Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

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, Elle Macpherson , Rebecca Romijn , Rachel Hunter , Daniela Pestova , Elsa Benitez , Carolyn Murphy and Yamila Diaz , 2006; Heidi Klum and Maria Sharapova are in the insets.]]
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is an issue published annually by '' Sports Illustrated '' magazine which features models in swimsuits. It was first published in 1964 . Through the years famous supermodels such as Cheryl Tiegs , Christie Brinkley , Paulina Porizkova , Elle Macpherson , Rachel Hunter , Tyra Banks , Valeria Mazza and Heidi Klum have been featured on the cover. Other famous models who appeared within its pages, but not on its cover, have included Cindy Crawford , Stephanie Seymour , Angie Everhart , and Stacey Williams .

Several well-known female athletes have also appeared within the issue's pages, though not always on the cover. In the 2005 issue, Amanda Beard , Jennie Finch , Lauren Jackson and Venus Williams were featured. Anna Kournikova appeared in an inset on the 2004 cover, and had a photo spread within its pages. Maria Sharapova appeared in an inset on the 2006 cover, and also had a spread inside the issue.

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