Overview
- Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, which unveiled its 2026 issue Tuesday on TODAY and its own platforms, named Duff, Earle, Haddish and Williams English as four covers from a 34‑woman lineup.
- The issue is available now online, with print copies reaching select markets May 14 and a nationwide release on May 26.
- Cover shoots spanned the globe: Earle in Botswana with Ruven Afanador, Duff in South Caicos with Kat Irlin, Williams English in Montauk with Ben Watts, and Haddish in Loreto, Mexico with James Macari.
- Editor in chief MJ Day said the class celebrates individuality and widens the magazine’s definition of beauty across athletes, entertainers and digital creators.
- Launch-week plans in New York include a lighting of the Empire State Building and an invite-only SI Swimsuit Social Club pop-up.