'I was the little girl who was looking at Sports Illustrated like, 'One day, this is gonna be me.''
Soccer star Alex Morgan may have made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut in 2012 inside the pages of the magazine, but in 2019, she officially made the cover. When the United States Women's National Team captain shot the photos on the beaches of St. Lucia, she had no idea she was going to be the cover star and later found out in the middle of an interview.
"I'm so excited to represent all of women's soccer on the cover of Sports Illustrated. All women. I find as a female athlete, I'm put into a box and I can't step out of that box without being judged…I'm unapologetic in the things that I do, the things I want to conquer and demanding what we deserve," AlexWaiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.
In 2021, Megan Thee Stallion became the first rapper to ever be featured on the magazine's cover. Megan shot her issue in Miami alongside one of her favorite photographers, James Macari. Not only was it a dream she manifested but Megan also says it was an important moment for representation. "When I'm watching TV, I don't see a lot of women who look like me, I don't see a lot of curvy girls. It doesn't seem like this body type is being glorified but today, this time, I have a voice, I have a platform. I get to tell everyone this is how it is, this is how it's going to be…I get to be the first rapper on the cover of Sports Illustrated…I've wanted to do it for so long. I've wanted to do it all my life.
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