Calendar Girls, Revisited: 1993

So, it's looking more and more like the swimsuit issue will be later than normal this year. Normally we'd be a month out at this point, and there'd have been plenty of communications about it. But other than a bit of activity last year, there's been a whole lot of silence.

As long as this February won't bring us any new photos, we might as well look at a February past. A couple of under-the-radar models graced us on 2/19/93: Shana Zadrick was the calendar girl and Tanya Mityushina was born.

A couple weeks later, we got Bregje Heinen and Judit Masco on March 5.

After couple more weeks, we had a collaboration between two cover girls: Kathy Ireland welcomed Danielle Herrington on the 26th.

And on October 8, Ashley Richardson introduced us to Barbara Palvin, for which we should be quite grateful.

I can't leave without mentioning Adaora. I believe she was born in 1993, but I can't for the life of me find the actual date. So here she is, in all her loveliness.

Horse Appreciation Week: Monday

In compiling my series on swimsuit models + animals, I came upon a problem. Horses.

There are too many horse shots for a single entry.

However, Horse Appreciation Day is May 9, so I figured a lead-in would be in order. A few models with horses per day.

I’m sure there are a bunch I’ll miss. But it’s a good cross-section.

Same Suit, Different Babe

I drew your attention on these pages to the great swimsuit-sharing experiment of 1995.

And later to the recycling of Bar Refaeli’s bikini to Jessica Perez’s body, perhaps as a magic talisman to help Jessica win the 2011 model search.

In 1985, Paulina Porizkova’s shell top also found its way onto Kim Alexis.

(I was amazed to find that Paulina doesn’t sport those shells in the actual magazine—apparently, just in the 1986 wall calendar the following year. I consider it such an iconic Paulina suit.)

In 1990, Ashley Richardson and Rachel Hunter sported what looks like the same shiny, golden one-piece—on the same giant piece of driftwood.

(I discovered Rachel’s pic thanks to photographer Robert Huntzinger’s site, which has some nice swimsuits to browse through.)

In 1991, Stephanie Seymour and Judit Masco both took a liking to this gold bikini.

In 1992, Ashley appeared in one of the weirdest SI photos—I guess her ghost has multiplied itself and is haunting this vineyard?

In any case, several pages later Judit is wearing it at the Salvador Dalí museum.

Also in 1992, Stacey Williams and Shana Zadrick vied for the right to wear this silvery one-piece.

Who can forget this spiderwebby top, shared by Anne V and Bar in 2009?

Julie Henderson and Esti Ginzburg both took this dusty-hued bikini for a spin in 2010.

And the following year, Julie shared this adorable bikini with Hilary Rhoda.

Those are some lucky suits.

EDIT: For a fascinating story of Carol Alt and Christie Brinkley in an inter-magazine swimsuit battle, check out the end of today’s Swim Daily video.

One-Hit Wonder: Shana Zadrick (1992)

Well, there's not much going on in Swimsuitland, so I thought I'd celebrate the 43rd birthday of Shana Zadrick.She was born in Colorado, but she has the look of one of the luxurious Czech chicks from the 80s and 90s.Or even a young Cindy Crawford.She definitely had the potential to stick around, but when 1993 rolled around Shana had disappeared from the swimsuit issue's pages.

If anything new happens on the scene (no Brooklyn?!) I'll keep you updated.