Crossing the Blues

Friday, August 13, 2010

Marisa Miller makes 1st cover appearance in SI Swimsuit Issue

The highly anticipated 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue featuring cover model Marisa Miller hits newsstands. The annual winter spectacular features 19 of the most glamorous supermodels pictured in visually dynamic photo spreads, all set in unique and exotic locations from around the world.

A rare and powerful combination of beauty and imagination, the SI Swimsuit franchise is the gold standard in publishing, this year's issue will be read by a global audience of 69 million people and there will be more than 250 million page views on SI.com/swimsuit.

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!