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Anne de Paula Shines in These 9 Photos From the Dominican Republic

The four-time SI Swimsuit model shared her thoughts on the concept of beauty while in the Caribbean country.

Martha Zaytoun

Anne de Paula poses for the camera, wearing a snakeskin-printed top and her brown hair down.

Anne de Paula was photographed by Kate Powers in the Dominican Republic.

Anne de Paula, a 2017 Swim Search finalist, has been featured in the annual issue four separate times. Her most recent feature came with a trip to the Dominican Republic with photographer Kate Powers. While there, the Brazilian model took the chance to reflect on what beauty means to her. 

For her, “everything makes a person beautiful,” she explained while on set in the Caribbean country. “It’s not the way a person looks. Everyone should feel beautiful when they wake up, everybody should feel good with themselves.”

According to de Paula, the unique parts of the SI Swimsuit photoshoots—the chance to talk, be yourself, smile—were the means by which the models could show their beauty. It is not about outward looks, according to her, but personality and showing your true self.

“We get to have so much fun and people get to see our personalities,” she remarked. “Personality is [part of] beauty. Personality makes someone stand out. When somebody’s nice, polite and a good person, [it] adds together and makes [them beautiful].”

The model certainly showed her personality—and her beauty—on set in the tropical destination. Here are nine of our favorite photos from de Paula’s incredible trip.

Anne de Paula poses on the sand in a green one-shoulder bikini and high-waisted bottoms.
Anne de Paula poses in the shallow ocean water in a red strapless bikini and high-waisted bottoms.
Anne de Paula poses on the sand in a light brown long-sleeve bikini top and matching bottoms.
Anne de Paula poses on the beach in a burnt orange plunging v-neck one-piece swimsuit.
Anne de Paula poses on the sand in a green one-shoulder bikini and high-waisted bottoms.
Anne de Paula stands and poses for the camera in a red strapless bikini and high-waisted bottoms.
Anne de Paula poses in front of a palm tree branch in a leopard-printed one-piece.
Anne de Paula leans on a natural rock formation in a one-shoulder red one-piece.
Anne de Paula sits on the beach with her elbow leaning on her knee in a burnt orange one-piece swimsuit.

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MARTHA ZAYTOUN

Martha Zaytoun is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Before joining SI Swimsuit in 2023, she worked on the editorial board of the University of Notre Dame’s student magazine and on the editorial team at Chapel Hill, Durham and Chatham Magazines in North Carolina. When not working, Zaytoun loves to watercolor and oil paint, run and water ski. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a huge Fighting Irish fan.

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