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2023 SI Swimsuit Models Reflect on the Year With Gratitude

Plus, check out these behind the scenes images captured by photographer Ben Watts in Puerto Rico.

Cara O’Bleness

Lorena Durán, Mady Dewey and Georgina Burke

Lorena Durán, Mady Dewey and Georgina Burke.

As 2023 comes to a close, several SI Swimsuit models are reflecting upon the incredible year with appreciation. When the brand shared a carousel of behind the scenes snapshots from this year’s various photoshoots in Puerto Rico, courtesy of visual artist Ben Watts, many chimed in to the comments section with gratitude.

Lorena Durán, Jasmine Sanders, Mady Dewey, Marquita Pring, Olivia Dunne and Georgina Burke were featured in the photos, each smiling and goofing around on the sand in the Caribbean. 

“When we say 2023 was an epic year, this is just a few of the many reasons why. 💫 #SISwim23📸: @wattsupphoto,” the caption read.

“The most amazing year ever 🥹🩵,” Dewey, the 2022 Swim Search winner, wrote in the comments. “grateful forever for @si_swimsuit 🙌🙌.”

“😍😍😍😍😍😍 thanks my fam ❤️,” Durán added.

“Incredible to have been apart of it all ♥️♥️♥️,” Burke gushed. “thank you @si_swimsuit.”

“🙏🏽🫶🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️,” Pring noted.

Other fans and brand models also piped in to share their thoughts on the year.

“Such beautiful moments 😍❤️,” 2023 Swim Search co-winner Brittney Nicole noted. 

“The future is looking real bright 😍,” 2024 rookie Sharina Gutierrez manifested. 

Of the women pictured, Dunne has already been announced as a rookie in the 60th anniversary SI Swimsuit Issue due next May. She was recently photographed by Watts in Porto and the North, Portugal for her brand feature. Get a sneak peek at a few snaps from the photoshoot here before the 2024 SI Swimsuit Issue’s release. 

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Cara O’Bleness

CARA O’BLENESS

Cara is a trending news writer/editor for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. A passionate writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience in print and online media, she loves storytelling and believes that words have the power to change the world. Prior to joining the team, Cara 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, Cara 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.