Sports are no longer the same: Sports Illustrated magazine put an image of a 130-kilogram model on the cover (16 photos)

Once upon a time, Anna Kournikova and Maria Sharapova graced the pages of this magazine's beach series, but now the world has been captured by body positivity. Captured and devoured.





Hunter McGrady is a Sports Illustrated cover girl, proof that everyone can play sports. It is not entirely clear which specific species McGrady prefers and what successes she has achieved, but the physical form of the model is unlikely to serve as an example.



The girl first debuted as a plus-size model when she was 22 years old, since then she has not lost weight, but rather gained weight, and continues to advocate for body positivity and inclusivity. McGrady has been collaborating with Sports Illustrated for four years, although until now she has never managed to get on the cover, although this was her cherished dream.

And now it has come true.



In the magazine, the model appears in swimsuits of different styles and, without any embarrassment, exposes her voluminous bodies, which are difficult to hide behind beachwear. Photos for the magazine were shot in Mexico



















McGrady has a pretty face and too many extra pounds. Her weight is 130 kg (height is 182 cm), but this figure does not frighten the girl at all. She has contracts, and she has more than enough self-confidence!



And if so, move over, athletes for a healthy lifestyle! Body positivity rules!



At the beginning of her career, the model weighed 50 kg, and then began to gain weight. She went to the gym and went on diets, but the weight did not go away.

Two pregnancies also took their toll, but since the demand for body-positive bodies appeared, McGrady’s life has shone with new colors.



Sports Illustrated is one of the most famous and authoritative sports weekly magazines in the United States, which has always had many competitors, but back in 1964, the editors came up with the idea of inviting models and supermodels for filming. Girls in bikinis against the backdrop of exotic landscapes - what could be more attractive? Readers liked this beach series so much that the circulation grew, and since then the publication has become one of the most popular in the United States.



But whether it will be able to remain so, following the precepts of new times, is a question of questions. In any case, some companies have already curtailed the body-positive agenda, losing a lot of profit. Perhaps Sports Illustrated will have the same unfortunate experience? Let’s wait and see, but for now we “enjoy” the non-standard models and wonder what kind of sport this girl is involved in.