Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue - wikipedia Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue The first swimsuit issue cover Editor M.J. Day Categories Magazine Frequency Yearly First issue January 20, 1964 Company Sports Illustrated Country United States Language English Website SI Swimsuit The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is published annually by American Sports Illustrated magazine. The cover photograph features fashion models wearing swimwear in exotic locales. All models featured on the cover of the swimsuit issue in the magazine 's history have been women. According to some, the magazine is the arbiter of supermodel succession. The swimsuit issue of the magazine carries advertising that, in 2005 amounted to US $35 million in value. New issues come out around the middle of February or later. First published in 1964, it is credited with making the bikini, invented in 1946, a legitimate piece of apparel. The issue that got the most letters was the 1978 issue. The best selling issue was the 25th Anniversary Issue with Kathy Ireland on the cover in 1989. Through the years, many models, such as Cheryl Tiegs, Christie Brinkley, Paulina Porizkova, Elle Macpherson, Rachel Hunter, Rebecca Romijn, Petra Nemcova, Valeria Mazza, Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks, and Marisa Miller, have been featured on the cover. Other models within its pages, but not on its cover, include Cindy Crawford, Stephanie Seymour, Niki Taylor, Angie Everhart, and Naomi Campbell. The eight models featured on the cover of the 2006 issue were featured in a coffee - table book called Sports Illustrated : Exposure. Photographed by Raphael Mazzucco and produced by Diane Smith, the unprecedented `` reunion shoot '' featured 139 pages of previously - unpublished images. In 2006, the issue expanded publishing to handheld devices. In 2007, the swimsuit issue first became available in China. Contents 1 History 2 Non-models in the magazine 3 Reception 4 On the cover 5 Cover history 6 Locations 7 Swimsuit Video, the Swimsuit Issue on video and in television specials 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External links History The swimsuit issue was invented by Sports Illustrated editor Andre Laguerre to fill the winter months, a typically slow point in the sporting calendar. He asked fashion reporter Jule Campbell to go on a shoot to fill space, including the cover, with a beautiful model. The first issue, released in 1964, entailed a cover featuring Babette March and a five - page layout. Campbell soon became a powerful figure in modeling and molded the issue into a media phenomenon by featuring `` bigger and healthier '' California women and printing the names of the models with their photos, beginning a new supermodel era. In the 1950s, a few women appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, but the 1964 issue is considered to be the beginning of the current format known as the Swimsuit Issue. In 1997, Tyra Banks was the first black woman on the cover. Since 1997, the swimsuit issue has been a stand - alone edition, separate from the regular weekly magazine. Non-models in the magazine Female athletes have appeared in swimsuit shoots. Steffi Graf appeared in 1997. In the 2003 issue, tennis player Serena Williams and figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva were featured inside the magazine. In 2016, UFC fighter Ronda Rousey became the first female athlete to appear on the cover. However, Anna Kournikova appeared in an inset on the 2004 cover, and had a photo spread within its pages. In 2005, Olympic gold medalists Amanda Beard and Jennie Finch, along with Lauren Jackson and Venus Williams, were featured. Maria Sharapova appeared in an inset on the 2006 cover and had a spread inside. In spring 2006, Sports Illustrated chose music as the theme for the 2007 