Overview
- The runway show, which took place Saturday, May 30 at the W South Beach in Miami, gathered models, athletes, influencers and celebrity guests for a Swim Week event built around the magazine’s 2026 issue rollout.
- Superstar Lizzo performed on the catwalk and walked in multiple swimsuit looks, providing a live musical highlight that several outlets flagged as a standout moment.
- The evening closed with Sports Illustrated models Ilona Maher and Haley Baylee grabbing hands and leaping into the pool that surrounds the runway, a clip that went viral on social platforms and generated multi‑million views within 24 hours.
- Dancing With the Stars professionals performed on the runway and Val Chmerkovskiy briefly reunited with cover star Alix Earle, underscoring the show’s mix of models, athletes and TV personalities across the lineup.
- Sports Illustrated confirmed the full Runway Show will be available to stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ starting Tuesday, June 9, a first for the event that signals a push to turn live launch spectacles into broader streaming content.