Butt Appreciation Day 2020: The Grable

There’s something specially sexy about the Grable pose.

Her back is to you. But she’s looking over her shoulder at you and smiling.

The only logical interpretation of this illogical pose is that she is happily inviting you to stare at her butt. She just like, “Have at it.” There’s no faux candidness, like you’ve stumbled upon her while she’s luxuriating in nature. There’s no sultry glares, like she’s engaged in the deadly serious business of titillation. Just a fun “Oh you like cute butts? Enjoy!”

Three components of the Grable:

Stand.

Glance over the shoulder.

Smile.

Hold On To Your Butts

I think my girl for the model search this year is Manuela Hernandez.

She's pure-sex-in-a-bikini.

And she's a great girl to feature for this year's Butt Appreciation Day. Almost every photo they feature on the Final Six page showcases her amazing rear end.

Also among the finalists are the butts of Brooks Nader, Jessica Aidi, and Erin Willerton.

Good luck to these girls as they battle for 2020.

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Among the butts that did not make the cut are Allyn Rose, Anna Fritzdorf, and Laura Elizabeth Woo.

(Allyn Rose would have been a great addition because it would have allowed me to do a "Rose is a Rose is a Rose" pun with Pania Rose and Rose Bertram, but alas, it is not meant to be.)

One-Piece Wednesday: Gigi Hadid, 2016

And lest we forget, it's also One-Piece Wednesday.

I thought I'd share some suitable butt-celebratory shots of Gigi in a might-as-well-not-be-wearing-it swimsuit from her last year with the magazine.

Thanks for your service, Gigi. Hope this eases your heartbreak.

Butt Appreciation Day 2018

Over the last week, I called out Babs and Lais as competing for the coveted title of Swimsuitologist's Favorite Current Model. I thought I'd add a third contender. The knee-melting Vita Sidorkina.

In a couple of very special shots from 2018.

(SI. How many times do I have to tell you? Find a better place for your stupid logo.)

Anyway, I'd happily have this triumvirate as a nice, solid core of the swimsuit issue for the foreseeable future.

Sure, It's Pi Day, Butt...

...around here we celebrate Butt Appreciation Day. This year, I thought we'd go all Vendela.

 

Besides, I thought all those diners the girls visited along Route 66 this year would be good for at least one photo with pie in it somewhere, but no dice.

Previous Butt Appreciation Days: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.

Painted Butt Appreciation Day

I did not forget about Butt Appreciation Day.

The painted rookies of 2014 each had some nice butt shots, sometimes aggressively so. So let’s record some posteriors for posterity.

I’m hoping to indulge more in the bodypainting next week.

I Feel Like a Real Ass

I failed to celebrate Butt Appreciation Day, which was Thursday, March 14.

2013 was a nice year for posteriors, so let's take all our pics from that issue.

Butt Appreciation One-Piece Wednesday

Keeping pace with last year, I'm recognizing March 14 as Butt Appreciation Day. This year, it falls on Wednesday.

Kathy Ireland's adorable and sandy butt, decorated to complement the surfboard she poses with, has been taken down at the behest of Kathy's lawyers, apparently. So I link to it here, at the Getty photo site.

No “Ifs” or “Ands”

By some accounts, March 14 is Butt Appreciation Day. Who am I to argue?