Time, Inc. and NBC have put together a 50th anniversary special celebrating the golden jubilee of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which will air Feb. 3 at 9 p.m. Eastern - Super Bowl Monday, if the game is snowed out Sunday that is.
Hosted by Heidi Klum, the two-hour bikini marathon will feature interviews with current and former models like Kate Upton, Tyra Banks, Christie Brinkley and Marisa Miller, among others. Other than the models, there will also be musical performances by Tim McGraw, Enrique Iglesias, John Legend and Lady Antebellum,whose lead singer was hanging out with Kate Upton on Tuesday Jan 14,2014
The special will showcase 50 years of swimsuit history with interviews, behind-the-scenes, travel destinations and many, many people in swimsuits, eventually leading to a top 10 countdown of the best swimsuit covers ever. The swimsuit special continues the working relationship between SI and NBC as NBCSN has aired a "Sports Illustrated" news magazine show in the past
Top, from left: Babette March, 1964; Sue Peterson, 1965; Sunny Bippus, 1966; Marilyn Tindall, 1967; Turia Mau, 1968
Bottom: Jamiee Becker, 1969; Cheryl Tiegs, 1970; Tannia Rubiano, 1971; Shelia Roscoe, 1972; Dayle Haddon, 1973
Top: Ann Simonton, 1974; Cheryl Tiegs, 1975; Yvette Sylvander and Yvonne Sylvander, 1976; Lena Kansbod, 1977; Maria Joao, 1978
Bottom: Christie Brinkley, 1979; Christie Brinkley, 1980; Christie Brinkley, 1981; Carol Alt, 1982; Cheryl Tiegs, 1983
Top: Paulina Porizkova, 1984; Paulina Porizkova, 1985; Elle Macpherson, 1986; Elle Macpherson, 1987; Elle Macpherson, 1988
Bottom: Kathy Ireland, 1989; Judit Mascó, 1990; Ashley Richardson, 1991; Kathy Ireland, 1992; Vendela Kirsebom, 1993
Top: Kathy Ireland, Elle Macpherson, and Rachel Hunter, 1994; Daniela Peštová, 1995; Valeria Mazza and Tyra Banks, 1996; Tyra Banks, 1997; Heidi Klum, 1998
Bottom: Rebecca Romijn, 1999; Daniela Peštová, 2000; Elsa Benítez, 2001; Yamila Diaz-Rahi, 2002; Petra Němcová, 2003
Top: Veronika Vařeková, 2004; Carolyn Murphy, 2005; Veronika Vařeková, Elle Macpherson, Rebecca Romijn, Rachel Hunter, Daniela Peštová, Elsa Benítez, Carolyn Murphy, and Yamila Diaz-Rahi, 2006; Beyoncé Knowles, 2007; Marisa Miller, 2008
Bottom: Bar Refaeli, 2009; Brooklyn Decker, 2010; Irina Shayk, 2011; Kate Upton, 2012; Kate Upton, 2013
Babette Beatty (formerly March) with the launch issue that made her famous
Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge and Chrissy Teigen pose together on the cover of the Sports Illustrated 2014 swimsuit issue
Simply sensational !
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