Calendar Girls, Revisited: 1990

The very first week of the very first Swimsuit Desk Calendar. Stephanie Seymour, clinging to a rock while wearing that beautiful yellow one-piece thong. I remember it well, which makes it kind of astonishing that Stephanie presided over the birth of Michelle Vawer, a model whose one year in the swimsuit issue was already seven years ago.

But there’s Michelle’s birthday. Wednesday, January 3.


A few weeks later, Elle Macpherson was displayed on desks everywhere as future Rookie of the Year Kelly Rohrbach entered the world on Sunday the 21st.

Rachel Hunter offers Hannah Davis a pinch to grow an inch on Hannah’s birthday, May 5.

The next day, May 6, Ashley Richardson guided Jasmyn Wilkins into the world. You saw a lot more one-piecers in the issues and calendars of the late 80s/early 90s.

SI swimsuit legend Christie Brinkley welcomes SI swimsuit legend Lais Ribeiro on October 5.

And finally, two different girls — Ashley Smith and Chanel Iman — arrived (ironically) during a week with an unattached twin. They were born November 26 and December 1, respectively. According to the caption, that week's model was Yvonne Sylvander, but if it was actually Yvette who would know?

Silver Bella

So today’s Advent video star isn’t directly an SI girl, but she’s got a strong SI tie.

Bella Hadid, in certain moments, is a dead ringer for her older(!) sister Gigi.

That’s right, Bella is even younger.

She apparently just turned 18 in October, so, uh, have at her.

Anyone else interested in an all-sister Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue? We could have Gigi and Bella Hadid:

...plus Jessica and Ashley Hart:

And maybe a throwback to the Sylvander twins.

Let's make this happen.

One-Piece Wednesday: Yvonne and Yvette Sylvander, 1976

Backwards & Forwards

It's 11/02/2011. The date is a palindrome. Let's pay tribute to our palindromic models.

Elle.
Ana.
Ana.
Hannah.
And let's round it out with a few mirror images.
Yamila.
Anne.
Irina.
Mallory.
Jessica.
Alyssa.
Kenza.
And as long as we have them around:
Yvonne and Yvette.