issue. Swimsuit editor Diane Smith wanted Grammy - winner Beyoncé Knowles to pose. In 2006, Beyoncé launched a swimsuit line under her House of Deréon clothing label. Beyoncé Knowles became the first singer, and first non-model, to appear on the cover in 2007. In 2008, NFL cheerleaders appeared for the first time. Teams include the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins and Houston Texans. Race car driver Danica Patrick appeared in 2008. She was featured in a four - page spread set in Singer Island, Florida. For the 2010 issue, four female Winter Olympians appeared in swimsuits : Clair Bidez, Lacy Schnoor, Hannah Teter, and Lindsey Vonn. They were joined by tennis player Ana Ivanovic. Criticism of Ivanovic 's appearance in the magazine shortly surfaced, as the Serb was suffering a decline in form and confidence and subsequently dropped out of the WTA 's Top 50 a month after appearing in the magazine. However, since November 2010, Ivanovic has re-entered the World 's Top 20 and regained her old form and confidence. Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke appeared in the 2013 issue after having gained notoriety for her warm - up dance routine, which went viral on YouTube. Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki appeared in the 2015 issue. She is an active player, formerly world number one, and was photographed at Captiva Island in the Gulf of Mexico by Walter Iooss, Jr. Top ranked Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard appeared for the first time in the 2017 issue. She is an active player who has achieved a top five rank in tennis in 2014. Reception To some people, the magazine is an acceptable exhibition of female sexuality not out of place on a coffee table. The swimsuit edition is controversial both with moralists who subscribe for sports news content as well as with those who feel that the focus on fashion and swimsuit modeling is inappropriate for a sports magazine. Feminists have expressed that `` the Swimsuit Issue promotes the harmful and dehumanizing concept that women are a product for male consumption ''. At times, subscriptions have been cancelled by subscribers. The 1978 edition, remembered for its fishnet bathing suit made famous by Cheryl Tiegs, resulted in 340 cancellations. Sports Illustrated makes the controversy a form of entertainment with the issue two weeks after the swimsuit edition packed with complainants such as shocked parents and troubled librarians. Recently, the number of cancellations has declined. Nonetheless, to avoid controversy, Sports Illustrated has, since 2007, offered its subscribers the option of skipping the swimsuit edition for a one issue credit to extend their subscription by a week. On the cover Main article : List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models 1964 : Babette March 1965 : Sue Peterson 1966 : Sunny Bippus 1967 : Marilyn Tindall 1968 : Turia Mau 1969 : Jamee Becker 1970 : Cheryl Tiegs 1971 : Tannia Rubiano 1972 : Shelia Roscoe 1973 : Dayle Haddon 1974 : Ann Simonton 1975 : Cheryl Tiegs 1976 : Yvette and Yvonne Sylvander 1977 : Lena Kansbod 1978 : Maria João 1979 : Christie Brinkley 1980 : Christie Brinkley 1981 : Christie Brinkley 1982 : Carol Alt 1983 : Cheryl Tiegs 1984 : Paulina Porizkova 1985 : Paulina Porizkova 1986 : Elle Macpherson 1987 : Elle Macpherson 1988 : Elle Macpherson 1989 : Kathy Ireland 1990 : Judit Masco 1991 : Ashley Richardson ( Montana ) 1992 : Kathy Ireland 1993 : Vendela Kirsebom 1994 : Kathy Ireland, Elle Macpherson, and Rachel Hunter 1995 : Daniela Pestova 1996 : Valeria Mazza and Tyra Banks 1997 : Tyra Banks 1998 : Heidi Klum 1999 : Rebecca Romijn 2000 : Daniela Pestova 2001 : Elsa Benítez 2002 : Yamila Diaz 2003 : Petra Němcová 2004 : Veronica Varekova ; inset Anna Kournikova 2005 : Carolyn Murphy ; inset Jessica White, Marisa Miller, and Yamila Diaz 2006 : All - star Past Cover