The first Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover appeared in January 1964, featuring Babette March. The year-by-year guide below follows the official SI Swimsuit archive and its historical gallery, preserving multiple named cover subjects and identifying entries the archive labels as digital issues.
Every Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover, by year
This is a chronological catalog, not a ranking. Years with several names retain all the subjects listed in the source. For 1964–2018, the historical gallery provides the sequence; the official archive carries it forward. View the official SI Swimsuit archive and the historical cover gallery through 2018.
1964–1979
| Year | Cover subject(s) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Babette March |
| 1965 | Sue Peterson |
| 1966 | Sunny Bippus |
| 1967 | Marilyn Tindall |
| 1968 | Turia Mau |
| 1969 | Jamee Becker |
| 1970 | Cheryl Tiegs |
| 1971 | Tannia Rubiano |
| 1972 | Sheila Roscoe |
| 1973 | Dayle Haddon |
| 1974 | Ann Simonton |
| 1975 | Cheryl Tiegs |
| 1976 | Yvette and Yvonne Sylvander |
| 1977 | Lena Kansbod |
| 1978 | Maria João |
| 1979 | Christie Brinkley |
1980–1999
| Year | Cover subject(s) |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Christie Brinkley |
| 1981 | Christie Brinkley |
| 1982 | Carol Alt |
| 1983 | Cheryl Tiegs |
| 1984 | Paulina Porizkova |
| 1985 | Paulina Porizkova |
| 1986 | Elle Macpherson |
| 1987 | Elle Macpherson |
| 1988 | Elle Macpherson |
| 1989 | Kathy Ireland |
| 1990 | Judit Mascó |
| 1991 | Ashley Montana |
| 1992 | Kathy Ireland |
| 1993 | Vendela Kirsebom |
| 1994 | Kathy Ireland, Elle Macpherson, and Rachel Hunter |
| 1995 | Daniela Pestova |
| 1996 | Valeria Mazza and Tyra Banks |
| 1997 | Tyra Banks |
| 1998 | Heidi Klum |
| 1999 | Rebecca Romijn |
2000–2018
| Year | Cover subject(s) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Daniela Pestova |
| 2001 | Elsa Benítez |
| 2002 | Yamila Diaz-Rahi |
| 2003 | Petra Nemcova |
| 2004 | Veronica Varekova |
| 2005 | Carolyn Murphy |
| 2006 | Veronica Varekova, Elle Macpherson, Rebecca Romijn, Rachel Hunter, Daniela Pestova, Elsa Benítez, Carolyn Murphy, and Yamila Diaz-Rahi |
| 2007 | Beyoncé |
| 2008 | Marisa Miller |
| 2009 | Bar Refaeli |
| 2010 | Brooklyn Decker |
| 2011 | Irina Shayk |
| 2012 | Kate Upton |
| 2013 | Kate Upton |
| 2014 | Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge, and Chrissy Teigen |
| 2015 | Hannah Davis |
| 2016 | Hailey Clauson, Ashley Graham, and Ronda Rousey |
| 2017 | Kate Upton |
| 2018 | Danielle Herrington |
2019–2023
| Year | Cover subject(s) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Alex Morgan, Tyra Banks, and Camille Kostek |
| 2020 | Jasmine Sanders, Olivia Culpo, and Kate Bock |
| 2021 | Leyna Bloom, Megan Thee Stallion, and Naomi Osaka |
| 2022 | Yumi Nu, Ciara, Maye Musk, and Kim Kardashian |
| 2023 | Brooks Nader, Martha Stewart, Megan Fox, and Kim Petras |
2024–2026
| Year | Cover subject(s) and archive labels |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Kate Upton, Chrissy Teigen, Hunter McGrady, and Gayle King; the archive also lists separate Legends and Alix Earle entries. |
| 2025 | Jessie Murph; Salma Hayek Pinault, Lauren Chan, Jordan Chiles, and Olivia Dunne; digital entries: Hailey Van Lith and Brianna LaPaglia. |
| 2026 | Lizzo, in the July digital issue; Hilary Duff, Tiffany Haddish, Alix Earle, and Nicole Williams English; digital NFL WAGs issue: Normani, Brittany Mahomes, Christen Goff, Claire Kittle, Ronika Love, and Haley Cavinder. |
How to read the recent archive entries
The archive’s year pages can include more than one cover record. That does not make every record a separate annual print issue. In particular, it explicitly labels the 2025 Hailey Van Lith and Brianna LaPaglia entries as digital, describes Lizzo’s 2026 entry as the July 2026 digital issue, and identifies the NFL WAGs entry as the first digital issue of 2026. The 2024 Legends and Alix Earle entries are separate archive listings; the archive information summarized here does not specify them as digital.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What the cover history shows
The chronology includes solo covers, group covers, and repeat appearances: Christie Brinkley is listed for 1979, 1980, and 1981; Elle Macpherson for 1986–1988; and Kate Upton for 2012, 2013, and 2017. It also includes people known for work beyond modeling, such as athlete, musician, and other public-figure cover subjects. Those differences make the list useful as a record of SI’s cover choices, but the catalog alone does not establish the broader cultural impact of any particular cover.
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