Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition: Martha Stewart is one of 28 models featured this year
Sports Illustrated is breaking the model mold this year for its annual swimsuit edition and to borrow a phrase from one of its cover models, “It’s a good thing.”
Twenty-eight women have been chosen to be featured in the publication this year. While it will have more than two dozen models highlighted, one thing it won’t have is a theme.
“There is no theme [to this year’s issue] — rather, there is a vision, a sentiment, a hope that women can live in a world where they feel no limitations, internally or externally,” MJ Day, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition’s editor-in-chief, said. “But the absence of a theme is not to say that [these women] don’t share certain common traits. They’re constantly evolving.”
Four women will have their own individual covers for this year’s edition, Sports Illustrated said.
Without further ado, here are the cover models for Sports Illustrated 2023 Swimsuit Edition:
Martha Stewart
The sports-focused magazine called Martha Stewart an icon. She’s an Emmy-award-winning television show host and founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. The mother and grandmother has one hundred million social media fans and has written 99 lifestyle books.
Stewart is also making Sports Illustrated history. At the age of 81, she is the oldest cover model for the swimsuit edition.
Stewart said she accepted SI’s offer because she wanted to show that women can look good no matter their age.
“Age is not the determining factor in terms of friendship or in terms of success, but what people do, how people think, how people act, that’s what’s important and not your age,” she said.
Here are some memorable photos of Martha Stewart through the years.
1982: Martha Stewart, right, cook and author of a new book, "Entertaining," and her friend and restaurant consultant Ruth Leserman of San Francisco, chop mushrooms while preparing dishes for a luncheon. The affair in Westport, Conn., in 1982 was to celebrate the book’s publication.
2001: Martha Stewart attends the 2001 Henry Johnson Fisher Awards on January 31, 2001, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
2002: Martha Stewart arrives for a party to launch the Tribeca Film Festival on May 7, 2002, in New York City.
2003: Martha Stewart leaves federal court after pleading innocent to charges of securities fraud, conspiracy and obstruction of justice June 4, 2003, in New York City. Stewart was indicted in an insider-trading scandal threatening her media empire.
2004: Martha Stewart (left) and rap music star Reverend Run (center) pose together at the fifth annual Art for Life Benefit at the home of Russell Simmons on July 24, 2004, in East Hampton, New York.
2005: Martha Stewart (left) boards a private jet with her daughter Alexis Stewart at Greenbrier Valley Airport on March 4, 2005, after being released from Alderson Federal Prison Camp in Lewisburg, West Virginia. Stewart completed a five-month sentence at the prison for lying to investigators about a stock trade.
2006: Talk show host Martha Stewart arrives at the 33rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on April 28, 2006, in Hollywood, California.
2007: Martha Stewart attends the "She Made It: Women Creating Television and Radio" event held at the Paley Center For Media on December 6, 2007, in New York City.
2008: Media personality Martha Stewart attends the 2008 Martha Stewart Center for Living Gala at the Pierre Hotel on November 5, 2008, in New York City.
2009: Media personality Martha Stewart attends the Sean "Diddy" Combs’ Birthday Celebration Presented by Ciroc Vodka at The Grand Ballroom at The Plaza Hotel on November 20, 2009, in New York City.
2010: Martha Stewart, Betty White and Taylor Swift attend Time’s 100 most influential people in the world gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 4, 2010, in New York City.
2011: Recording artist/actress Jennifer Hudson, record producer Clive Davis and television personality and author Martha Stewart attends the fourth annual Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai gala at the Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Headquarters on November 16, 2011, in New York.
2012: Dr. Bill Pepicello, president of the University of Phoenix, and Martha Stewart pose before the University of Phoenix 2012 Graduation at University of Phoenix Stadium on June 29, 2012, in Glendale, Arizona.
2013: Television personality Martha Stewart attends Hub Network’s first annual Halloween Bash at Barker Hangar on October 20, 2013, in Santa Monica, California.
2014: Martha Stewart attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME’s 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014, in New York City.
2015: Rapper Snoop Dogg and TV personality Martha Stewart attend the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber at Sony Pictures Studios on March 14, 2015, in Los Angeles.
2015: Martha Stewart and Kim Kardashian attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World on April 21, 2015, in New York City.
2016: Actress Drew Barrymore and Martha Stewart attend ASPCA 19th annual Bergh Ball honoring Drew Barrymore, hosted by Nathan Lane wiith music by Mark Ronson at the Plaza Hotel on April 14, 2016, in New York City.
2017: Rapper Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart speak onstage during the 2017 MTV Movie And TV Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017, in Los Angeles.
2018: Lea DeLaria, Jay Leno, Martha Stewart, Gaby Hoffmann and Claire Danes attend the 20th Anniversary Gala to celebrate Hudson River Park at Pier 60 on October 11, 2018, in New York City.
2019: Hillary Clinton and Martha Stewart attend the TIME 100 Summit 2019 on April 23, 2019, in New York City.
2020: Martha Stewart attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California.
2021: Derek Blasberg, Martha Stewart, and Lil Nas X attend the WSJ. Magazine 2021 Innovator Awards sponsored by Samsung, Harry Winston and Rémy Martin at MOMA on November 1, 2021, in New York City.
2022: Martha Stewart at the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award on March 11, 2022, in Washington, DC honoring Diane von Furstenberg.
Megan Fox
Megan Fox is known for her roles in such movies as “Transformers” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” as well as her countless Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone and Elle covers.
Fox told Sports Illustrated that she hopes that this cover will show her in a different light, one that shows she is thoughtful, articulate and a deep person.
