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Camille Kostek Offers Exclusive Peek Into Her 2023 SI Swimsuit Fitting With BTS Polaroid

The 2019 SI Swimsuit Issue cover star has been featured in the magazine every year since her debut.

Ananya Panchal

Camille Kostek.

Camille Kostek.

Camille Kostek is giving fans another glimpse behind-the-scenes posing for SI Swimsuit. The 2019 SI Swimsuit Issue cover star, who recently celebrated her 31st birthday, shared a stunning throwback polaroid on Instagram.

She wore a red-and-white striped bikini with a triangle-shaped top and side-tie bottoms and showed off her toned stomach. Kostek held the ends of her long blonde locks that were styled into two symmetrical  braids with her curtain bangs perfectly blown out to frame her face. She donned two dainty gold necklaces.

“fittings for my favorite shoot of the year☺️,” she captioned the post she shared with her one million IG followers. “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2023 loading …. 📷🌈🌞.”

She tagged MJ Day, SI Swimsuit editor in chief, and Margot Zamet, the brand’s fashion editor, in the pic.

“Wow😍,” fellow 2023 SI Swimsuit model Brooks Nader wrote.

“TOO HOT TO HANDLE,” gushed 2023 SI Swimsuit rookie Mady Dewey.

Kostek just wrapped up her photo shoot for this spring’s magazine in the Dominican Republic. She made her SI Swimsuit debut through the Swim Search in 2018 and has been featured in the magazine every year since. Kostek landed the cover as a rookie in 2019 and has been a calendar cover star three years in a row. 

“When asked what I do, I typically lead with ‘I’m a model for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’ because I am SO proud to have achieved such an honor to be able to say I’m a part of the @si_swimsuit legacy,” Kostek wrote in an IG post last year. “I used to hesitate leading with that title because of the judgement that follows by those who don’t understand the meaning for a lot of us women that have dreamt of one day being able to say this. As our editor in chief @mj_day shared with us today: ‘We know we are more than a ‘Swimsuit Magazine’ and you are far more than a ‘Swimsuit Model.’ You are entrepreneurs, wellness enthusiasts, thought leaders, role models and changemakers. Your ambitions shatter ceilings and empower women all year long. We invite you to join our mission.’”

When the former Patriots cheerleader found out that she would be featured on the magazine’s cover in ’19, the sweet moment was captured on video.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.

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