Brooks Nader Rocks the SI Swimsuit Launch Red Carpet and After-Party in Stunning Looks

The 2023 cover star attended the events at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City with her three younger sisters.

Ananya Panchal | May 18, 2023

Brooks Nader.

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Brooks Nader is celebrating and being celebrated—as she should! The 2023 SI Swimsuit cover model attended the launch party in honor of this year’s magazine on Thursday, May 18, at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City.

The model walked the red carpet followed by her three younger sisters, Mary Holland, Grace Ann and Sarah Jane. She rocked a gorgeous bright teal one-shoulder dress from Monique Lhuillier featuring a ruched and bunched-up hem. Stylist Margot Zamet paired the look with sparkly silver Stuart Weitzman platform heels and Nader opted for a sultry glam moment and sleek updo.

Once inside the cocktail party event, the five-time SI Swimsuit model had an iconic outfit change and switched to a matching two-piece bandeau and mini skirt set from Diesel. Nader paired the gray number covered in fluffy tassels with a statement silver necklace from UNOde50.

Nader, who was discovered through the Swim Search open casting call, was surprised with the news of her SI Swimsuit cover earlier this week. She was being photographed for her collaboration with Electric Picks when members of the SI Swimsuit team crashed her photo shoot with blown-up posters of her cover image.

“No, this is not actually happening, I don’t believe it,” Nader gushed between tears. “I was honored enough to be in the magazine so I never thought that I would actually be on the cover. I don’t really even know what to say.”

“Congratulations, Brooks, on your cover because you have come from our Swim Search world and you have stuck with us and you have hustled and you have worked so hard,” editor in chief MJ Day said in a speech at the New York Stock Exchange. “You have represented this brand with every ounce of your soul.”

View Brooks Nader’s full 2023 SI Swimsuit gallery here.

The 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue launch party continues in Hollywood, Fla., May 19 through 21 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. Click here to learn more about the launch of the 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue in Florida, including Instagrammable moments, activities, celebrity guests, live entertainment and more,

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Published May 18, 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.