8 Gorgeous Pics of Birthday Girl Sixtine in Dominica

The SI Swimsuit rookie turns 26 today and celebrates one year since her Caribbean photoshoot.

Cara O’Bleness | Dec 2, 2023

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica.

Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

Happy birthday, Sixtine! The SI Swimsuit rookie turns 26 today—and the model and influencer has plenty of reasons to celebrate. A year ago today, she was in Dominica, posing for her magazine feature with photographer Yu Tsai.

“As we wrapped, everybody did the ‘Yay, we wrapped’ clap, and then they all just started bursting into singing,” she told us, reflecting upon the special moment she shared with the SI Swimsuit team last December. “There wasn’t even any pause, it just literally went straight into them singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to me, which is insane. I got to shoot Sports Illustrated on my 25th birthday.”

While in the Caribbean country, Sixtine donned several incredible pieces of swimwear, each of which was inspired by Mother Nature herself. We’re still blown away by all of the photos that resulted from her work with Yu Tsai, but arguably the best look Sixtine modeled was a giant palm leaf made into a swimsuit by MilkBaby Bikini.

“It had straps and everything, but from the front, it just looks like I was wearing a giant palm leaf,” she said of the incredible ensemble. “So that was really fun because most swimsuits are just like on the more basic level, a couple fancy straps here and there. But that one, I was just like, ‘That’s cool.’”

In honor of Sixtine’s birthday, we’re throwing it back to a few of our favorite snapshots from her rookie feature in the 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue.

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica. Swimsuit by MilkBaby Bikini.

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica. Swimsuit by NAVY RAY.

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica. Swimsuit by Mare Perpetua. Necklace by Cleopatra’s Bling.

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica. Swimsuit by BAHIA MARIA. Earrings by MISHO.

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica. Swimsuit by MilkBaby Bikini.

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica. Swimsuit by Monday Swimwear. Earrings by MISHO.

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica. Swimsuit by Toxic Sadie Swimwear.

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica. Swimsuit by MilkBaby Bikini.

Make sure to follow SI Swimsuit on YouTube!

Published Dec 2, 2023

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.