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6 Breathtaking Photos of Actress Kelly Rohrbach on the Beaches of California

The two-time SI Swimsuit model channeled her inner nature girl during her adventurous debut in 2015.

Ananya Panchal

Kelly Rohrbach

Kelly Rohrbach was photographed by Yu Tsai in California.

Actress Kelly Rohrbach, who is best known for her role C. J. Parker in the 2017 Baywatch film, is a two-time SI Swimsuit model. 

The New York native made her debut with the brand in 2015, when she traveled to the gorgeous and serene Big Sur, Calif., for an adventurous photo shoot along Route 1 with photographer Yu Tsai. The 34-year-old returned to the fold in ’16, after securing a coveted Rookie of the Year title, and she was captured by Ben Watts in Malta.

Rohrbach majored in theater at Georgetown University and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. She had only been starring in small roles and modeling for just a couple of months when the SI Swimsuit gig rolled around.

“The Sports Illustrated opportunity came to me and it was sort of a serendipitous thing. I had actually never really modeled before, and the Sports Illustrated thing came and now I’m doing a lot more modeling. It’s fun,” she said in an interview with her alma mater following her debut. “Sports Illustrated is amazing and I’m so thankful, but there were a lot of steps that I took to get there.”

In addition to Baywatch, she’s had a few other notable film roles. Rohrbach, who is a former Division I golfer, also starred in A Rainy Day in New York alongside Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Elle Fanning and Jude Law.

Below are six of our favorite photos from her SI Swimsuit debut in California.

Kelly Rohrbach
Kelly Rohrbach
Kelly Rohrbach
Kelly Rohrbach
Kelly Rohrbach
Kelly Rohrbach
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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Before joining SI Swimsuit in 2022, she worked at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. When she is not writing or doom-scrolling on social media, Panchal can be found playing sudoku, rewatching One Tree Hill or trying new restaurants. She's also a coffee and chocolate (separately) enthusiast. Panchal has a bachelor’s in communications and journalism from Boston University.

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