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8 Incredible Bodypaint Photos of Lindsey Vonn in Petit Saint Vincent

The Olympic athlete has been featured in three separate SI Swimsuit Issues.

Cara O’Bleness

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Lindsey Vonn was photographed by Frederic Pinet in Petit Saint Vincent.

Retired alpine skier Lindsey Vonn has graced the pages of the SI Swimsuit Issue three separate times, starting with her debut in Whistler, Canada in 2010. The three-time Olympic medalist was photographed by Warwick Saint in a photoshoot that perfectly blended her typical ski attire with swimwear.

Six years later, the 38-year-old traveled to Petit Saint Vincent, where she participated in a bodypaint feature. Vonn worked with makeup artist Joanne Gair and photographer Frederic Pinet for the occasion, and sported a gorgeous blue, green and black painted-on monokini in the Grenadines. Her most recent SI Swimsuit feature took place in 2019, when Vonn landed the cover of the magazine after her photoshoot in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with Walter Chin. It was the same year she retired from professional skiing. 

Earlier this year, the Minnesota native reflected on her trio of SI Swimsuit photoshoots over the years, noting that she was quite nervous for her debut with the magazine 13 years ago.

“I wasn’t entirely confident with how I looked at the time,” Vonn noted. “I think being featured in the magazine made me look at myself in a different, more positive light.”

The opportunity, however, boosted her self-confidence, and the professional athlete noted that each time she returned to the fold, she began to appreciate her body more and more.

“In some ways, it boosted my confidence and made me feel that having a strong and athletic body was not just O.K. but something to be proud of and celebrated,” Vonn shared. “Each issue I was in, I was more and more confident, and it’s amazing to see that transformation in the pictures and in myself.”

Below are a few of our favorite photos from Vonn’s bodypaint feature in which her inner confidence shines through.

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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.