Models : Veronica Varekova, Elle Macpherson, Rebecca Romijn, Rachel Hunter, Daniela Pestova, Elsa Benítez, Carolyn Murphy, and Yamila Diaz ; inset Heidi Klum and Maria Sharapova 2007 : Beyoncé Knowles ; inset Bar Refaeli 2008 : Marisa Miller ; inset Heidi Klum 2009 : Bar Refaeli ; inset Brooklyn Decker 2010 : Brooklyn Decker 2011 : Irina Shayk ; inset Kate Upton 2012 : Kate Upton ; inset Alex Morgan 2013 : Kate Upton ; inset Hannah Davis 2014 : Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge, Chrissy Teigen ; flip - side cover Kate Upton 2015 : Hannah Davis 2016 : Ronda Rousey, Hailey Clauson, Ashley Graham - ( three separate covers ) 2017 : Kate Upton - ( three separate covers ) 2018 : Danielle Herrington - The 2008 -- 2013 covergirls were announced on Late Show with David Letterman. The 2014 and 2017 covergirls were announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live !. The 2015 cover model was announced on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Cover history Most covers by model Model Number of covers Issues Elle Macpherson 5 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 2006 Christie Brinkley 1979, 1980, 1981 Cheryl Tiegs 1970, 1975, 1983 Kathy Ireland 1989, 1992, 1994 Daniela Pestova 1995, 2000, 2006 Kate Upton 2012, 2013, 2017 Paulina Porizkova 1984, 1985 Tyra Banks 1996, 1997 Rachel Hunter 1994, 2006 Rebecca Romijn 1999, 2006 Elsa Benítez 2001, 2006 Yamila Diaz - Rahi 2002, 2006 Veronica Varekova 2004, 2006 Carolyn Murphy 2005, 2006 Locations The swimsuit issue was once predominantly shot in one country per year. As the issue has grown in size, the number of locations has also risen. 1964 : Cozumel 1965 : Baja California 1966 : Bahamas 1967 : Arizona 1968 : French Polynesia 1969 : Puerto Rico 1970 : Hawaii 1971 : Dominican Republic 1972 : Marina del Rey 1973 : Bahamas 1974 : Puerto Rico 1975 : Cancún 1976 : Baja California 1977 : Maui 1978 : Brazil 1979 : Seychelles 1980 : British Virgin Islands 1981 : Florida 1982 : Kenya 1983 : Jamaica 1984 : Netherlands Antilles 1985 : Australia 1986 : French Polynesia 1987 : Dominican Republic 1988 : Thailand 1989 : Mexico, Seychelles, Kenya, Lake Powell, Kauai, St. Barts 1990 : The Grenadines, Windward Islands 1991 : Cruise theme -- Turks & Caicos, Bali, St. Barts 1992 : Spain 1993 : Alaska, Florida Keys, Mackinac Island, Martha 's Vineyard, Oahu 1994 : Pool theme -- Southern California, Colorado, Florida, Bali, Pantelleria, Sardinia, St. Maarten, Mexico, Hong Kong 1995 : Bermuda, Costa Rica 1996 : South Africa 1997 : Bahamas, Monaco, Venezuela, Mexico, Malibu 1998 : Equator theme -- Maldives, Kenya, Indonesia, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador 1999 : Necker Island, Guana Island 2000 : Pacific theme -- Malaysia, Oahu, Maui, Mexico 2001 : Tunisia, Greece, Italy, Bahamas, Las Vegas 2002 : Latin theme -- Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, Spanish Harlem 2003 : Barbados, Kenya, Turkey, Florida Keys, Colorado, Vietnam, Grenada 2004 : Montauk, New York, Saranac Lake, New York, Mississippi, Wyoming, Arizona, Bouton, Iowa, Perry, Iowa 2005 : Exuma, Bahamas, Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras, Korčula, Croatia, Laguna Beach, California, Bora Bora, Portillo, Chile, Hua Hin, Thailand, Papgayo Peninsula, Costa Rica, Placencia, Belize, Fajardo, Puerto Rico 2006 : Hollywood, Huahine, Las Vegas, Cartagena, Colombia, Cat Island and Harbour Island, Bahamas, Palm Springs 2007 : Music theme -- Memphis, Tennessee, Negril, Jamaica, Bahia, Brazil, Maui and Lahaina, Hawaii, Grambling and Shreveport, Louisiana, Los Angeles, Tucson, Arizona, Cleveland, Ohio 2008 : St. Petersburg, Russia, Discovery Cove, Orlando and Singer Island, Florida, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Kaanapali, Hawaii, San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Seven Mile