List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models

Table columns:
Issue [12]
Name (appearance)
Nationality
Notes

Table rows:
cells: 1964-01-20[13]
Babette March
Germany
cells: 1965-01-18[14]
Sue Peterson
United States
cells: 1966-01-17[15]
Sunny Bippus
United States
cells: 1967-01-16[16]
Marilyn Tindall
United States
cells: 1968-01-15[17]
Turia Mau
France
cells: 1969-01-13[18]
Jamee Becker
United States
cells: 1970-01-12[19]
Cheryl Tiegs
United States
cells: 1971-02-01[20]
Tannia Rubiano
United States
cells: 1972-01-17[21]
Sheila Roscoe
United States
cells: 1973-01-29[22]
Dayle Haddon
Canada
cells: 1974-01-28[23]
Ann Simonton
United States
cells: 1975-01-27[24]
Cheryl Tiegs (2)
United States
first repeat cover model
cells: 1976-01-19[25]
Yvette Sylvander Yvonne Sylvander
Sweden  Sweden
first multi-subject cover
cells: 1977-01-24[26]
Lena Kansbod
Sweden
cells: 1978-01-16[27]
Maria Joao
Brazil
most cancellations (340),[28] most letters regarding a cover (2947)[11]
cells: 1979-02-05[29]
Christie Brinkley
United States
cells: 1980-02-04[30]
Christie Brinkley (2)
United States
cells: 1981-02-09[31]
Christie Brinkley (3)
United States
first three-time cover model
cells: 1982-02-08[32]
Carol Alt
United States
cells: 1983-02-14[33]
Cheryl Tiegs (3)
United States
cells: 1984-02-13[34]
Paulina Porizkova
Czechoslovakia
Paulina Porizkova was the youngest Swimsuit Issue cover model at age 18[35]
cells: 1985-02-11[36]
Paulina Porizkova (2)
Czechoslovakia
cells: 1986-02-10[37]
Elle Macpherson
Australia
cells: 1987-02-09[38]
Elle Macpherson (2)
Australia
cells: 1988-02-15[39]
Elle Macpherson (3)
Australia
cells: 1989-02-07[40]
Kathy Ireland
United States
Best selling swimsuit issue,[11] 25th anniversary
cells: 1990-02-12[41]
Judit Mascó
Spain
cells: 1991-02-11[42]
Ashley (Richardson) Montana
United States
cells: 1992-03-09[43]
Kathy Ireland (2)
United States
cells: 1993-02-22[44]
Vendela Kirsebom
Sweden
cells: 1994-02-14[45]
Kathy Ireland (3) Elle Macpherson (4) Rachel Hunter
United States  Australia  New Zealand
pregnant cover models (Ireland Hunter),[11] first four-time cover model
cells: 1995-02-20[46]
Daniela Peštová
Czech Republic
cells: 1996-01-29[47]
Valeria Mazza Tyra Banks
Argentina  United States
first African-American cover model
cells: 1997-02-21[48]
Tyra Banks (2)
United States
first dedicated special issue,[28] first African-American solo cover model.[7][49]
cells: 1998-02-20[50]
Heidi Klum
Germany
cells: 1999-02-12[51]
Rebecca Romijn
United States
cells: 2000-02-01[52]
Daniela Peštová (2)
Czech Republic
cells: 2001-02-01[53]
Elsa Benítez
Mexico
cells: 2002-02-01[54]
Yamila Diaz-Rahi
Argentina
cells: 2003-02-18[55]
Petra Němcová
Czech Republic
cells: 2004-02-10[56]
Veronika Vařeková inset Anna Kournikova
Czech Republic  Russia
40th anniversary
cells: 2005-02-15[57]
Carolyn Murphy inset Jessica White, Marisa Miller, Yamila Diaz-Rahi
United States  United States, United States, Argentina
cells: 2006-02-17[58]
Veronika Vařeková (2) Elle Macpherson (5) Rebecca Romijn (2) Rachel Hunter (2) Daniela Peštová (3) Elsa Benítez (2) Carolyn Murphy (2) Yamila Diaz-Rahi (2) inset Heidi Klum, Maria Sharapova
Czech Republic  Australia  United States  New Zealand  Czech Republic  Mexico  United States  Argentina inset Germany, Russia
McPherson’s record 5th cover
cells: 2007-02-15[59]
Beyoncé Knowles inset Bar Refaeli
United States  Israel
First non-model/non-athlete; 2nd African-American
cells: 2008-02-12[60]
Marisa Miller
United States
cells: 2009-02-10[61]
Bar Refaeli inset Brooklyn Decker
Israel  United States
cells: 2010-02-12[62]
Brooklyn Decker
United States
cells: 2011-02-15[63]
Irina Shayk inset Kate Upton
Russia  United States
cells: 2012-02-14[64]
Kate Upton inset Alex Morgan
United States  United States
cells: 2013-02-15[65]
Kate Upton (2) inset Hannah Davis
United States  United States
cells: 2014-02-18[66][67]
Nina Agdal Lily Aldridge Chrissy Teigen flip-cover Kate Upton
Denmark  United States  United States  United States
50th Anniversary
cells: 2015-02-20[68]
Hannah Davis
United States
cells: 2016-02-23[69]
Ronda Rousey Ashley Graham Hailey Clauson
United States  United States  United States
First issue with multiple front covers
cells: 2017-02-20[70]
Kate Upton (3)
United States
First cover model with multiple front covers

Questions about this table:
originalText: who has been on sports illustrated swimsuit cover the most
answer: answerTexts: Christie Brinkley