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  • Hannah Davis: SI Cover Backlash Is “Silly”

    Hannah Davis: SI Cover Backlash Is “Silly”

    Hannah Davis thinks that the whole controversy over her racy photo for the cover of this year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is a little ridiculous.

    The 24-year-old model was ecstatic to get the news that she had made the cover in the first place.

    “I’ve always enjoyed the whole Swimsuit experience, and said that anything extra—a little square on the cover or anything like that—was a bonus. But still, this was my dream,” Hannah Davis told the folks at SI.

    However, not everyone was as excited as Hannah Davis was.

    Some thought her cover, which shows her in what seems to be the process of taking off her bikini bottoms, crossed a certain line.

    Thank you to my @si_swimsuit and @imgmodels family! I am honored to be your 2015 cover girl! Wow!! #SISwim

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    Hannah Davis went on Today to discuss her cover with Matt Lauer. For the show, they covered her almost exposed lady bits with a red ribbon graphic. When asked if she thought they were being prudent or just being prudes, she leaned toward the latter.

    “I think you’re making it look a lot naughtier than it really is to be honest,” Hannah Davis said.

    Hannah Davis added, “To be honest, I think SI always tries to do something a little different every year, and I think this year, it’s the year of the torso.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzxcmjB1zeE

    Great morning with @iamsteveharveytv at the @TodayShow, thank you for having me! #SISwim @si_swimsuit

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    As far as controversy goes, Hannah Davis told the New York Post that a little bit of controversy is nothing new to SI.

    Hannah Davis said, “There’s controversy every year, so I think it’s kind of just silly that they’re making it out to be the big thing; I mean it’s the swimsuit issue.”

    She’s got a point there.

    Hannah Davis went on to say, “There are far more scandalous pictures in the magazine if you open it up. It’s a girl in a bikini, and I think it’s empowering; I’ve been hearing it’s degrading. I think the people who are saying that aren’t feminists, because I think when you’re a woman and you look at that picture and if you overanalyze it as anything more than just a full picture, it’s just silly to me.”

    To the people who put together the magazine, Hannah Davis was absolutely perfect in the pic.

    SI Assistant Managing Editor MJ Day said of Hannah Davis’ cover shot, “I didn’t think it could get better than Hannah’s Jersey Shore shoot last year, but this year everything clicked. It was perfection.”

    What do you think about Hannah Davis’ cover photo for SI?

  • Hannah Davis: Models React To Her Racy Sports Illustrated Cover

    Hannah Davis is now a household name thanks to her amazing Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover that showed us a sizzling peek at what’s down there. The cover has caused quite a stir among conservative folks, who think the act of lowering her underwear is too risqué for the public.

    Davis isn’t sure what the fuss is all about because she’s a huge fan of the work that she did for the popular magazine. “I liked it because it was something different,” she revealed to People Magazine. “SI is always known for going to exotic locations, so to sort of stay local and do the whole ‘America the Beautiful‘ theme, I found it new and fresh.”

    The cover was shot on Blackberry Farm in Tennessee, a unique choice of local especially since previous covers featured models posing away in the sandy shores of exotic locales. “I thought you had to be on a beach,” Davis joked.

    Last year’s cover girls were also fans of Davis’ sizzling cover. Lily Aldridge, Chrissy Teigen, and Nina Agdal also spoke to People mag about how deserving Davis was to nab the Sports Illustrated gig. “It’s definitely life-changing, getting the over,” Aldridge said. Aldridge also revealed that she had Davis’ cover framed.

    Another fan of the cover is Davis’ boyfriend and baseball player, Derek Jeter. The couple went to a dinner party with friends and family to celebrate the cover. Meanwhile, Jeter’s ex, Vida Guerra was on a mission to prove that she’s “Derek’s hottest ex” by posting a revealing photo shoot that’s even more risqué than Davis’ cover. Fans of Davis however called out Guerra’s shoot, saying that she needs to try a little harder because Davis doesn’t need to show it all to look “breathtakingly beautiful.”

    Davis is now hoping that the buzz from her cover will lead to more work for her. “I really admire models like Kathy Ireland, Tyra Banks, and Heidi Klum. They used their SI platform to really do some amazing things, like having their own companies.” Looks like Davis is posed to take the fashion world by storm!

  • Hannah Davis Not Bothered By Bikini Controversy

    Hannah Davis thinks that the outcry over her controversial Sports Illustrated cover is “silly”.

    Hannah Davis was honored to be on the legendary cover, but many say her pose crosses a line.

    She is in a bikini, of course, but she seems to be in the midst of pulling down her bottoms.

    Is it a little racier than normal? Maybe. But does it cross a line?

    Hannah Davis says this is pretty standard for SI‘s swimsuit issue.

    Thank you to my @si_swimsuit and @imgmodels family! I am honored to be your 2015 cover girl! Wow!! #SISwim

    A photo posted by Hannah Davis (@hanni_davis) on

    “There’s controversy every year, so I think it’s kind of just silly that they’re making it out to be the big thing; I mean it’s the swimsuit issue,” Hannah Davis said.

    She added, “There are far more scandalous pictures in the magazine if you open it up. It’s a girl in a bikini, and I think it’s empowering; I’ve been hearing it’s degrading. I think the people who are saying that aren’t feminists, because I think when you’re a woman and you look at that picture and if you overanalyze it as anything more than just a full picture, it’s just silly to me.”

    Gotta love my job when I get to shoot at home! @joshrotten #USVI #islandbaby

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    Hannah Davis went on Today to talk with Matt Lauer about the photo.