Beach, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos, Caesarea, Israel 2009 : Riviera Maya, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, Teneriffa, Canary Islands, St. George 's, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Naples, Italy, Cappadocia, Turkey 2010 : Whistler, Canada, Atacama, Chile, Rajasthan, India, Veligandu, Maldives, Palm Springs, California, Lisbon, Portugal 2011 : Peter Island, British Virgin Islands, Nanuya Levu, Fiji, Boracay Island, The Philippines, Sentosa, Singapore, Maui, Hawaii, Laguna Beach, California, Banff National Park, Canada 2012 : Bondi Beach, New South Wales and North Narrabeen, Australia, Apalachicola, Florida, Gulf Coast of the United States, Bocas del Toro Province and San Blas Islands, Panama, Desroches Island, Seychelles, Victoria Falls, Zambia 2013 : Antarctica, Hayman Island, Australia, Guilin, China, Exuma, Bahamas, Easter Island, Chile, Etosha National Park and Swakopmund, Namibia, Seville, Spain 2014 : Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Cape Canaveral, Florida, Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Maranhão, Brazil, Zermatt and Lake Geneva, Switzerland, Nosy Be, Madagascar, Congress Hall, Cape May, New Jersey, St. Lucia, Fiji, Guana Island, British Virgin Islands 2015 : American issue : West Coast California, Oregon, Washington ; Blackberry Farm, Tennessee ; Route 66 ( Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona ) ; Parks - Monument Valley - Utah, Bryce Canyon - Utah, Yellowstone - Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Jackson Hole, Wyoming ; Kauai, Hawaii ; St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands ; Captiva, Florida 2016 : Bora Bora ; Zanzibar, Tanzania ; Providenciales, Turks and Caicos ; Malta ; Tahiti ; Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic ; Petit Saint Vincent, St. Vincent and the Grenadines ; Exuma, Bahamas 2017 : Fiji ; Sumba, Indonesia ; Tulum ; Turks and Caicos ; Saariselkä, Finland 2018 : Tierra del Sol Resort & Golf, Aruba ; Haute Harbour Island, Bahamas ; Mahogany Bay Resort & Beach Club, Belize ; Hermitage Plantation Inn, Nevis Swimsuit Video, the Swimsuit issue on Video and in television specials This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2017 ) Beginning in the late 1980s, Sports Illustrated allowed television specials to be aired which were later released as video versions of its Swimsuit Issue. The first releases were available on VHS or Laser Disc ( LD ), and later releases have been available on DVD. In 1989, The Making of the Sports Illustrated 25th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue was a television documentary by HBO which later became available on VHS by Maysles Films. In 1992, a behind - the - scenes made - for - HBO special documentary was released on VHS as the Sports Illustrated Behind the Scenes : Official Swimsuit Video. In 1993, Sports Illustrated : The 1993 Swimsuit Video was released by HBO films. The next year, Sports Illustrated 1994 Swimsuit Issue Video was released on video by Dakota North Entertainment. Since then, the annual video version of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue has been called the Swimsuit Video. In 1995, Sports Illustrated began distributing television specials based on the issue, titled ' ( Year ) Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Special '. The hour - long specials have aired on Spike TV and TNT and Minisodes of several specials from 2002 to 2004 are available on Crackle. In 2004, the Sports Illustrated 40th Anniversary Swimsuit Special : American Beauty featured videos of the swimsuit beauties at various US locations, some of which are not usually thought of as beaches : e.g., the host Melissa Keller and Marisa Miller at the grain elevator in Bouton, Iowa, and on a farm near Perry, Iowa. The more recent videos have included some `` uncensored '' scenes. For January 2005, NBC produced