Overview
- The first group features returning models Alix Earle, Penny Lane, Achieng Agutu and Camille Kostek, with Meredith Mickelson confirmed as a rookie.
- The opening galleries were photographed in Botswana’s Okavango Delta by Ruven Afanador in a production supported on location by Abercrombie & Kent.
- Camille Kostek’s 2026 appearance marks her ninth consecutive year with the SI Swimsuit franchise.
- Alix Earle returns for a third year, including a look highlighted by a pearl-covered bikini referenced by the brand on Instagram.
- SI says the 2026 issue was shot over six months across five locations—Botswana, Mexico, Fort Myers, South Caicos and Montauk—with publication slated for May.