Kauai Stars in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
It’s the first time in decades that the Garden Isle has been featured in the annual feature.
The Garden Island on the generous space given to Kauai in the latest swimsuit issue. Excerpt:
The island of Kauai 鈥 22 pages worth 鈥 is featured front and center in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2015 edition, which hit newsstands Monday.
There鈥檚 Russian model and actress Irina Shayk standing tall above Waimea Canyon. Emily DiDonato pictured on a vacant Polihale Beach. Gigi Hadid with a horse along a sandy stretch of coastline in Mahaulepu. Emily Ratajkowski at Makua (Tunnels) Beach.
鈥淭hey really, really took good care of us,鈥 Sue Kanoho, executive director of the Kauai Visitors Bureau, said of the publication.
KVB utilized $70,000 in county funding to support SI with the production costs for the shoot, while the St. Regis Princeville Resort provided in-kind support with special rate accommodations. …
The Garden Island notes that the Garden Isle聽“is the only Hawaiian Island featured in this year鈥檚 issue, and it is the first time the Garden Isle has been included in the annual edition since 1989.”
The annual swimsuit issue is a bestseller for SI but has been criticized for objectifying women and having little to do with illustrating sports.
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