the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search, a reality TV show documenting twelve previously unknown fashion models as they competed against one another over five weeks for the grand prize : a pictorial in the 2005 edition of the Swimsuit Issue and a modeling contract with NEXT Model Management worth one million US dollars. Alicia Hall won the competition. Prior to the release of the 2011 issue, DirectTV aired a preview special on the 101 Network, revealing the models in that year 's edition. The show was hosted by Dan Patrick and Mallory Snyder. See also List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition models References ^ Jump up to : Curtis, Bryan ( February 16, 2005 ). `` The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue : An intellectual history ''. Slate. Washington Post. Newsweek Interactive Co. LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2007. Jump up ^ Hoover, Elizabeth D. ( July 5, 2006 ). `` 60 Years of Bikinis ''. American Heritage Inc. 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Jump up ^ `` Sports Illustrated Behind the Scenes : Official Swimsuit Video ( 1992 ) ( TV ) ''. IMDb. Retrieved December 13, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Sports Illustrated : The 1993 Swimsuit Video ( 1993 ) ( TV ) ''. IMDb. Retrieved December 13, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Sports Illustrated 1994 Swimsuit Issue Video ( 1994 ) ''. IMDb. Retrieved December 13, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Spike TV Highlights -- February 2005 ''. PRNewswire. January 6, 2005. Retrieved February 25, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Sports Illustrated 40th Anniversary Swimsuit Special : American Beauty ( 2004 ) ''. IMDb. Retrieved December 13, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search ( 2005 ) TV series ''. IMDb. Retrieved December 13, 2009. Further reading Criticism Davis, Laurel R. ( 1997 ). The Swimsuit Issue and Sport : Hegemonic Masculinity in Sports Illustrated. SUNY Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations. Albany, NY : State University of New York Press. ISBN 9780791433911. OCLC 35620261. Photography Campbell, Jule, ed. ( 1995 ). The Best of the Swimsuit Supermodels. New York : Sports Illustrated Books. ISBN 9781883013226. Published in both hardcover and softcover editions. Editors of Sports Illustrated ( 1997 ). Around the World with the Swimsuit Supermodels. New York : Sports Illustrated Books. LCCN 99191547. OCLC 41211842. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Editors of Sports Illustrated ( 1999 ). The Best of the Swimsuit Supermodels 1964 -- 1999. New York : Time, Inc. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Collector 's edition magazine. Editors of Sports Illustrated ( 2002 ). Sports Illustrated Presents Ultimate Swimsuit 1964 -- 2002. New York : Time, Inc. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Editors of Sports Illustrated ( 2011 ). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Portfolio : Fantasy Islands. New York : Sports Illustrated Books. ISBN 9781603202091. OCLC 755072628. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Editors of Sports Illustrated ( 2014 ). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Portfolio : Idyllic Shores. New York : Sports Illustrated Books. ISBN 9781618931214. OCLC 870199673. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Editors of Sports Illustrated ( 2010 ). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Portfolio : Paradise Found. New York : Sports Illustrated Books. ISBN 9781603201537. OCLC 751578018. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Editors of Sports Illustrated ( 2009 ). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Portfolio : The Explorers Edition. New York : Sports Illustrated Books. ISBN 9781603200899. OCLC 658199994. