Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.[1] The swimsuit s wimsuit issue of the magazine carries advertising that, in 2005 amounted to US$35 million in value.[1] 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,[2] a legitimate piece of apparel.[3] The issue that got the most letters was the 1978 issue.[4] The best selling issue was the 25th Anniversary Issue with Kathy Ireland on the cover in 1989.[4] 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by Raphael Mazzucco, and produced by Diane Smith, the unprecedented "reunion shoot" featured 139 pages of previously-unpublished images.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.[5] In 2007, the swimsuit issue was first available in China.[6] 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.[1] 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.[1] However, the issue did not exclusively feature models until 1997.[1] 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. Tyra Banks, in 1997, was the first black woman on the cover.[7] Non-models in the magazine Several female athletes have appeared in swimsuit shoots, though not on the cover. Steffi Graf appeared in 1997. In the 2003 issue, tennis player Serena Williams and figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva were featured inside the magazine. 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[8] wanted Grammy-winner Beyoncé Knowles to pose.[9] 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 Buccaneers, Chargers,
Cowboys, Dolphins, Eagles, Falcons, Jaguars, Patriots, Raiders, Redskins and Texans.[10] Race car driver Danica Patrick appeared in 2008. She was featured in a four-page spread set in Singer Island, Florida.[11] For the 2010 issue, four female Winter Olympians appeared in swimsuits: Clair Bidez, Lacy Schnoor, Hannah Teter, and Lindsey Vonn as well as 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.[12] Reception To some people, the magazine is an acceptable exhibition of female sexuality not out of place on a coffee table.[1] Recent editions have mixed the modeling with a tribute to sportsmen. The swimsuit edition is controversial with both moralists who subscribe for sports news content as well as those who feel that the focus on fashion and swimsuit modeling is inappropriate for a sports magazine. Also feminists have expressed that "the Swimsuit Swim suit Issue promotes the harmful and dehumanizing concept that women are a product for male consumption."[13] Subscriptions have been canceled by subscribers when it arrives. The 1978 edition, remembered for its fishnet bathing suit made famous by Cheryl Tiegs, resulted in 340 cancellations.[1]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.[1] Recently, the number of cancellations has declined.[1] 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.[14] 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 Benitez 2002: Yamila Diaz 2003: Petra N?mcová 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 Benitez, 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 The 2008-2013 covergirls were announced on Late Show with David Letterman.[15][16] The 2014 covergirls were announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[17] Cover history Most covers by model[18] Model Number of covers: issues Elle Macpherson 5: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 2006
Christie Brinkley 3: 1979, 1980, 1981 Cheryl Tiegs 3: 1970, 1975, 1983 Kathy Ireland 3: 1989, 1992, 1994 Daniela Pestova 3: 1995, 2000, 2006 Paulina Porizkova 2: 1984, 1985 Tyra Banks 2: 1996, 1997 Rachel Hunter 2: 1994, 2006 Rebecca Romijn 2: 1999, 2006 Elsa Benitez 2: 2001, 2006 Yamila Diaz-Rahi 2: 2002, 2006 Veronica Varekova 2: 2004, 2006 Carolyn Murphy 2: 2005, 2006 Kate Upton 2: 2012, 2013
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, Kor?ula, Croatia, Laguna Beach, California, Bora Bora, Portillo, Chile, Hua Hin, Thailand, Papgayo Peninsula, Costa Rica, Placencia, Belize, Fajardo, Puerto Rico[19] 2006: Hollywood, Huahine, Las Vegas, Cartagena, Colombia, Cat Island and Harbour Island, Bahamas, Palm Springs[20] 2007: Music theme - Memphis, Tennessee, Negril, Jamaica, Bahia, Brazil, Maui and Lahaina, Hawaii, Grambling and Shreveport, Louisiana, Los Angeles, Tucson, Arizona, Cleveland, Ohio[21] 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[22]
2009: Riviera Maya, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, Teneriffa, Canary Islands, St. George's, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Naples, Italy, Cappadocia, Turkey[23] 2010: Whistler, Canada, Atacama, Chile, Rajasthan, India, Veligandu, Maldives, Palm Springs, California, Lisbon, Portugal[24] 2011: Peter Island, British Virgin Islands, Nanuya Levu, Fiji, Boracay Island, The Philippines, Sentosa, Singapore, Maui, Hawaii, Laguna Beach, California, Banff National Park, Canada[25] 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[26] 2013: Antarctica, Hayman Island, Australia, Guilin, China, Exuma, Bahamas, Easter Island, Chile, Etosha National Park and Swakopmund, Namibia, Seville, Spain[27] 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[28] Swimsuit Video, the Swimsuit Issue on video and in television specials 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.[29]
