In case this is of interest, here’s every monthly banner I’ve used for this blog dating back to January, 2012. That’s when I started keeping track, in the hopes that I wouldn’t repeat a model.
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| Kate Upton, January 2012 |
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| Jessica Gomes, February 2012 |
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| Molly Sims, March 2012 |
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| Irina Shayk, April, 2012 |
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| Veronica Varekova, May, 2012 |
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| Amber Smith, June 2012 |
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| Stacey Williams, July 2012 |
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| Genevieve Morton, August, 2012 |
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| Yamila Diaz, September 2012 |
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| Adaora, October 2012 |
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| Julie Henderson, November 2012 |
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| Anne V, December 2012 |
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| Bar Refaeli, January 2013 |
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| Crystal Renn, February 2013 |
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| Natasha Barnard, March 2013 |
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| Paulina Porizkova, April 2013 |
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| Cintia Dicker, May 2013 |
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| Heidi Klum, June 2013 |
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| Hannah Davis, July 2013 |
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| Elle Macpherson, August 2013 |
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| Kenza Fourati, September 2013 |
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| Hilary Rhoda, October 2013 |
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| Emily DiDonato, November 2013 |
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| Esti Ginzburg, December 2013 |
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| Izabel Goulart, January 2014 |
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| Tori Praver, February 2014 |
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| Sara Sampaio, March 2014 |
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| Bregje Heinen, April 2014 |
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| Marloes Horst, May 2014 |
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| Lily Aldridge, June 2014 |
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| Stephanie Seymour, July 2014 |
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| Zoe Duchesne, August 2014 |
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| Marisa Miller, September 2014 |
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| Melissa Baker, October 2014 |
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| Nina Agdal, November 2014 |
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| Jeisa Chiminazzo, December 2014 |
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| Angie Everhart, January 2015 |
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| Ariel Meredith, February 2015 |
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| Samantha Hoopes, March 2015 |
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| Chrissy Teigen, April 2015 |
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| Gigi Hadid, May 2015 |
So, thanks for reading this. It would have been fun even if it were just me, typing away and giving this subject more thought than it probably needs. But there have been a few recurring posters with insights and commentary, and that’s made me realize I’m not the only one who pays attention to this weird, yearly tradition.
What would I like to see, going forward?
I’d like less Photoshop.
I’d like more racial diversity.
I’d like SI to stop putting their watermarks across the models’ bikini bottoms.
I’d like less sniping from the various peanut galleries about the models. None of them are ugly. They are all professional swimsuit models, and they are inviting us to gaze upon their bodies. Enjoy it.
For the record, it looks like Kate Upton and Irina Shayk are going to go off into the sunset tied for first, with 62 blog posts each. They’re two of the more larger-than-life bombshells SI has graced us with during the last five years, so that makes perfect sense.
It will be fun to see who will catch on next!
—Swimsuitologist
