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From Europe to the Caribbean, SI Swimsuit Models Brought the Heat This Week

Brand stars kicked off the summer season in Cannes, Puerto Rico and more.

Cara O’Bleness

Ilona Maher and Katie Austin
Ilona Maher and Katie Austin / Dave Benett/Getty Images and John Parra/Getty Images

Today is officially the first day of summer, and that means it’s time for vacation. Whether SI Swimsuit models were jaunting off to France for work or play, or heading to the beach in Puerto RIco or Spain, this week was a big one for travel.

Some women shared snippets of their adventures without revealing the exact destination, while others brought fans along to their stateside trips, like two-time brand star XANDRA, who spent some time relaxing in Southhampton, New York. No matter where their travels took them, they all inspired a serious case of wanderlust.

Below, find a few of our favorite SI Swimsuit model Instagram posts from across the globe this week.

Ilona Maher

Maher, an Olympic athlete and digital SI Swimsuit Issue cover model, is feeding her fans with plenty of fashion-forward content while in Cannes, France—including this “magnifique” swimsuit pic. Fellow brand star Ellie Thumann summed things up perfectly with her comment: “I’m obsessed.”

Denise Bidot

The 2025 SI Swimsuit Issue rookie shared a carousel of pics soaking up some “ocean therapy” while clad in a brown and white bikini in Puerto Rico. Bidot also posted a beachfront video snippet in the same suit.

Katie Austin

Austin demonstrated the perfect balance of “a little bit of business, a little bit of vacay” this week as she attended a Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity dinner on behalf of Snapchat in France.

Olivia Culpo

Culpo, SI Swimsuit’s 2020 cover star, is currently expecting a baby with her husband, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey. The two celebrated the pair’s summer birthdays and their impending chapter into parenthood with a gorgeous babymoon in an undisclosed location.

Alix Earle

Like several of her fellow SI Swimsuit models, Earle has also been spending time in Cannes this week. While in the French Riviera, she stunned in this black belted Michael Kors dress with a thigh-high slit and sweetheart neckline. Boyfriend Braxton Berrios said it best in his IG comment: “Oh dear God.”

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Cara O’Bleness
CARA O’BLENESS

Cara O’Bleness is a writer and editor on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Prior to joining SI Swimsuit in 2022, she worked as a writer and editor across a number of content verticals, including food, lifestyle, health and wellness, and small business and entrepreneurship. In her free time, O’Bleness loves reading, spending time with her family and making her way through Michigan’s many microbreweries. She is a graduate of Michigan State University’s School of Journalism.

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