Gentlemen will be happy to know the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition hits stores this week. Beyonce Knowles is gracing the cover for 2007 edition. She is the first non supermodel or athlete to grace the annual cover. Knowles, who is a singer and actress, said she watched what she ate in order to look the part for the photo shoot. “At dinner, I kept thinking: this extra piece of pie will show up,” she recalled. “I always make sure I celebrate it up, but I was so terrified with every little thing I ate this year.” Her line of photo’s are tabbed as “The Dreamgirl As You’ve Never Seen Her.” Beyonce will also becomes only the second African-American to grace the cover (Tyra Banks being the other).
Another feature in this years swimsuit edition is a feature at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. A five-page spread featuring model Anne Vyalitsyna was shot at the Museum in Cleveland. The 20 year old Russian Supermodel is featured at many of the featured exhibits and will sure to be pleasing to men’s eyes. Other ladies featured this year include Julie Henderson, Jessica White, Daniella Sarahyba, Aline Nakashima, Tori Praver, Yesica Toscanini, Brooklyn Decker, Selita Ebanks, Bar Refaeli, and Marisa Miller.
Throughout the years, the magazine has had covers by famous supermodels featured on the cover such as Cheryl Tiegs, Christie Brinkley, Paulina Porizkova, Elle Macpherson, Rachel Hunter, Valeria Mazza, Heidi Klum. The Swimsuit Edition has been a yearly Sports Illustrated staple since its debut in 1964. Throughout the years, there have been controversies over the racy photos that some conservative groups find slightly pornographic. The best selling edition was the 1989 edition, the 25th anniversy of the magazine, which graced Kathy Ireland on the cover.
