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English Model Abigail Clancy Stuns in These 4 Bodypaint Photos

She made her way to a New York studio in 2010 for her epic SI Swimsuit feature.

Martha Zaytoun

Abigail Clancy poses in front of a gray backdrop and wears her hair in a slight wave.

Abigail Clancy was photographed by Yu Tsai in a New York studio.

Abigail Clancy got her start in the modeling industry when she was in her teens. Later, as a runner-up on the TV show Britain’s Next Top Model in 2006, the England native got her first taste of the industry and a career that she still pursues to this day. Four years later, in 2010, she took to the set of a New York studio with photographer Yu Tsai and makeup artist Joanne Gair for an SI Swimsuit photoshoot.

The now 37-year-old participated in bodypaint session with the brand, donning a painted-on blue-and-white plaid string bikini and a red England jersey for her moment in front of the lens. The model certainly made an impression during the feature, posing for a series of stunning photos for the annual magazine.

Since then, Clancy has had several other milestone moments in her modeling career, including gracing the cover of two different British editions of well-known magazines, Marie Claire and Elle. Additionally, she has made appearances on several different reality TV shows, which has led her to star in her own interior design program, Abbey Clancy: Celebrity Homes.

The model and television star got married the year after her incredible SI Swimsuit feature and now has four children with her husband of more than 10 years, Peter Crouch. Though much has changed for Clancy since that 2010 photoshoot, we still can’t get over the glamorous images that it produced. Here are a few of our favorites.

Abigail Clancy lays on the ground in a red, blue and white painted on suit.
Abigail Clancy poses with her hands on her hips in a red, blue and white painted on swimsuit.
Abigail Clancy lays on the ground in a blue and white painted on bikini.
Abigail Clancy poses in a blue and white plaid painted on bikini.

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Martha Zaytoun
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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