Overview
- Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, which released official images Tuesday, confirmed Bethenny Frankel’s rookie feature from Loreto, Baja California Sur, with photos by James Macari.
- Frankel, 55, posted behind-the-scenes video on Instagram from the beach set and captioned it, “Does anyone have any water? Bc I am very thirsty today… #siswim2026.”
- The Mexico roster features nine women, pairing rookies Frankel and Jocelyn Corona with returning names such as Ilona Maher, Brooks Nader, Molly Sims, Livvy Dunne, Hunter McGrady, Lauren Chan, and Haley Kalil.
- The 2026 Swimsuit Issue is slated for a May release, with Mexico teasers following earlier Botswana images as part of a location-by-location rollout.
- Frankel walked the SI Swim Week runway in May 2025, reflecting the brand’s playbook of using live events to introduce talent before featuring them in the annual magazine.