Bethenny Frankel

Bethany Frankel is an entrepreneur, host, bestselling author, social media influencer, actress and philanthropist with countless accolades on her impressive résumé. With a combined 9.6 million followers across all platforms, Frankel has become a fan-favorite in the beauty space, securing multiple partnerships with major brands like L’Oreal, Ulta, Uber, Verizon, Laura Geller and more. She’s also the host of the Just B with Bethenny Frankel podcast, where she leads candid, authentic conversations with various celebrities and entrepreneurs.

On the business side, Frankel founded her mega-popular Skinnygirl brand in 2009, redefining the low-calorie cocktail category with Skinnygirl Cocktails, which she sold to Beam Suntory in 2011. Still, her reign over the cocktail category only continued to expand as a co-owner of Mingle Mocktails and Forever Young. She’s also passionate about nonprofit work, launching BStrong—her disaster relief initiative in partnership with the Global Empowerment Mission—in 2016.

Frankel joined the SI Swimsuit family for the first time in 2025, modeling multiple designer looks on the catwalk in Miami during the brand’s Swim Week runway show. And in 2026, the entrepreneur returned to make her debut in the print issue with a rookie feature in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.