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10 Brilliant Photos of Influencer Cindy Kimberly in Barbados

The model was a magazine rookie last year.

Cara O’Bleness

Cindy Kimberly

Cindy Kimberly was photographed by Ben Watts in Barbados.

Cindy Kimberly made her SI Swimsuit Issue debut last year after being photographed by Ben Watts in Barbados. 

In addition to her work with the franchise, Kimberly has also been featured on the cover of Maxim and has modeled for Masqmai and Lefties. She was initially discovered on social media by pop star Justin Bieber in 2015 and quickly rose to fame. 

The 24-year-old Amsterdam native is also a music video star. She appeared alongside fellow SI Swimsuit model Camille Kostek in Kygo’s “Dancing Feet” music video featuring DNCE. 

Kimberly stated that she was already a fan of Watts’s work—and the SI Swimsuit brand—ahead of their photo shoot together. 

“I’ve been following Sports Illustrated since I was so young, and he used to always shoot Barbara Palvin and I was like a huge Barbara Palvin fan, so I’ve definitely known of him for a long time,” Kimberly gushed. “I was very, very excited to shoot with him.”

Palvin posed for Watts two out of the four years she was featured in the SI Swimsuit Issue: in Curaçao in 2017 and in the Bahamas the following year.

In addition to her work in the industry, Kimberly is known for her bold makeup and fashion looks, which she frequently shares with her millions of Instagram and TikTok followers. 

Below are 10 of our favorite photos from Kimberly’s rookie photo shoot in Barbados.

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Cara O’Bleness
CARA O’BLENESS

Cara O’Bleness is a writer and editor on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Prior to joining SI Swimsuit in 2022, she worked as a writer and editor across a number of content verticals, including food, lifestyle, health and wellness, and small business and entrepreneurship. In her free time, O’Bleness loves reading, spending time with her family and making her way through Michigan’s many microbreweries. She is a graduate of Michigan State University’s School of Journalism.

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