Still Hot at 40
November 10, 2003
Not all the athletes SI has put on the cover play a sport. In fact some of our most popular subjects are famous for simply being uncovered. The SI Swimsuit issue (which will celebrate its 40th anniversary in January) has become a global phenomenon and generated more letters than any of the sports stories in the main magazine, with the missives evenly split between "Cancel my subscription!" and "Can I have Cheryl Tiegs's home number?"
DANIELA PESTOVA, 2000
Pangkor Laut, Malaysia
ELSA BENITEZ, 2001
Tamerza Village, Tunisia
JAMEE BECKER, 1969
Puerto Rico
CHERYL TIEGS, 1970
Hawaii
TANNIA RUBIANO, 1971
Dominican Republic
LENA KANSBOD, 1977
Maui
MARIA JOAO, 1978
Bahia, Brazil
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY, 1979
The Seychelles
JUDIT MASCO, 1990
The Grenadines
YAMILA DIAZ-RAHI, 2002
Cruzde Loreto, Mexico