Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover models since 2000
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From the days of Cheryl Tiegs to Christie Brinkley to Kathy Ireland to all the newsstands in between, landing on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition has always been a rare achievement in the modeling world. It’s turned unknowns into household names, launched entertainment careers, and created business moguls and beyond.
While the issue has progressed in recent years to include famous faces outside the modeling industry, it still holds an iconic place in pop-culture lore. And that certainly holds true for the past two-plus decades…
2000: Daniela Pestova
2001: Elsa Benitez
2002: Yamila Diaz-Rahi
2003: Petra Nemcova
2004: Veronika Varekova
Inset that year: Anna Kournikova
2005: Carolyn Murphy
Inset that year: Jessica White, Marisa Miller, Yamila Diaz-Rahi
2006: Veronika Varekova, Elle Macpherson, Rebecca Romijn, Rachel Hunter, Daniela Pestova, Elsa Benítez, Carolyn Murphy, Yamila Diaz-Rahi
Inset that year: Heidi Klum, Maria Sharapova
2007: Beyonce Knowles
Inset that year: Bar Refaeli
2008: Marisa Miller
2009: Bar Refaeli
Inset that year: Melissa Baker
2010: Brooklyn Decker
2011: Irina Shayk
Inset that year: Kate Upton
2012: Kate Upton
Inset that year: Alex Morgan
2013: Kate Upton
Inset that year: Hannah Davis
2014: Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge, Chrissy Teigen
Flip-cover that year: Kate Upton
2015: Hannah Davis
2016: Ronda Rousey, Ashley Graham, Hailey Clauson (three separate covers)
2017: Kate Upton
2018: Danielle Herrington
2019: Tyra Banks, Camille Kostek, Alex Morgan (three separate covers)
2020: Kate Bock, Jasmine Sanders, Olivia Culpo
2021: Megan Thee Stallion, Naomi Osaka, Leyna Bloom (three separate covers)
2022: Kim Kardashian, Ciara, Maye Musk, Yumi Nu (Four separate covers)
2023: Martha Stewart, Kim Petras, Megan Fox, Brooks Nader (Four separate covers)