In 1989, The Making of the Sports Illustrated 25th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue was a television documentary by Home Box Office (HBO) which later became available on VHS by Maysles Films.[30] 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.[31] In 1993, Sports Illustrated: The 1993 Swimsuit Video was released by HBO films.[32] The next year, Sports Illustrated 1994 Swimsuit Issue Video was released on video by Dakota North Entertainment.[33] 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.[34] 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.[35] 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.[36] 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 ^ a b c d e f g h i Curtis, Bryan (February 16, 2005). "The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue: An intellectual history". Slate. Washington Post. Newsweek Interactive Co. LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2007. ^ Hoover, Elizabeth D. (July 5, 2006). "60 Years of Bikinis". American Heritage Inc. Retrieved November 13, 2007. ^ Mendelsohn, Aline (July 23, 2006). "The bikini celebrates 60 years". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved November 13, 2007. ^ a b Sports Illustrated 50: The Anniversary Book, Rob Fleder, 2005, p.286, ISBN 1-932273-49-2 ^ Miller, Lia (February 13, 2006). "So Many Models in Bikinis, So Many Ways to See Them". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2007. ^ Barboza, David (March 4, 2007). "The People's Republic of Sex Kittens and Metrosexuals". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2007. ^ Layberger, Tom (April 2, 1995). "Under the right cover, "SI' can be hot collectible". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved August 10, 2009. ^ "Masthead". Sports Illustrated. September 5, 2011: 14. Print. ^ Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Winter 2007, p.15, Diane Smith, senior editor ^ Supermodel Marisa Miller Adorns the Cover of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue on Newsstands Today! ^ "2008 Danica Patrick". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 30, 2010. ^ http://www.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2013-02-13/michelle-jenneke-dance-video-sports-illustrate d-swimsuit-si-2013
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^ "Sports Illustrated 40th Anniversary Swimsuit Special: American Beauty (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved December 13, 2009. ^ "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. ISBNÂ 9780791433911. OCLCÂ 35620261. Photography Campbell, Jule, ed. (1995). The Best of the Swimsuit Supermodels. New York: Sports Illustrated Books. ISBNÂ 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. LCCNÂ 99191547. OCLCÂ 41211842. Editors of Sports Illustrated (1999). Best of the Swimsuit Supermodels 1964-1999 (New York: Time, Inc). Collector's edition magazine. Editors of Sports Illustrated (2002). Sports Illustrated Presents Ultimate Swimsuit 1964-2002. New York: Time, Inc. Editors of Sports Illustrated (2011). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Portfolio: Fantasy Islands. New York: Sports Illustrated Books. ISBNÂ 9781603202091. OCLCÂ 755072628. Editors of Sports Illustrated (2010). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Portfolio: Paradise Found. New York: Sports Illustrated Books. ISBNÂ 9781603201537. OCLCÂ 751578018. Editors of Sports Illustrated (2009). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Portfolio: The Explorers Edition. New York: Sports Illustrated Books. ISBNÂ 9781603200899. OCLCÂ 658199994. Editors of Sports Illustrated (2013). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful. New York: Sports Illustrated Books. ISBNÂ 978-1618930811. OCLCÂ 827082812. Editors of Sports Illustrated (2008). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: The Complete Portfolio. New York: Sports Illustrated Books. ISBNÂ 9781603200417. OCLCÂ 502263177. Editors of Sports Illustrated (2006). Sports Illustrated: Exposure. Photography by Raphael Mazzucco. New York: Time Home Entertainment. ISBNÂ 9781933405858. LCCNÂ 2006900231. OCLCÂ 75397462. 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. ISBNÂ 9781933821207. OCLCÂ 212375500.
Hoffman, Steven (executive director) (2001). Sports Illustrated Knockouts: Five Decades of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Photography. Foreword by Frank Deford. New York: Sports Illustrated. ISBNÂ 9781929049479. Iooss, Walter (2010). Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: Heaven. Introduction by Jimmy Buffett. New York: Sports Illustrated Books. Books . ISBNÂ 9781603201162. LCCNÂ 2009940848. OCLCÂ 464590580. External links
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