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Editors of Sports Illustrated ( 2013 ). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit : 50 Years of Beautiful. New York : Sports Illustrated Books. ISBN 978 - 1618930811. OCLC 827082812. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Editors of Sports Illustrated ( 2008 ). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit : The Complete Portfolio. New York : Sports Illustrated Books. ISBN 9781603200417. OCLC 502263177. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Editors of Sports Illustrated ( 2006 ). Sports Illustrated : Exposure. Photography by Raphael Mazzucco. New York : Time Home Entertainment. ISBN 9781933405858. LCCN 2006900231. OCLC 75397462. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Gair, Joanne ( 2007 ). Sports Illustrated : In the Paint : The Complete Body - Painting Collection from the SI Swimsuit Issue : The Art of Joanne Gair. Photography by James Porto. New York : Sports Illustrated Books. ISBN 9781933821207. OCLC 212375500. Hoffman, Steven ( executive director ) ( 2001 ). Sports Illustrated Knockouts : Five Decades of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Photography. Foreword by Frank Deford. New York : Sports Illustrated. ISBN 9781929049479. Iooss, Walter ( 2010 ). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit : Heaven. Introduction by Jimmy Buffett. New York : Sports Illustrated Books. ISBN 9781603201162. LCCN 2009940848. OCLC 464590580. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. SI.com -- SI Swimsuit SI.com -- Swimsuit Collection via the Wayback Machine `` Bingham : A History of SI 's Swimsuit Issue '', Cape Cod Times, via the Wayback Machine ( Video ) CNBC Originals : Business Model inside the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Reported by Darren Rovell. Season 2 : Ep. 7. 43 : 23. Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models 1960s Babette March Sue Peterson Sunny Bippus Marilyn Tindall Turia Mau Jamee Becker 1970s Cheryl Tiegs Tannia Rubiano Shelia Roscoe Dayle Haddon Ann Simonton Cheryl Tiegs Yvette and Yvonne Sylvander Lena Kansbod Maria João Christie Brinkley 1980s Christie Brinkley Christie Brinkley Carol Alt Cheryl Tiegs Paulina Porizkova Paulina Porizkova Elle Macpherson Elle Macpherson Elle Macpherson Kathy Ireland 1990s Judit Mascó Ashley Richardson Kathy Ireland Vendela Kirsebom Kathy Ireland, Rachel Hunter & Elle Macpherson Daniela Peštová Valeria Mazza & Tyra Banks Tyra Banks Heidi Klum Rebecca Romijn 2000s Daniela Peštová Elsa Benítez Yamila Díaz Petra Němcová Veronika Vařeková Carolyn Murphy Veronika Vařeková, Elle Macpherson, Rebecca Romijn, Rachel Hunter, Daniela Peštová, Elsa Benítez, Carolyn Murphy & Yamila Díaz Beyoncé Knowles Marisa Miller Bar Refaeli 2010s Brooklyn Decker Irina Shayk Kate Upton Kate Upton Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge & Chrissy Teigen Hannah Jeter Ronda Rousey / Ashley Graham / Hailey Clauson Kate Upton Danielle Herrington 1964 -- 1969 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 1964 Babette March 1965 Sue Peterson Jesse Sanders Mary Sturdevant 1966 Sunny Bippus Suzy Smith 1967 Lynn Brophy Erin Gray Marilyn Tindall 1968 Paulette Kieon Micheline Lee Turia Mau Hina Tama 1969 Jamee Becker Erin Gray Vicky Howard Covergirl in bold, ^ 1 This is the first annual swimsuit issue, with 5 swimsuit photographs. The models are not identified 1970 -- 1979 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 1970 Kay Hughes Kathy Loghry Ann Peterson Cheryl Tiegs Paula Warner 1971 Cynthia Korman Tannia Rubiano Carmen Luisa Vela 1972 Samantha Jones Annette Molen Pixie Petersen Sheila Roscoe Maggie Smith Cheryl Tiegs 1973 Barbra Ehn Jane Gill Dayle Haddon Libby Otis Carol Latimer Libby Otis Ann Simonton Cheryl Tiegs Christie Brinkley Margaux Hemingway Cheryl Tiegs 1976 Christie Brinkley Yvette and Yvonne Sylvander Cheryl Tiegs 