
Nicole Williams English
Nicole Williams English made her SI Swimsuit debut in the 2023 issue, earning Rookie of the Year honors with her shoot in Dominica. She returned for features in 2024 and 2025, joining the magazine in Mexico and Jamaica, respectively. She then reunited with the SI Swimsuit team in 2026 for her most recent shoot in Montauk, N.Y., photographed by Ben Watts.
A model, content creator, entrepreneur and designer, she also appeared on the hit reality TV series WAGS. Throughout her modeling career, she’s traveled the world, founding the swimwear and lifestyle brand Nia Lynn by Nicole Williams English in 2017 and partnering with major brands like Macy’s and Alo Yoga. She’s also a vegetarian and passionate animal rights advocate, acting as a U.S. celebrity ambassador for World Animal Protection, a global animal welfare nonprofit organization.
She and her husband, former NFL player Larry English, are the proud parents of daughter India Moon, whom they welcomed in January 2023. The model announced her pregnancy on the SI Swimsuit runway in 2022, returning to walk with her daughter the following year.
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