Be the first Quote by Camille Kostek

When I finally discovered the 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issue, I browsed through archives and saw a picture of an incredibly stunning model, Damaris Lewis.…

— Philomena Kwao

It took me six years to be comfortable modeling a swimsuit.

— Elizabeth Hurley

After my first 'Sports Illustrated' cover, I felt terrible about myself for a solid month. People deal with models like they are children. They…

— Kate Upton

I want to model and I want to do whatever it takes to be a 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit model.

— Camille Kostek

I started my career as a swimsuit model. My first big break in America was 2007, 'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit Issue.

— Irina Shayk

Actually, I never really thought I would be a model. I never knew a lot about fashion and magazines, and I never paid attention…

— Adriana Lima

Successful model? That's a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of my life. Editors would always talk to you in…

— Jessica Lange

'Sports Illustrated' has set the standard for what a swimsuit model should be. For a magazine that has that much influence to include models…

— Philomena Kwao

I've been trying to be the model that I wanted to see when I was a teenager, looking through magazines and not seeing myself,…

— Iskra Lawrence

I never really wanted to be a model. But when the opportunity came, I grabbed it.

— Maud Adams

I hadn't planned to be a model. It just happened by pure chance. I went to a beauty school with my sister, and I…

— Irina Shayk

For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America.

— Elle Macpherson