Ariel Meredith Embraced Nature During Her SI Swim Photoshoot in Switzerland

The model was photographed for the magazine five separate years.

Ananya Panchal | Sep 29, 2023

Ariel Meredith was photographed by Yu Tsai in Switzerland.

Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

SI Swimsuit model Ariel Meredith made her debut with the magazine in 2009 when she was photographed by Matt Jones in Riviera Maya, Mexico. She returned to the issue in 2012 and double-dipped for two stunning features: one in Panama with Bjorn Iooss and another with Stewart Shining in Apalachicola, Fla.

The following year, the Shreveport, La., native traveled to the Bahamas for a bodypaint photoshoot with fellow model and 2016 cover star Nina Agdal and photographer Walter Iooss Jr. Meredith was also captured by Alex Cayley in the breathtaking Seville, Spain that year.

Meredith was photographed in the marvelous mountains and fields of Montreux, Switzerland in 2014, and in ’15, she worked with Ben Morris for a unique feature on Route 66.

“It’s not so much about work it’s just about like having fun,” she said at the time. “We got some really incredible pictures. This has truly been an amazing journey.”

The former Victoria’s Secret model shares her three kids, Amir, Aveila and Eliana, with her husband, former New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks. The couple are currently expecting baby No. 4, a boy, next month.

Meredith has modeled in campaigns or walked the runway for a number of major brands, including Vera Wang, J.Crew, La Perla, Diesel, Dolce & Gabbana, H&M, Sephora, Levi's, Gap and more.

Below are six of our favorite photos from Meredith’s 2014 SI Swimsuit feature in Switzerland.

Ariel Meredith — Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

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Published Sep 29, 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.