The waiting is finally over - after months of exciting suspense the highly-anticipated
Sports Illustrated Swimwear edition brought to you by Nashua is on newsstands from Monday, 20 October and features the stunning sun-kissed bodies of South Africa’s most beautiful models in the summer’s hottest bikinis.
The spectacular 2008 issue features eleven of SA’s sexiest models, as well as two international models. They include familiar faces Gina Athans, Elbe van der Merwe, Candice Boucher, Liza Botha, Gabriella Davids, Joelle Kayembe and Gerda-Marie Mare. Newcomers Lee-Ann Liebenberg, Genevieve Morton, Roxy Louw and Palesa Vedala will be joined by international models Lera Koryts’ka and Anahi Gonzales.
Earlier this year the models jetted off to one of the most beautiful locations in the world – the sensational islands of The Maldives. With its tropical waters and pristine white beaches, photographers Settimio Benedusi, Warwick Saint, Wahb Mabkhout and James Meakin captured these gorgeous women in this ultimate location.
At an exclusive VIP party held at Monte Casino in Johannesburg on Friday, 17 October, Lee-Ann Liebenberg was revealed as the
Sports Illustrated Swimwear cover model. The 25 year old has graced many magazine covers, but even she’ll tell you she’s never been shot as beautifully as this. Lee-Ann’s vibrant personality and inherent sexiness are unleashed on the pages of this year’s Swimwear issue and fans of this South African celeb are in for a real treat.
“Of course she’s very, very sexy,” says
Sports Illustrated’s Editor, Steve Smith, “but beyond that, I’ve always regarded Lee-Ann as one of South Africa’s most beautiful women. We were excited at the opportunity to photograph her for Swimwear and blown away by the results. She simply had to be on our cover.”
Get your hands on the
Sports Illustrated Swimwear issue, on sale now.
To see more images of the swimwear models, head to the
Sports Illustrated Swimwear website on
www.simag.co.za.