Alix Earle Poses in Micro Knit Bikini and Body Chain for 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

Mar. 15, 2025

Alix Earle for Sports Illustrated.Photo:Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

Alix Earleis returning toSports Illustrated.

The influencer, 24, is slated to appear in the 2025 edition of the publication’s famedSwimsuit Issue.In the first official image, Earle poses poolside in a teeny-tiny knit bikini with metallic straps. She also wears a choker necklace with a pendant and a sexy gold body chain draped down her chest and across her abdomen.

OnInstagram Reels, Earle shared a behind-the-scenes peek into “secretly flying to Jamaica last month” for the shoot along with the caption “secret mission.”

The Miami college student turned TikTok star made herSI Swimsuitdebut as the outlet’s first-ever digital cover star in June 2024, posing for two shoots with Tsai in Miami. Shortly after, she also walked in the brand’s Miami Swim Week runway show with her three younger sisters, Penelope, Isabel and Ashtin.

Alix Earle for Sports Illustrated.Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

“It has been a long-time dream of mine to be on the cover ofSports Illustrated Swimsuit, and I’m deeply honored to be named their first-ever digital cover star,” theHot Messpodcast host shared via press release at the time. “Becoming part of the SI family and now joining alongside such strong, powerful, and inspiring women is incredibly meaningful to me.”

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Alix Earle on Sports Illustrated’s first digital cover in June 2024.Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated Swimsuiteditor-in-chief MJ Day said that the magazine’s new digital arm intended “to elevate the SI Swimsuit platform to new heights while staying true to our legacy of celebrating beauty, diversity, and important storytelling.”

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Her statement continued, “With our new digital issues, we are keeping pace with the rapidly evolving media landscape while also providing additional opportunities for talent alike to share their narratives and upcoming projects with our robust audience.”

Ahead of Earle’s trailblazing cover,SIcelebrated its 60th anniversary with seven star-studded covers, withthree of them dedicated to SI ‘Legends.Past models includingChristie Brinkley,Molly Sims,Martha Stewart,Paulina Porizkova,Tyra Banksand more shot group covers with Tsai to celebrate the franchise.

The issue also featured four solo covers starringGayle King,Kate Upton,Chrissy TeigenandHunter McGrady.

source: people.com