1977 Lena Kansbod Barbara Minty Cheryl Tiegs 1978 Christie Brinkley Maria João Monique Moura de Carvalho Cheryl Tiegs 1979 Christie Brinkley Barbara Carrera Apollonia van Ravenstein Covergirl in bold 1980 -- 1989 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 1980 Christie Brinkley Irina Gerasimenko Jocelyn Javits Bernadette Swann 1981 Carol Alt Christie Brinkley Kelly Emberg Lena Kansbod Rita Tellone 1982 Kim Alexis Carol Alt Charissa Craig Kathryn Redding Kim Alexis Carol Alt Kelly Emberg Paulina Porizkova Hilary Safire Cheryl Tiegs 1984 Kim Alexis Carol Alt Kelly Emberg Kathy Ireland Jean Pelton Paulina Porizkova 1985 Kim Alexis Kathy Ireland Elle Macpherson Sarah Nursey Paulina Porizkova Renée Simonsen 1986 Jenna de Rosnay Kelly Emberg Kathy Ireland Elle Macpherson Coco Mitchell Paulina Porizkova Karen Alexander Kim Alexis Carol Alt Kathy Ireland Elle Macpherson Monika Schnarre Renée Simonsen Karen Alexander Kim Alexis Cindy Crawford Kathy Ireland Estelle Lefébure Elle Macpherson Stephanie Seymour Carol Alt Sabrina Barnett Christie Brinkley Kelly Emberg Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Estelle Lefébure Elle Macpherson Paulina Porizkova Ashley Richardson Stephanie Seymour Yvette Sylvander Yvonne Sylvander Cheryl Tiegs Maria von Hartz Kara Young Covergirl in bold 1990 -- 1999 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Sabrina Barnett Michaela Bercu Anna Getaneh Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Estelle Lefébure Elle Macpherson Judit Mascó Ashley Richardson Maria von Hartz Louise Vyent Akure Wall Roshumba Williams 1991 Monica Bellucci Rosie de la Cruz Angie Everhart Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Elle Macpherson Judit Mascó Ashley Richardson Stephanie Seymour Roshumba Williams Naomi Campbell Angie Everhart Kathy Ireland Vendela Kirsebom Judit Mascó Gail O'Neill Paulina Porizkova Ashley Richardson Roshumba Williams Stacey Williams Shana Zadrick Tyra Banks Britta Dubbels Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Vendela Kirsebom Estelle Lefébure Ashley Richardson Ingrid Seynhaeve Amber Smith Maria von Hartz Stacey Williams Veronica Blume Jenny Brunt Angie Everhart Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Kate James Vendela Kirsebom Elle Macpherson Judit Mascó Lana Ogilvie Rebecca Romijn Ingrid Seynhaeve Amber Smith Aya Thorgren Dara Torres Patricia Velásquez Roshumba Williams Stacey Williams 1995 Angie Everhart Yasmeen Ghauri Vendela Kirsebom Roberta Little Judit Mascó Daniela Peštová Ashley Richardson Rebecca Romijn Ingrid Seynhaeve Talisa Soto Cheryl Tiegs Patricia Velásquez Manon von Gerkan Stacey Williams Tyra Banks Angie Everhart Kathy Ireland Valeria Mazza Georgianna Robertson * Rebecca Romijn Ingrid Seynhaeve Manon von Gerkan Stacey Williams Tyra Banks Laetitia Casta Naomi Campbell Yasmeen Ghauri Steffi Graf Eva Herzigová Vendela Kirsebom Valeria Mazza Karen Mulder Navia Nguyen Chandra North Brandi Quiñones Niki Taylor Stacey Williams 1998 Tyra Banks Caprice Bourret Laetitia Casta Louise Forsling Eva Herzigová Heidi Klum Tanga Moreau Karen Mulder Chandra North Irina Pantaeva Lorraine Pascale Daniela Peštová Rebecca Romijn Beri Smither Niki Taylor Stacey Williams 1999 Kadra Ahmed Omar Michelle Behennah * Laetitia Casta Yamila Díaz * Amber Noelle Ehresmann Luján Fernández Eva Herzigová Heidi Klum * Chandra North Sarah O'Hare * Andrea Orme Daniela Peštová * Audrey Quock Rebecca Romijn * Tamara Spoelder Veronika Vařeková Covergirl in bold, * appeared in bodypainting by Joanne Gair, appeared in print edition only, appeared in special feature 2000 -- 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2000 Elsa Benítez Kylie Bax Michelle Behennah Laetitia Casta Yamila Díaz Luján Fernández Kristy Hinze Malia Jones Heidi Klum Melania Knauss Shakara Ledard Ana Paula Lemes Noémie Lenoir Josie Maran Carré Otis Daniela Peštová Audrey Quock