Girl Quote by Esther Williams

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

'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 get that it's packaging and it's neat to put a name on what the girls are. But it seems to me that they…

— Ivory

As a woman of color and curve model, I never imagined when I started modeling that I would be featured in the pages of…

— Philomena Kwao

The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue really sets the social standard for what people expect the perfect woman's body to look like, and a lot…

— Ronda Rousey

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

'Sports Illustrated' decided to have curvy women not only in their magazine but on the cover of their magazine. Now, that means size diversity…

— Ashley Graham

I felt I had 'made it' as a model when I was invited to be the first model to shoot for the 2019 'Sports…

— Camille Kostek

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

— Irina Shayk

The #SwimSexy campaign is redefining standards of beauty, and I'm proud to be a part of it. My hope is that this campaign connects…

— Philomena Kwao

I'm kind of the model that everyone thought would always be the Guess, 'Sports Illustrated' girl. Then, when I started to do high fashion…

— Gigi Hadid

I made my career off posing in swimsuits and doing all the swimsuit issues and posters.

— Cindy Margolis