Craig’s List

Two more additions to Ashley Richardson’s web of influence were hiding in plain sight on my blog.

The photo I shared here, in my exposé on SI’s Kenya obsession, puts Charissa Craig with Carol Alt in 1982.

Carol posed with Kelly Emberg in 1983.

Kelly posed with Kathy Ireland in 1989.

Kathy posed with Rachel Hunter on the cover in 1994.

And of course Rachel ran on the beach with Ashley in 1990.

This gives Charissa an “Ashley Number” of 5. She’s the only model with that number of steps.

I also already posted this 1990 photo of Sabrina Barnett back in 2015, when Swim Daily posted its first (and only) entry in their “It Takes Two” series.

This photo with Rachel gives Sabrina an Ashley Number of 2.

These two girls, along with Frankie Rayder from 2005, bring the number of Ashley-connected models to 43.

Kelsey Lately

Mere days after I wondered if Rebecca Shore would continue to be the sole contributor at Swim Daily, someone by the name of Kelsey Hendrix showed up to write a few entries.

No idea if she's supplementing Rebecca or taking over for her. But either way: Welcome Ms. Hendrix!

Today she hinted that there will be an ongoing series called "It Takes Two," extolling the joys of two models on the same shoot. (I agree. Two is a magical number.)

She kicks us off with Gigi and Sara from 2014. Suitably, here they are on a tandem bike.

 

Who's next? Elle and Kathy? Tyra and Valeria? Rebecca and Angie?

Rachel and Sabrina?