Kudos to Sports Illustrated for finally acknowledging the diversity in Beauty. For the first time in 52 years, there will be three different Swimsuit covers; UFC women's fighter Ronda Rousey, Ashley Graham - first plus size model to ever be on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit and Fashion Model Hailey Clauson.
"Every single woman that is booked for this magazine is cover worthy," explained Assistant Managing Editor MJ Day. "The collective beauty in the magazine is overwhelming. SI has always been and will always be about the models; the pictures you see here are a celebration of them. All three women are beautiful, sexy and strong. Beauty is not cookie cutter. Beauty is not 'one size fits all.' Beauty is all around us and that became especially obvious to me while shooting and editing this year's issue."
Issue will be available on Monday Feb 15th on newsstands.
Plus Size model Ashley Graham expressed her gratitude by saying, “I thought ‘Sports Illustrated’ was taking a risk by putting a girl my size in the pages,” Graham added. “But putting me on the cover? They aren’t just breaking barriers; they are the standard now. This is beyond epic.”
Fashion Model Hailey Clauson
UFC women's fighter Ronda Rousey
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