50 Years book exclusive: The Things We Made Them Do

Rebecca Shore | Nov 6, 2013

Kate "No Fear" Upton, 2013 :: Derek Kettela/SI

Excerpted from Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful :

IMPROBABLE POSES | The Things We Made Them Do:"Would you hold onto this monkey? Climb up that tree? Lie down among these bananas?" Requests that less playful or courageous folks would have denied, these models embraced. That will-do spirit led to journeys of fancy, delight and, as ever, beauty.

Flip through the gallery below for a selection of photos from the book and never-before-seen images from the most outrageous shoots in Swimsuit history.Stay tuned for more exclusive sneak peeks from 50 Years of Beautiful over the next few weeks.

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Bridget Hall, 2005 :: Anne Menke/SI

Petra Nemcova, 2002 :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

Daniella Sarahyba, 2009 :: Ricardo Tinelli/SI

Irina Shayk and friends, 2009 :: Ricardo Tinelli/SI

Tennis star Ana Ivanovic, 2010 :: Randall Grant/SI

Irina Shayk, 2012 :: Darcie Baum/SI

Damaris Lewis in 2010 :: Walter Chin/SI

Bridget Hall, 2005 :: Anne Menke/SI

Esti Ginzburg, 2009 :: Ricardo Tinelli/SI

Esti Ginzburg, 2009 :: Ricardo Tinelli/SI

Sarah O'Hare, 1999 :: Hans Feurer/SI

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Find more exclusive photos, anecdotes, and excerpts from 50 Years of Beautifulhere and here