially Sara.

Hailey looks like My Girl haha

Does anybody have links for photos of these event (s)?  There is one inside of a tent...any others?

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:

1. Hailey

2. Erin

3. Rose

 

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:

1. Robyn

2. Kelly

3. Ashley

 

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:

1. Chrissy

2. Jessica 

3. Genevieve

 

Pick 3 Girls you would've preferred for the cover: (not necessarily preferred but wouldn't have minded these girls)

1. Nina

2. Gigi

3. EmRata

 

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

1. Xenia Deli

2. Alexandria Morgan

3. Samantha Gradoville

 

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

1. Edita Vilkeviciute

2. Lais Ribeiro

3. Josephine Skriver

 

Girls S.I. should bring back:

1. Anne V (give her a cover, assholes)

2. Cintia Dicker

3. Marloes Horst

 

Pick 3 Rookies qui doit retourner:

1. Solveig

2. Hayley

3. Rose

 

Choisissez trois Rookies ne jamais revenir:

1. Robyn

2. Kelly

3. Eryn

 

Choisissez trois anciens combattants de ne jamais revenir:

1. Sara

2. Ariel 

3. Geneviève

 

Choisissez trois filles vous avez préféré pour la couverture:  (pas nécessairement préféré, mais ne aurait pas d'esprit de ces jeunes filles)

1. Nina

2. Hannah F.

3. Emily D.

 

Choisissez trois modèles qui ont assisté à des appels qui devraient déjà visité dans le numéro de coulée:

1. Xenia Deli

2. Samantha Gradoville

3. 

 

Choisissez trois modèles qui devraient être dans les appels de casting en 2015 (pour l'émission 2016):

1. Edita Vilkeviciute

2. Lais Ribeiro

3. Josephine Skriver

 

Filles SI devrait ramener:

1. Bar Refaeli

2. Kim Cloutier

3. Jessica Hart

^ You really took the time to translate all the titles just for your post, when we're also supposed to post in English here?    

The general consensuses of the event in Nashvegas from the locals so far.

 

1. Welcome to the South, where what's large in New York is small in the South

2. The locals aren't impressed. And I quote "these girls have no meat on them.."

3. Six strippers and one ex video vixen are catching the eye of the men more then the models.

4. Event seems to be geared at appealing to 18 year old fangirls over men

5. Where's Kate Upton? The question on everyone's lips.

6. Must find MJ

 

Well, might as well post my list.

 

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:

1. Hailey

2. Solveig

3. Rose

 

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:

1. Kelly

2. Ashley (though she looked amazing in some pics)

I wouldn't mind the rest staying... but to have 3, let's say Robyn

 

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:

1. Gigi Hadid

2. Emily R.

3. Chanel

 

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

I actually really liked the cover.

 

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

1. Alexandria Morgan

2. Xenia Deli

3. Clara Alonso

 

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

1. Michea Crawford

2. Edita Vilkeviciute

3. Dioni Tabbers

 

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:

No idea here.

 

Girls S.I. should bring back:

1. Bar Refaeli

2. Brooklyn Decker

3. Marloes Horst

 

A list that might be different if posted tomorrow   

The general consensuses of the event in Nashvegas from the locals so far.

1. Welcome to the South, where what's large in New York is small in the South

2. The locals aren't impressed. And I quote "these girls have no meat on them.."

3. Six strippers and one ex video vixen are catching the eye of the men more then the models.

4. Event seems to be geared at appealing to 18 year old fangirls over men

5. Where's Kate Upton? The question on everyone's lips.

6. Must find MJ

The general consensuses of the event in Nashvegas from the locals so far.

1. Welcome to the South, where what's large in New York is small in the South

2. The locals aren't impressed. And I quote "these girls have no meat on them.."

3. Six strippers and one ex video vixen are catching the eye of the men more then the models.

4. Event seems to be geared at appealing to 18 year old fangirls over men

5. Where's Kate Upton? The question on everyone's lips.

6. Must find MJ

are you in tennessee? have you talk to the models?

