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The 5 Most Stunning Photos From Allie Ayers’s Photoshoot in Atlantic City

The model was joined by 12 other Swim Search finalists for a New Jersey feature in 2021.

Martha Zaytoun

Allie Ayers poses in a strapless bikini in front of the oceanfront rocks in Atlantic City.

Allie Ayers was photographed by Yu Tsai in Atlantic City.

American model and swimsuit designer Allie Ayers returned to the SI Swimsuit Issue in 2021, making her second appearance in the annual magazine as a Swim Search finalist. She travelled to the beaches of Atlantic City for her feature alongside Yu Tsai and 12 other open casting call finalists.

Ayers has been modeling since she was a teenager and she continues to pursue her profession to this day. In fact, it was that first SI Swimsuit feature in 2018 that changed the trajectory of her career and encouraged her to continue pursuing modeling. 

“Right before this happened for me, I was planning on going back and getting a job in Austin, Texas, and getting a ‘big girl’ job. I thought I was done with modeling,” she said. “And so, it’s an interesting twist in my own mind to realize that if this hadn’t happened I would just be doing my ‘big girl’ job like not modeling at all. So, really this flipped the game for me completely.”

But on top of her modeling career, she is also an entrepreneur. After her 2018 feature, she founded the brand Bissy Swim, which makes made-to-order swimwear in an effort to reduce waste and protect the environment.

Today, we’re reminiscing on her second feature in the magazine—the one that never would have happened if not for the first, which encouraged her to keep modeling. Here are five of our favorite photos from the day.

Allie Ayers poses in a yellow strapless bikini on the oceanfront rocks in Atlantic City.
Allie Ayers sits on the beach in a green velvet one-piece bikini.
Allie Ayers stands in front of the crashing waves in a lime green strapless bikini top and matching high-waisted bottoms.
Allie Ayers kneels on the beach in a white one-piece swimsuit.
Allie Ayers sits on the beach in a deep blue string bikini with her hand resting on the sand behind her.

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MARTHA ZAYTOUN

Martha Zaytoun is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Before joining SI Swimsuit in 2023, she worked on the editorial board of the University of Notre Dame’s student magazine and on the editorial team at Chapel Hill, Durham and Chatham Magazines in North Carolina. When not working, Zaytoun loves to watercolor and oil paint, run and water ski. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a huge Fighting Irish fan.

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