Swimsuit 2014: Cook Islands Nina Agdal Beach/Rarotonga, Cook Islands, New Zealand 10/29/2013 X157130 TK2 Credit: James Macari

Go Inside Sports Illustrated's 2014 Swimsuit Issue

Even though most of the country is buried in snow right now, one thing that helps lift our spirits (at least for us guys) around this time of year is the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the issue, and it's fully packed with models, sun, body paint, beaches and, of course, bikinis. Different from most years when SI usually chooses one cover girl, the cover this year features supermodels Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge, and Chrissy Teigen, who sport nothing but bikini bottoms.

Also featured in the issue is last year's cover model Kate Upton, as well as Irina Shayk, Kate Bock, Ariel Meredith, and more. Some new faces for 2014 include Gigi Hadid, Chanel Iman, and last year's bombshell, Emily Ratajkowski. Anastasia Ashley, Skylar Diggins, and Alex Morgan round out the athletes featured in this issue. Check the out the gallery and teaser video below for an inside look on what's in this year's issue that's available on newsstands worldwide.

 

Head over to swimsuit.si.com for more photos and behind the scenes videos.


Kate Upton For V Magazine

Supermodel Kate Upton kept herself busy in 2013 with all of the campaigns she was featured in, as well as the rumors of her attachment to the upcoming Entourage film. Now, she's kicking off the year with a double cover for V Magazine, shot by photographer duo Inez & Vinoodh. The retro look that the photographers went with mixed in with Kate's sultry looks really make for some great portraits. Having landed gigs for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Sports Illustrated, I'm sure we can expect to see a lot more of Kate this upcoming year. Along with the photos, V Magazine sat down with the 21-year-old to chat about her career that you can check out here.

[Via V Magazine]


Kate Upton For Beach Bunny Bride Campaign

Sports Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen has decided to try her hand at designing her own line of bikinis. According to her, she came up with the idea when she was planning her honeymoon and wanted to have a swimsuit that was sexy to show off to her new husband to be, John Legend. With that in mind, she decided to create bathing suits that future brides could feel sexy in on their honeymoons. Chrissy enlisted the help of fellow Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton to model the lines newest Beach Bunny Bride campaign. Check out some of the photos below and for the entire campaign visit Beach Bunny Swimwear here.

Photos by Beach Bunny Swimwear

[Via HighSnobiety]


Happy Birthday, Kate Upton!

We here at Ruby Hornet would like to say happy 21st birthday to super babe Kate Upton. Many of us know her from the infamous Cat Daddy video with photographer Terry Richardson, to the covers of Sports Illustrated and GQ. Kate has been hard at work since her first shoot with Venus Swimwear, and it doesn't look like she's slowing down anytime soon, as she is now taking a stab at acting in the upcoming movie The Other Woman. In honer of her birthday, we thought we would share some shots from some of our favorite shoots.

[via rsvlts]