Kim Kardashian graces the cover of Sports Illustrated‘s 2022 swimsuit issue, and in an accompanying video she marvels at being chosen to model swimwear in the magazine’s iconic annual issue.
16.05.2022 - 20:15 / usmagazine.com
A new milestone in the books! Kim Kardashian has officially earned herself a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover — rightfully rocking Skims swimwear for the photo shoot shot by Greg Swales.
The reality star, 41, is among four cover models, joining Ciara, 74-year-old Maye Musk and plus-size supermodel Yumi Nu in the 2022 issue, set to hit newsstands on May 19.
Even though the KKW Beauty founder is no stranger to magazine covers, she says she finds this one to be particularly notable, in that she hasn’t always seen curvy figures on the cover of SI Swimsuit.
“I vividly remember Tyra Banks on the cover and women with curves. I remember thinking that is so cool,” the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star told the outlet. “But, I still didn’t think I would have—I thought you had to be a professional model and a runway model. It was always really young girls. I don’t want to date myself or sound old, but in my 40s? That’s crazy!”
The brand’s decision to put Kardashian — among other powerful ladies — on the cover was grounded in SI Swimsuits‘ goal of being more inclusive. “The journey we’ve been on — to break out of the mold the world put us in — may sound familiar,” says SI Swimsuit editor in chief MJ Day. “It’s certainly familiar to the women we’ve chosen to be our cover models: Maye, Ciara, Yumi, Kim.”
“Kim, no stranger to the world’s judgment, continues to live proudly, authentically and unapologetically through the noise,” she added.
For her cover story, the mom of four penned a letter to her younger self.
“It’s easy to say to just ignore the criticism, but another thing you’ll learn is that at some point it will click in your head that it’s not about you anymore,” she writes. “It’s about family. It’s about helping other people. For
Kim Kardashian graces the cover of Sports Illustrated‘s 2022 swimsuit issue, and in an accompanying video she marvels at being chosen to model swimwear in the magazine’s iconic annual issue.
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Kate Bock has officially made the pages of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit for a decade. The model is making her 10th appearance in the 2022 issue, which features Kim Kardashian, Maye Musk, Ciara and Yumi Nu as the latest cover girls. "It feels wild," the 34-year-old admitted to Page Six Style on Monday.
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue have been revealed.The iconic magazine unveiled the beautiful covers on Monday, May 16, announcing four women as the models for this year’s highly-anticipated release: Pop culture icon Kim Kardashian, singer Ciara, model Maye Musk, and singer Yumi Nu.A post shared by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@si_swimsuit)Of course, the SI Swimsuit covers mean we get to see these ladies in a plethora of stunning suits, but along with the photoshoots come interviews with the stars. In Kardashian’s feature, the SKIMS founder wrote a letter to her younger self, revealing that she is currently on the road to becoming a “more private person.”“When you get here, to May 2022, you’re not going to be content,” Kim wrote.
Maye Musk is breaking barriers with her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover.
Ciara looks stunning on the front cover of the famous Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.