Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Magazine August 2021 Megan Thee Stallion

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition returns in 2021 after a trying year that tightened the Swimsuit universe and amplified the voices within it!

Our featured cover models are rapper Megan Thee Stallion, Olympian Naomi Osaka and model Leyna Bloom. We partnered with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino properties in the U.S. to serve as exclusive shoot locations for our issue. This year’s destinations include Sacramento, Calif., Tampa, Fla., Hollywood, Fla. and Atlantic City, N.J.

Check out musicians Anitta and Tinashe, our newest class of SI Rookies and the 13 finalists in the search for the next SI Swimsuit Model.