Gabrielle Reece Rachel Roberts Molly Sims Veronika Vařeková Estella Warren Michelle Behennah Elsa Benítez Aurélie Claudel Yamila Díaz * Luján Fernández Janelle Fishman Heidi Klum * Shakara Ledard * Kim Lemanton Noémie Lenoir * Shirley Mallmann Josie Maran Petra Němcová Daniela Peštová Audrey Quock Molly Sims * Fernanda Tavares * Veronika Vařeková * Amy Wesson 2002 Ana Beatriz Barros Elsa Benítez Ehrinn Cummings Yamila Díaz Isabeli Fontana Bridget Hall Melissa Keller Heidi Klum Shakara Ledard Vanessa Lorenzo Josie Maran Carla Maria Marisa Miller Annie Morton Petra Němcová Chandra North Daniela Peštová Audrey Quock Molly Sims Veronika Vařeková 2003 Michelle Alves May Andersen Ana Beatriz Barros Yamila Díaz Reka Ebergenyi Isabeli Fontana Bridget Hall Rachel Hunter * Melissa Keller Noémie Lenoir Juliana Martins Marisa Miller Petra Němcová Sarah O'Hare Daniela Peštová Audrey Quock Molly Sims Fernanda Tavares Jessica White May Andersen Ana Beatriz Barros Elsa Benítez Yamila Díaz Bridget Hall * Melissa Keller * Noémie Lenoir * Angela Lindvall Marisa Miller * Fernanda Motta Carolyn Murphy Petra Němcová * Daniela Peštová Frankie Rayder Molly Sims Jessica Van Der Steen Veronika Vařeková Jessica White * 2005 Michelle Alves Ana Beatriz Barros Yamila Díaz Alicia Hall Bridget Hall * Shakara Ledard Noémie Lenoir Michelle Lombardo Marisa Miller * Fernanda Motta Carolyn Murphy Petra Němcová Oluchi Onweagba Frankie Rayder Daniella Sarahyba * Mallory Snyder Jessica Van Der Steen Anne V * Veronika Vařeková Jessica White * 2006 Ana Beatriz Barros Elsa Benitez Carla Campbell Brooklyn Decker Yamila Diaz Bridget Hall Rachel Hunter Heidi Klum * Noémie Lenoir Elle Macpherson Marisa Miller Fernanda Motta Carolyn Murphy Aline Nakashima Petra Němcová Oluchi Onweagba Daniela Peštová Rebecca Romijn Pania Rose Daniella Sarahyba Molly Sims Mallory Snyder Yésica Toscanini Veronica Varekova Anne V 2007 Ana Paula Araújo * Ana Beatriz Barros Brooklyn Decker Yamila Díaz Selita Ebanks Julie Henderson Beyoncé Knowles Marisa Miller * Fernanda Motta Aline Nakashima Raica Oliveira Oluchi Onweagba Tori Praver * Bar Refaeli Daniella Sarahyba * Irina Shayk Fernanda Tavares Yésica Toscanini Anne V Veronika Vařeková Jessica White 2008 Melissa Baker Ana Beatriz Barros Yasmin Brunet Jeísa Chiminazzo Brooklyn Decker Selita Ebanks Jessica Gomes * Quiana Grant * Melissa Haro Julie Henderson Jarah Mariano Marisa Miller * Oluchi Onweagba Tori Praver * Bar Refaeli Daniella Sarahyba Irina Shayk Anne V Jessica White 2009 Kim Cloutier Brooklyn Decker * Cintia Dicker Lucia Dvorská Esti Ginzburg Jessica Gomes Melissa Haro Jessica Hart Julie Henderson * Damaris Lewis Jarah Mariano Ariel Meredith Tori Praver Bar Refaeli Hilary Rhoda Daniella Sarahyba Irina Shayk * Anne V Jessica White * 40th Anniversary ( 2004 ) Hall of Fame Elle Macpherson Paulina Porizkova Rachel Hunter Tyra Banks Valeria Mazza Stacey Williams Heidi Klum Cheryl Tiegs Roshumba Williams Christie Brinkley Vendela Kirsebom All - Star Reunion Cover ( 2006 ) Elsa Benítez Yamila Díaz Rachel Hunter Elle Macpherson Carolyn Murphy Daniela Peštová Rebecca Romijn Veronika Vařeková ( Celebrity special : Maria Sharapova ) bold indicates cover model, * appeared in bodypainting by Joanne Gair, appeared in print edition only 2010 -- 2019 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Sonia Dara Brooklyn Decker Cintia Dicker Zoe Duchesne Esti Ginzburg Jessica Gomes Julie Henderson Damaris Lewis Genevieve Morton Julie Ordon Dominique Piek Bar Refaeli Hilary Rhoda Daniella Sarahyba Irina Shayk Chrissy Teigen Anne V Jessica White 2011 Shannan Click * Brooklyn Decker Cintia Dicker Kenza Fourati * Esti Ginzburg Jessica Gomes Izabel Goulart * Julie Henderson Damaris Lewis Alyssa Miller * Genevieve Morton Hilary Rhoda 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Question: what year was the first sports illustrated swimsuit edition
Answer: 1964