Summertime! Maye Musk, Kim K, Ciara an Yumi Nu on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

Summertime! Maye Musk, Kim K, Ciara an Yumi Nu on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

<p>Sports Illustrated did it again. Its cover for the 2022 Swimsuit Special was among the best of the year. The well-known edition of the magazine, which always arrives in May, featured "powerful women."</p>
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Four "powerful women"

Sports Illustrated did it again. Its cover for the 2022 Swimsuit Special was among the best of the year. The well-known edition of the magazine, which always arrives in May, featured "powerful women."

<p>Sports Illustrated celebrated "28 powerful women, with a wide range of backgrounds and body types."</p>
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"Women with a wide range of backgrounds and body types"

Sports Illustrated celebrated "28 powerful women, with a wide range of backgrounds and body types."

<p>Of those 28, four were chosen for its cover: Kim Kardashian, Ciara, Maye Musk and Yumi Nu (photo)</p>
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Kim, Ciara, Maye and Yumi

Of those 28, four were chosen for its cover: Kim Kardashian, Ciara, Maye Musk and Yumi Nu (photo)

<p>Celebrities have been promoting products for many, many years. Companies are willing to pay big money to get the endorsement of much-loved athletes, singers, and actors. When we buy products that the stars love, us common folk feel just a little closer to their lives of glitz and glamour.</p>
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Four months keeping the secret

Kim Kardashian, at 41 years old, posed for the first time in her long career for Sports Illustrated. Her enthusiasm was obvious in the way she announced it:

"OMG, I'm a Sports Illustrated cover girl. We took these photos in January (2022) and it's been really hard to keep this cover a secret," she commented on Instagram.

<p>There’s also a mobile game about the TV star, called ‘Kim Kardashian: Hollywood.’ It was released in 2017 and has been downloaded more than 60 million times.</p>
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"An honor and a dream"

As Kim Kardashian revealed, "it is an honor and a dream to be on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition."

<p>The socialite's photo session took place "in one of my favorite places in the world: the Dominican Republic," Kim K explained.</p>
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Dominican Republic

The socialite's photo session took place "in one of my favorite places in the world: the Dominican Republic," Kim K explained.

<p>Kim and Pete, born in 1980 and 1993 respectively, seem willing to take their time and see where this relationship leads them. So far there are few images of both together.</p>
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Skims

On the cover, the businesswoman wears a cream bikini from her Skims brand with matching cream gloves. The photos were taken by Greg Swales.

<p>Inside the magazine, Kim Kardashian's photo session is overwhelming. There is silver, black and a motorcycle. All very simple.</p> <p>Photo: Instagram - @si_swimsuit</p>
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On a motorcycle in her bathing suit

Inside the magazine, Kim Kardashian's photo session is overwhelming. There is silver, black and a motorcycle. All very simple.

Photo: Instagram - @si_swimsuit

<p>The singer Ciara is another star of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2022. She has a spectacular cover that includes a Texan hat and animal print. In the full photo session, the singer wears everything from a beautiful black swimsuit to an impossible denim bikini.</p> <p>Photo: Instagram - @si_swimsuit</p>
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Ciara

The singer Ciara is another star of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2022. She has a spectacular cover that includes a Texan hat and animal print. In the full photo session, the singer wears everything from a beautiful black swimsuit to an impossible denim bikini.

Photo: Instagram - @si_swimsuit

<p>Russel Wilson and singer Ciara got engaged in 2016 and the ring he gave her is out of this world. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback presented her with a masterpiece with an estimated value of $2 million.</p>
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Dream fulfilled

"My dream of being on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Special has finally come true. Proud to be on the cover of such an iconic magazine and to join the elite list of women who have come before me," Ciara wrote on Instagram.

<p>The third of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2022 covers is for Yumi Nu, a well-known singer and plus-size model.</p> <p>Photo: Instagram - @si_swimsuit</p>
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Yumi Nu

The third of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2022 covers is for Yumi Nu, a well-known singer and plus-size model.

Photo: Instagram - @si_swimsuit

<p>"I haven't been able to sleep, breathe or think clearly since I found out. I never dreamed of this because I didn't know I could. Thank you from the bottom of my heart," she said on social media.</p>
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"I never dreamed of this because I didn't know I could"

"I haven't been able to sleep, breathe or think clearly since I found out. I never dreamed of this because I didn't know I could. Thank you from the bottom of my heart," she said on social media.

<p>"I haven't been able to sleep, breathe or think clearly since I found out. I never dreamed of this because I didn't know I could. Thank you from the bottom of my heart," she said on social media.</p>
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Yumi Nu is emotional about the cover

The words of Yumi Nu to her followers have been, without a doubt, the most emotional of the four cover women's reactions. "I feel very honored to be able to make history with you," she told Sports Illustrated.

<p>The fourth cover and, perhaps, the most iconic of all,  starred Maye Musk, a legendary model, dietitian and the mother of Elon Musk.</p> <p>Photo: Instagram - @si_swimsuit</p>
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Maye Musk

The fourth cover and, perhaps, the most iconic of all,  starred Maye Musk, a legendary model, dietitian and the mother of Elon Musk.

Photo: Instagram - @si_swimsuit

<p>"I am very excited to be on the cover of the SI Swimsuit at 74 years old," she said. "It's about time!"</p> <p>Photo: Instagram - @si_swimsuit</p>
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"It was time"

"I am very excited to be on the cover of the SI Swimsuit at 74 years old," she said. "It's about time!"

Photo: Instagram - @si_swimsuit