LOLOLOLLL

@hendobrand

The general consensuses of the event in Nashvegas from the locals so far.

 

3. Six strippers and one ex video vixen are catching the eye of the men more then the models.

 

SI is doomed

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:

1. Hailey

2. Solveig

3. Robyn

4. Erin

 

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:

1. Kelly

2. Ashley

 

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:

1. Chrissy

2. Samantha

3. EmRata

+ Irina, Ariel, Kate b, Chanel.

 

 

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

1. Nina

2. Sara

3. Genevieve

 

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

1. Xenia Deli

2. Megan Williams

3. Clara Alonso

 

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

1. Edita Vilkeviciute

2. Shanina Shaik

3. Tanya Mityushina

4. Dioni Tabbers

5. Sarah Stephens

 

Girls S.I. should bring back:

1. Kate Upton

2. Cintia Dicker

3. Natasha Barnard

Pick 3 Rookies who should return:
1. Hailey
2. Ashley - Need more side boob in my life
3. Rose - I genuinely enjoyed her pics that they DIDN'T post in the magazine. I'd like to see her return and get a better showing next year

Pick 3 Rookies to never return:
1. Kelly
2. Robyn

3. Erin

Pick 3 Veterans to never return:
1. Irina
2. Emily R.
3. Ariel

 

Other than that, I wouldn't mind not seeing Chrissy, Kate, Gen, Sam, Chanel in next years issue but I'm kind of indifferent either way.

Pick 3 Girls you would've preferred for the cover:
1. Hannah Davis (just a different pic)

2. Nina Agdal

3. Gigi? Maybe? Idk

Pick 3 models who attended casting calls who should've been in the issue:
1. YARA KHMIDAN
2. Clara Alonso

 

Other than that idk none of the other girls from the casting call really stood out to me/were that merorable.

Pick 3 models who should be in the casting calls in 2015 (for the 2016 issue):
0. Gigi Paris... but this is my selfish one so I'm not counting it

1. Alexis Ren or Bryana Holly (both of the basically fit the criteria for blonde, girl-next-door, nice rack, nice body trope)
2. McKenna Berkeley

3. Nicole Harrison

4. LESS BLONDE WHITE WOMEN, MORE DIVERSITY! ANYBODY THAT FITS THIS CRITERIA PLEASE - Ok I know one of my casting call requests is the white, blonde stereotype so I'm kind of a hypocrite but that's it, 2-3 and done

Pick 3 Photographers who should do S.I.:
1. Clint Robert - LA based swimwear photographer; please take note SI http://www.clintrobert.com/#0

2. At least one female photographer but as much as I love EVW I don't think her work would translate correctly to SI and I can't think of any other notable female photographers rn

 

Other than that idc

Girls S.I. should bring back:
1. Jess Perez
2. Cintia Dicker
3. Dominique Piek - she was only in the issue in 2010 and it was incredible and SI has no idea what they're doing

 

Obviously I'd also love to the golden legends like Petra and Josie etc. back but I tried to keep this fairly recent

 

+ bc I like to be annoying and spice things up:

 

3 locations you would've like to have seen/would like to see:

I'm going to do 3 American locations I would've like to have seen in this year's issue

 

1. UPSTATE NY! FINGER LAKES!

2. New England/Boston/Cape Cod - something in this area. I feel like they could've done something with colonial vibes and that would've been really nice for an American issue

3. Florida Glades/Louisiana Bayou or NOLA - if they worked it right I feel like the real nitty gritty deep south swampy vibes could've worked really ncie or they could've done something really incredible with the southern gothic theme in nola

 

lmao i guess that's technically 4 locations what can I say I'm selfish

i think Robin Lawley did not attended the events?

i think Robin Lawley did not attended the events?

maybe she doesn't want to hear the plus size word & looking bigger than the other models.

^ Maybe it's also because she's 8+ months pregnant and might want to rest as opposed to being in a situation such as fan meet-and-greet events that put her in crowded, tiring and potentially stressful situations?