Travel with 2012 cover model Kate Upton and more than 20 other models around the world for Sports Illustrated: Making of Swimsuit. In 2012 SI takes you to Zambia's Victoria Falls, Australia, the Seychelles and Panama. SI's iconic body painting section gets a fresh twist with the first-ever inclusion of such world-class athletes as Natalie Gulbis, Alex Morgan and Natalie Coughlin.
Cinematography
Victoria Falls location work is genuinely stunning.
Production
Body painting sequences reveal absurd patience required.
Director
Robb Riley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2012 issue marked SI's pivot toward 'athlete inclusivity' just as the US women's soccer team was peaking in cultural relevance.
Natalie Coughlin's body paint session took six hours and required her to hold a swimming pose until her muscles cramped.
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