The Sports Illustrated 2015 cover has been revealed and themuch coveted spot goes to 24-year-old beauty Hannah Davis. She beat out formercover stars Kate Upton, Chrissy Teigen, Nina Agdal and other top models forthis swimsuit honor.
Third times a charm! Hannah makes her third appearance in the issue and is the cover star Photo: Ben Watts for Sports Illustrated
This is the U.S. Virgin Island-born model's first timegracing the cover but her third SI photo shoot. For this, Derek Jeter’sgirlfriend went with photographer Ben Watts to Blackberry Farm in Tennessee.
Wearing a sparkly black Indie Soul bikini, Hannah showed offher toned physique and piercing blue eyes for the Made in the U.S.A.-themedissue.
Hannah said, “I am both shocked andexcited to be this year’s cover girl. This has been a lifelong dream of mineand I feel so blessed to have this opportunity!” Upon finding out that she wasin fact the cover star, she was most certainly surprised. When the issue’seditor MJ Day showed up during her interview, Hannah immediately broke intotears repeating, “Are you sure?”
See Jimmy Fallon show the cover on The Tonight Show here:
Another model who earned a spot for thefirst time in the issue is plus-size model Robyn Lawley. The 25-year-oldAustralian, who is a size 12, can be seen in the issue’s “Rookies” sectionwearing a revealing tangerine and snake-print bikini from her own line thatshowed off her curves. To the modeling industry, Robyn is “plus-size” but toanyone else, she is just like the average American.
Robyn made her debut in the issue wearing one of her lines suits Photo: James Macari for Sports Illustrated
“I don’t knowif I consider myself as a plus-size model or not,” Robyn explained. “I justconsider myself a model because I’m trying to help women in general accepttheir bodies.”
Showing that woman come in all shapes andsizes, Robyn isn’t the only woman over a size 10 making it into the issue. Atsize 16, Nebraska native Ashley Graham, 27, graced the pages in an advertisement forswimsuitsforall.
Ashley modeled the bikini for swimsuitsforall
The 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue launchesonline February 9, with the print edition on newsstands the following day.