    The show had prudently covered Hannah Davis’ almost exposed lady bits with a red ribbon, but when Hannh Davis was asked if they were being prudent or prudes, she said they were making more of it than it is.

    “I think you’re making it look a lot naughtier than it really is to be honest,” Hannah Davis said.

    Great morning with @iamsteveharveytv at the @TodayShow, thank you for having me! #SISwim @si_swimsuit

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    She added, “To be honest, I think SI always tries to do something a little different every year, and I think this year, it’s the year of the torso.”

    What do you think? Do you agree with Hannah Davis that this cover is just business as usual for SI‘s swimsuit issue, or do you think the photo crossed the line?

  • Hannah Davis Thinks Sports Illustrated Cover Uproar Is “Silly”

    Hannah Davis is pooh-poohing the the criticism over her controversial Sports Illustrated cover.

    Hannah Davis thinks the picture, which features her in a tiny bikini and apparently getting ready to pull her bottoms down, isn’t anything to get excited about.

    However, people have been getting excited about it, and not all of them in a good way.

    Hannah Davis shrugged off suggestions that the cover of this year’s SI swimsuit issue went a little too far.

    She said, “There’s controversy every year, so I think it’s kind of just silly that they’re making it out to be the big thing; I mean it’s the swimsuit issue.”

    Thank you to my @si_swimsuit and @imgmodels family! I am honored to be your 2015 cover girl! Wow!! #SISwim

    A photo posted by Hannah Davis (@hanni_davis) on

    Hannah Davis added, “There are far more scandalous pictures in the magazine if you open it up. It’s a girl in a bikini, and I think it’s empowering; I’ve been hearing it’s degrading. I think the people who are saying that aren’t feminists, because I think when you’re a woman and you look at that picture and if you overanalyze it as anything more than just a full picture, it’s just silly to me.”

    Silly, perhaps. But, why is it getting so much media attention?

    Thank you @jimmyfallon for having me last night to talk @si_swimsuit – great seeing you! #SISwim

    A photo posted by Hannah Davis (@hanni_davis) on

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRZ0x9JmBCo

    Hannah Davis went on Today to speak with Matt Lauer about the photo. The photo was censored for TV, which was weird, if you ask Hannah Davis.

    She said of the censor attempt, “Well, I think you’re making it look a lot naughtier than it really is, to be honest.”

    Hannah Davis insinuated that this cover was nothing out of the ordinary for SI. She said, “I think SI always tried to do something a little different every year and I think this year it’s the year of the torso.”

    What do you think? Do you love Hannah Davis’ SI cover photo or do you think it went a little too far?

  • SI Swimsuit Cover 2015 Is Too Racy For “Today” Show

    The SI swimsuit cover for 2015 is getting a lot of attention this week after the Today show censored it with a big red bow when model Hannah Davis visited to promote it.

    Davis told Matt Lauer that she thought the producers’ decision to censor the photo–which shows her in a standing position, pulling her bikini bottom down in the front–made the image look naughtier than it really was.

    “I think you’re making it look a lot naughtier than it really is, to be honest. To be honest, I think SI always tries to do something a little different every year, and I think this year, it’s the year of the torso,” she said.

    The show isn’t alone in wanting to cover Davis up; the National Center on Sexual Exploitation has written a letter to major retailers asking them not to stock the magazine in the open. According to the New York Post, they are considering the photo to be bordering on “pornographic”.

    “Sports Illustrated’s 2015 Swimsuit issue’s cover does not simply feature a beautiful woman in a bikini, it borders obscenity as the focus is specifically on the exposed pubic area,” said NCSE executive director Dawn Hawkins.

    Davis has officially declared 2015 to be the “year of the torso” and said she was taken by surprise when SI asked her to be the 2015 cover model.

    “It was an overwhelming moment. I was crying. I was so blindsided by the whole thing, but it’s an honor,” Hannah Davis said.

    The SI swimsuit cover for 2015 is the first for Hannah, although she’s been in the magazine twice before.

  • Hannah Davis Doesn’t Think Revealing Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Shot is Too Risqué

    Hannah Davis doesn’t think her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2015 Issue cover shot is all that risqué as some have complained.

    During an appearance with Matt Lauer on Today Monday, Hannah Davis said that her cover, which shows her pulling her bikini bottom down to a level dangerously close to revealing too much of her anatomy, is not all that bad.

    On several occasions over the past few days, Today covered up the bikini area of the photo to protect viewers eyes.

    “Were we being prudent or just prudes, what’s your opinion?” Lauer asked the model.

    “Well, I think you’re making it look a lot naughtier than it really is, to be honest,” Hannah Davis said.

    “I think Sports Illustrated always tried to do something a little different every year and I think this year it’s the year of the torso,” she explained.

    Seems like that’s the theme every year, but I digress.

    Hannah Davis told Lauer that it was an “overwhelming moment” when she learned that she would be featured on the cover.

    “The editor of Sports Illustrated came in with this cover and, yes, as you can see I was crying,” she recalled as the morning show showed a clip of the moment when she got the good news. “I was so blindsided by the whole thing.”

    Lauer asked what her longtime boyfriend Derek Jeter thought about the cover.

    “Um, I think everyone was really excited for me. My family and friends, they all flew in and threw me a surprise party, so…it’s nice to celebrate with everyone,” she said, without mentioning Jeter by name.

    She also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and explained her excitement about getting the coveted cover. Check out the interview: