Achieng Agutu Brings Confidence and Glamour to the Miami Swim Week Runway

The TikTok content creator has built a platform around empowering Black women to live their best lives.

Ananya Panchal | Jul 7, 2023

Achieng Agutu.

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Achieng Agutu, a 2023 Swim Search finalist, nailed her the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show at Miami Swim Week on Friday, July 7, wearing Swimwear World and Nia Lynn.

The New York City-based content creator and model has built her platform around encouraging women to have unwavering confidence and challenge unrealistic beauty standards. Agutu, who is from Kisumu, Kenya, is a self-proclaimed “education baddie” and has her bachelor’s degree in public relations as well as a double masters in international marketing and business analytics from Hult International Business School in Cambridge, Mass.

The 26-year-old shares lifestyle, beauty, fashion and occasional comedic content with her TikTok and Instagram followers and has become a strong voice for empowering Black women to live their best lives. Agutu is also the host of The Queen’s Archives podcast.

Agutu is one of seven finalists in this year’s SI Swimsuit open casting call.

Shop Achieng Agutu’s Miami Swim Week runway looks

Swimwear World Maliluha Heaven Like One-Piece, $362 (swimwearworld.com)

Nia Lynn Tulum String Top, $72 and Tulum String Bottom, $72 (shopnialynn.com)

Each year, during Miami Swim Week, brands get the opportunity to display their latest summer swimwear lines. Designers and models, who are either returning to the scene, or making their exciting debuts have the chance to gain exposure on global scale.

SI Swimsuit’s events began on Friday with a panel featuring 2023 rookie Nicole Williams English. Five-time model and 2023 cover star Brooks Nader also hosted a tutorial using DIBS Beauty products. For a full summary of the day’s events, click here.

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Published Jul 7, 2023

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.