0 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2011

Sports Illustrated annual swimsuit issue has been released and naturally filled to the brim with beautiful models in the nearly-there bikini. But this year there are exciting twist - three "Bachelor" contestant must do the SI swimsuit photo shoot in Anguilla (episode aired Monday night, Feb. 14) and is featured in this issue also.
Now the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2011 is no longer a secret - thanks to an office worker who leaked it on Monday afternoon Twitter, followed by David Letterman revealed anticlimax in the middle of the night - this time to divert our attention to the contents of the annual icon issue.
Let us begin with model Kate Upton, age 18. According to Sports Illustrated website, Kate Upton "is a Midwest native who always dreamed of becoming a model Fantasy becomes. The reality three years ago when he walked into an open call and booked her first job since then. It has been the face for Guess Lingerie and appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan Bride This is her first appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue .. "He also has a mole like Cindy Crawford's cool.
Here it is, was shot in the Philippines by Raphael Mazzucco. The problem is on newsstands now.
Now back to our cover girl, Irina Shayk. Exploded 25 years old to cry when she knows she made the cover on David Letterman Monday. When Matt Lauer asked about her relationship with soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, Shayk, born Irina Shaykhlislamova, said, "We Russians, we are keeping secret."

0 Irina Shayk

Irina Shayk, 24, is a native of Emangelynsk City, Russia. She was discovered in 2004 while on a three-day train ride from Chelyabinsk to Moscow. Since then, Irina has been featured in Intimissimi, Lacoste and Guess campaigns. This is Irina's fifth appearance in the Swimsuit Issue.
After winning the "Supermodel 2004" Chelyabinsk beauty pageant, scout Guia Jikidze recommended Shayk pursue a career as a model. In 2007, Shayk debuted in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and has appeared in each annual edition since, working with photographers like Pamela Hanson, Steve Erle, Riccardo Tinelli, Rennio Maifredi, and Raphael Mazucco, and shooting in locations such as St. Petersburg, Naples Grenada and Chile.
In 2007, she became the face of lingerie brand Intimissimi, appearing in the company's catalogs and advertisements, as well as a commercial in 2009. In 2010 Irina Shayk was made the official ambassador for Intimissimi brand In 2007, she also became the face of Lacoste and LaPerla. Her other modeling contracts include Beach Bunny (2009), Guess (2008–2009), and Armani Exchange (2010).
Her magazine covers include GQ Spain, Elle Spain, GQ South Africa, Ocean Drive, Woman Spain, Paris Capital, Jalouse, Annabelle, and Bolero.[1]
In 2010, starred in Kanye West's “Power”, directed by artist Marco Brambilla.
She is ranked 18th in the "Top 20 Sexiest Models" list on Models.com and 1st in the "50 Hottest Russian Women" list by Complex magazine.
In 2010, Glamour Spain gave her the "Best International Model of 2010" award (Spanish: Mejor Modelo Internacional)
At the end of the year she was pictured nude in GQ Spain; however, she claimed that she had never stripped, and that the magazine had digitally altered the images to remove her lingerie.
On February 15, 2011 The Late Show with David Letterman revealed her on a billboard to be the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl. This is the fifth time she's been featured in the magazine, but it's the first time she's on the cover as well as the first Russian to do so.