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Golf Influencer Paige Spiranac Rode a Motorcycle During Her SI Swimsuit Photo Shoot in Aruba

The model and social media star posed for the magazine in 2018.

Ananya Panchal

Paige Spiranac was photographed by James Macari in Aruba.

Paige Spiranac was photographed by James Macari in Aruba.

Paige Spiranac used her 2018 SI Swimsuit feature for good. The golf influencer, who was just beginning to rapidly gain popularity on social media at the time, wanted to use her new platform to bring awareness to cyberbullying.

“I was going through a really hard time where I was still kind of new in social media and [was] transitioning from playing golf professionally to doing media full-time. [I] was dealing with a ton of other personal issues, and I just felt very stuck,” Spiranac shared in a recent interview. “I’ve never been in an environment where I’ve had so many women empower me and lift me up, which is something that we preach all the time, but you don’t really see it in real life. It was just such a life-changing moment for me... and I carry everything that I’ve done in that shoot to everything that I’m doing now.”

The 30-year-old was photographed by James Macari in Aruba. Below are seven of our favorite photos from her 2018 photo shoot, including a fabulous motorcycle snap.

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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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