Here are some memorable photos of actress Megan Fox through the years.
2007: Actress Megan Fox arrives to the 2007 MTV Movie Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on June 3, 2007, in Universal City, California.
2008: Actress Megan Fox arrives at the 17th annual MTV Movie Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on June 1, 2008, in Universal City, California.
2009: Actress Megan Fox arrives at the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2009, in Beverly Hills, California.
2010: Actress Megan Fox arrives at premiere of Warner Bros. "Jonah Hex" held at ArcLight Cinema’s Cinerama Dome on June 17, 2010, in Hollywood, California.
2011: Actress Megan Fox (left) and actor Brian Austin Green arrive at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton hotel on January 16, 2011, in Beverly Hills, California.
2012: Actress Megan Fox attends the premiere of Universal Pictures’ "This Is 40" at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on December 12, 2012, in Hollywood, California.
2013: Actress Megan Fox (left) and actor Brian Austin Green arrive at the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California.
2014: Megan Fox visits "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" at Rockefeller Center on August 6, 2014, in New York City.
2015: Actress Megan Fox attends FOX’s "New Girl" 100th Episode Cake Cutting held at Fox Studio Lot on December 2, 2015, in Century City, California.
2016: Actors Stephen Amell (left) and Megan Fox attend an autograph signing at WonderCon 2016 to promote the upcoming release of Paramount Pictures’ "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows," on March 25, 2016, at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles.
2017: Actress Megan Fox attends at press conference to promote Fashion Fest Autumn/ Winter 2017 at Liverpool Insurgentes on September 6, 2017, in Mexico City, Mexico.
2018: Actress/model Megan Fox visits "Extra" on November 28, 2018, in New York City.
2019: Megan Fox attends the 55th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards at InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on February 16, 2019, in Los Angeles.
2020: Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly attend the 2020 American Music Awards, hosted by Taraji P. Henson, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020.
2021: Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly poses backstage for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, broadcast on May 23, 2021, at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Kim Petras
Singer Kim Petras is joining Fox and Stewart as one of the four cover models this year. She released her first single “I Don’t Want it at All” six years ago. This year however she was the first transgender woman to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her partnership with Sam Smith on “Unholy.”
Day called Petras “a beacon of inspiration for the LGBTQ+ community.”
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 25: Musician Kim Petras attends "Spotify’s Best New Artist Party" at Skylight Clarkson on January 25, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Spotify)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 20: Kim Petras attends the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on August 20, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 16: Kim Petras performs during The Clarity Tour at Avant Gardner on November 16, 2019 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 13: Kim Petras attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 18: Kim Petras performs at the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park on September 18, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 20: Kim Petras attends the 2022 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Kim Petras and Sam Smith pose with the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award for "Unholy" in the press room during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Kim Petras accepts the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award for “Unholy” onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Kim Petras attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Brooks Nader
Brooks Nader is no stranger to the swimsuit edition cover. She won the 2019 Swim Search open casting call and has been in the magazine since then. She has also created her own jewelry collection with Electric Picks which she wears in her cover photo.
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: Model Brooks Nader attends the Wilhelmina Models New York Fashion Week party at The Blond at 11 Howard Hotel on September 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: Brooks Nader attends the Vanity Fair Lingerie 100th Anniversary Celebration with Vogue on March 05, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for Vogue)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 29: Brooks Nader attends the "Rocketman" New York Premiere at Alice Tully Hall on May 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – JULY 14: Brooks Nader walks the runway during the 2019 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show During Miami Swim Week At W South Beach – Runway at WET poolside lounge at W South Beach on July 14, 2019 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 09: Brooks Nader attends as DKNY turns 30 with special live performances by Halsey and The Martinez Brothers at St. Ann’s Warehouse on September 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for DKNY)
EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK – JULY 08: Brooks Nader attends as Rachel Zoe celebrates the launch of women’s lifestyle membership Curateur at Moby’s East Hampton on July 08, 2021 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Curateur)
HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA – JULY 23: Brooks Nader attends the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit celebration of the launch of the 2021 Issue at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on July 23, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 10: Brooks Nader attends alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet during September 2021 – New York Fashion Week: The Shows on September 10, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for alice + olivia)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 13: Brooks Nader attends the "The King’s Man" New York Gala Screening at Museum of Modern Art on December 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 11: (L-R) Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models Katie Austin, Camille Kostek, Kate Bock, Kamie Crawford, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editor-In-Chief MJ Day, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models Christen Harper, Brooks Nader, and Jasmine Sanders attend Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Hosts Event Celebrating The Launch of The Swimfluencer Network at Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood, CAat Hard RLock Cafe on February 11, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 12: Brooks Nader attends the annual charity day hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald and The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund on September 12, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 31: Brooks Nader attends Heidi Klum’s 21st Annual Halloween Party presented by Now Screaming x Prime Video and Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur at Sake No Hana at Moxy Lower East Side on October 31, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Heidi Klum)
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 30: Brooks Nader attends Clarins & Each X Other Miami Art Basel celebration at Gitano on November 30, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for Each x Other )
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 24: (L-R) Brooks Nader, Grace Ann Nader and Sarah Jane Nader attend as Victoria’s Secret Celebrates Valentine’s Day 2023 at Victoria’s Secret, Fifth Ave on January 24, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria’s Secret)
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 11: Brooks Nader attends Michael Rubin’s 2023 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at the Arizona Biltmore on February 11, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Fanatics)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Brooks Nader attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images )
