This year's SI swimsuit edition cover model is ...

[HanSenSE]

 

[DanOregon]

I knew their readership skewed old, but....

 

[playthrough]

And they had to airbrush all her prison tattoos

 

[jr/shotglass]

6.

 

[hondo]

.006

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Not being critical of any of the choices. But how is this still around? Is the advertising still THAT good to put up with the barrage of howling that it comes with?

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Like a cheese cracker.

(Someone had to say it)

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Snoop Dogg approves.

 

[playthrough]

Not being critical of any of the choices. But how is this still around? Is the advertising still THAT good to put up with the barrage of howling that it comes with?

I read a smidge of comments on social expecting more howling, but on Facebook it was a lot of middle-aged women loving Martha. Guessing the ad revenue is still plenty healthy but now it's also about playing to the masses. Which is meh.

 

[CD Boogie]

No one wants to see me with my shirt off anymore than I wanna see more than half of these women in a bikini. Body positivity? Not everyone has a good body, I'm positive of that.

 

[Regan MacNeil]

"How do we regain our relevance?"

"I have a crazy idea. Hear me out ..."

 

[Slacker]

Move over, Martha.
You're blocking out Padma.

Padma Lakshmi 'freaking out' over
Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover at 52