Kim Kardashian and Ciara can now add Sports Illustrated Swim cover model to their long list of achievements.
The two women have been unveiled among the four cover stars for this year’s edition of the iconic cover, alongside Maye Musk, and Yumi Nu.
Kim and Ciara posed in exotic locations for their covers, which were shot by Greg Swales and Ben Watts in Dominican Republic and Barbados.
Yumi was shot by James Macari in Montenegro, while Maye was shot by You Tsai in Belize.
Kim, 41, told Sports Illustrated:
“I vividly remember Tyra Bands on the cover and women with curves. I remember just thinking, like, that was so cool. But I still didn’t think that I would — I though you had to be a professional model and a runway model.
It was always, like, really young girls. I don’t want to date myself or sound old, but in my 40’s? Like, that’s crazy! I never thought in a million years that I would be shooting one myself.”
Check out what other things the four stunning ladies shared in their interviews —-
Kim spoke about ignoring criticism and focusing on what matters:
“It’s easy to say to just ignore the criticism, but another thing you’ll learn is that at some point it will click in your head that it’s not about you anymore. It’s about family. It’s about helping other people.
For years you’ll be putting yourself out there… But you’re going to become a more private person and you’re going to come to realize that the way to get your story out there—the actual narrative, the truth—isn’t by engaging but by doing.”
Ciara’s husband Russell Wilson said about her:
“As you can probably tell, I’m incredibly proud of my wife. And now that she’s on the cover of SI Swimsuit, that’s one more thing for me to take pride in.
I know it’s something she’s always wanted. And I know she’ll use the visibility that comes with being on the cover to inspire even more people—not only as a mother and the beautiful angel and the powerful woman that she is, but also as the businesswoman that she is, the fashion icon that she is.”
Yumi addressed inclusivity in the industry and dumb, angry guys online:
“Even here in the U.S., where a lot of the fashion industry has become more inclusive toward people with bodies like mine in the last few years, some people—for example, designers at certain high-fashion houses and dumb, angry guys on the internet, among others—just haven’t quite figured out yet that people who look like me belong everywhere everyone else does.
But to them I say: We’ll wait. We’re here, and we’re not going away.”
Maye’s daughter Tosca said of her mother:
“My whole life, I’ve seen my mom do everything. As a result I think I’ll always expect her to be able to do everything. Sometimes I wonder whether it’s time I start limiting those expectations, as she gets older.
But then I look at her again, still unstoppable, and I think, Not yet.”
