List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models. Elle Macpherson holds the record for most swimsuit issue covers, with five. List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models enumerates the chronological history of cover models for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue has grown from being an issue of Sports Illustrated magazine created just to creatively fill space at a time of year with little sports news into a major marketing franchise that includes a special separate issue, a website, television specials, calendars, books and enormous amounts of advertising. It began as a short photo spread of women in bathing suits and has become a fashion issue for beachwear worn by the worlds top models. 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For supermodels being on the cover of important magazines is a matter of prestige and achieving the cover of Sports Illustrateds annual swimsuit edition is quite a celebrated highlight. It is especially noteworthy if a cover model is fortunate enough to have a solo cover appearance. The unveiling of the swimsuit issue cover and its model is a media event,8 widely reported in the press. For many the mere sight of bronzed bathing beauties on the cover of a sports magazine is quite a moral issue. The issue generates numerous letters from readers both in support and in opposition of the issue each year. Numerous subscribers cancel subscriptions as a matter of propriety annually. Recently, Time Warner took action to avoid many of the complainants by withholding the Swimsuit issue from certain types of recipients, such as libraries and schools. Numerous types of trivia and statistics are monitored regarding the swimsuit issue cover subjects. Several have gone on to subsequent success in Hollywood. The controversy surrounding ESPN host Jemele Hill is not going away. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a briefing on Wednesday that Hills. Miss America is a scholarship pageant that is held annually and is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 24. Originating in 1921 as a. Others have become the spouses of notable celebrities. The following list is a list of models chosen as subjects for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover, incorporating some related statistics and trivia. List of coverseditIssue 1. Name appearanceNationality. Notes. 19. 64 0. Babette March Germany. Sue Peterson United States. Sunny Bippus United States. Marilyn Tindall United States. Turia Mau France. Jamee Becker United States. Cheryl Tiegs United States. Tannia Rubiano United States. Sheila Roscoe United States. Dayle Haddon Canada. Sims 3 Custom World Island. Ann Simonton United States. Cheryl Tiegs 2 United Statesfirst repeat cover model. Yvette Sylvander. Yvonne Sylvander Sweden Swedenfirst multi subject cover. Lena Kansbod Sweden. Maria Joao Brazilmost cancellations 3. Christie Brinkley United States. Christie Brinkley 2 United States. Christie Brinkley 3 United Statesfirst three time cover model. Carol Alt United States. Cheryl Tiegs 3 United States. Paulina Porizkova Czechoslovakia. Paulina Porizkova was the youngest Swimsuit Issue cover model at age 1. Paulina Porizkova 2 Czechoslovakia. Elle Macpherson Australia. Elle Macpherson 2 Australia. Elle Macpherson 3 Australia. Kathy Ireland United States. Best selling swimsuit issue,1. Judit Masc Spain. Ashley Richardson Montana United States. Kathy Ireland 2 United States. Vendela Kirsebom Sweden. Kathy Ireland 3Elle Macpherson 4Rachel Hunter United States Australia New Zealandpregnant cover models Ireland Hunter,1. Daniela Petov Czech Republic. Valeria Mazza. Tyra Banks Argentina United Statesfirst African American cover model. Tyra Banks 2 United Statesfirst dedicated special issue,2. African American solo cover model. Heidi Klum Germany. Rebecca Romijn United States. Daniela Petov 2 Czech Republic. Elsa Bentez Mexico. Yamila Diaz Rahi Argentina. Petra Nmcov Czech Republic. Veronika Vaekovinset Anna Kournikova Czech Republic Russia. Carolyn Murphyinset Jessica White, Marisa Miller, Yamila Diaz Rahi United States United States,  United States,  Argentina. Veronika Vaekov 2Elle Macpherson 5Rebecca Romijn 2Rachel Hunter 2Daniela Petov 3Elsa Bentez 2Carolyn Murphy 2Yamila Diaz Rahi 2inset Heidi Klum, Maria Sharapova Czech Republic Australia United States New Zealand Czech Republic Mexico United States Argentinainset  Germany,  Russia. Mc. Phersons record 5th cover. Beyonc Knowlesinset Bar Refaeli United States Israel. First non modelnon athlete 2nd African American. Marisa Miller United States. Bar Refaeliinset Brooklyn Decker Israel United States. Brooklyn Decker United States. Irina Shaykinset Kate Upton Russia United States. Kate Uptoninset Alex Morgan United States United States. Kate Upton 2inset Hannah Davis United States United States. Nina Agdal. Lily Aldridge. Chrissy Teigenflip cover Kate Upton Denmark United States United States United States. Anniversary. 20. 15 0. Hannah Davis United States. Ronda Rousey. Ashley Graham. Hailey Clauson United States United States United States. First issue with multiple front covers. Kate Upton 3 United States. First cover model with multiple front coversSteigerwald, Bill January 2. Max Payne 1 No Cd Crack'>Max Payne 1 No Cd Crack. Sports Illustrated investigates cover curse. Tribune Review Publishing Co. Retrieved November 1. Michael Jordan The Sports Illustrated covers. CNNSI. 1. 99. 9. Retrieved November 1. The 3. 5 faces of Ali. CNNSI. 1. 99. 9. Retrieved November 1. SI Cover Search. Time Inc. Retrieved November 1. 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