SUPERMODEL MARISA MILLER ADORNS THE COVER OF THE 2008 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT ISSUE.
Everyone's having a mental heart attack over the new Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. We're guessing it's because Marisa Miller is essentially topless on the cover (unless you count those strategically-placed turquoise beads). Danica Patrick, Heidi Klum, and Will Ferrell (random, right?) are also in this issue, although not many people seem to be talking about that part of it.
Inside the 2008 SI Swimsuit Issue:
Danica Patrick Meets Dan Patrick: Danica Patrick’s splashy debut in the Swimsuit Issue is a full-throttle four-page spread set in Singer Island, Florida. But not only did she spend time in front of the camera, Patrick is also featured in a full-page Q&A with none other than Dan Patrick– who recently made his debut on the pages of SI as a senior writer and weekly columnist.
NFL Cheerleaders: Swimsuit 2008 will include 12 NFL Cheerleaders in a fun four-page treatment. This marks the first time NFL Cheerleaders have been featured in the issue. Teams represented include the Buccaneers, Chargers, Cowboys, Dolphins, Eagles, Falcons, Jaguars, Patriots, Raiders, Redskins and Texans.
Athletes Wives Return: Four famous players kindly get out of the way for their better halves. Featured are: Ingrid Vandebosch (Jeff Gordon), La La Vazquez (fiancée, Carmelo Anthony; she did her shoot just four months after giving birth); Carmella Garcia (Jeff Garcia); and Michelle Damon (Johnny Damon).
The 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue takes readers to exotic locations around the globe with the world's most beautiful women. Marisa Miller, Bar Refaeli, Ana Beatriz Barros, Jessica White and more than a dozen other models will grace the pages of this year's blockbuster issue.
At Home with Bar: Another first: SI spent 10 days with supermodel Bar Refaeli in her native Israel, where she was joined by Julie Henderson, Brooklyn Decker and Jessica Gomes in Caesarea, 25 miles north of Tel Aviv, and at the Dead Sea.
Will Ferrell as Semi-Pro Star Jackie Moon: SI gets Tropical with Semi-Pro star Will Ferrell as Heidi Klum crashes the set of the upcoming hoops flick, spending a day and night in the life of Jackie Moon (played by Ferrell– player, coach and owner of a beloved ’70s ABA team, the Flint Tropics. Jackie is one part Auerbach and nine parts Hefner, which makes him irresistible to a certain Swimsuit model.
Sports Illustrated, Swimsuit Issue 2008 (Single Issue Magazine)
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Danica Patrick
For those of you who don’t know this is Marisa first cover for SI 2008 Swimsuit Issue.
A seven-year veteran of the Swimsuit Issue, Miller makes her first cover appearance in a photo taken by Raphael Mazzucco during a two-day shoot on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, last October. Joining Miller in the issue are several other swimsuit favorites, such as Brooklyn Decker, Selita Ebanks, Bar Refaeli, Tori Praver, Daniella Sarahyba, Irina Shayk, Anne V and Jessica White each featured in unique pictorial essays.
NFL Cheerleaders make their debut in Swimsuit 2008 and the wildly popular bodypainting masterpieces return for the 10th time. Look for Will Ferrell in character as Jackie Moon from his new movie Semi-Pro together with Heidi Klum in a raucous treatment. IRL sensation and “Traffic Stopper” Danica Patrick makes her Swimsuit debut and yes, athletes wives show it off again!
“This is a visually powerful issue with numerous surprises that underlines the very best of the Swimsuit issue heritage,” says Terry McDonell, Editor, Sports Illustrated Group. “Creative Director Steve Hoffman, Swimsuit Editor Diane Smith and Senior Editor Chris Stone have topped themselves blending the tradition of the Swimsuit franchise with new themes and treatments that are spectacular.”
The 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photo gallery
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Bar Refaeli bikini candid
Bar Refaeli in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2008
Although it was speculated that Refaeli would be the cover girl for SI Swimsuit 2008, Marisa Miller took the cover.
Who would you have selected for the Sports Illustrated cover?
