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6 Breathtaking Photos of Author Gigi Robinson in the Dominican Republic

The Swim Search finalist was the first Gen Z and chronically ill woman to be featured in the magazine.

Ananya Panchal

Gigi Robinson was photographed by Yu Tsai in the Dominican Republic.

Gigi Robinson was photographed by Yu Tsai in the Dominican Republic.

Swim Search finalist Gigi Robinson has been making major moves. She made her SI Swimsuit debut in 2022 and has spent the past few years growing her social media platform to be a safe and encouraging space where she candidly speaks about her struggles with chronic illnesses and endometriosis. 

The 23-year-old is the founder of Its Gigi LLC, a creative media company, and the host of the Everything You Need Is Within podcast. The USC alumna just published her first children’s book, A Kids Book About Chronic Illness.

“I already was posing in bikinis. I’m fearless. I’m like, ‘You show what you look like in the bikini and have it not be a super toned body and represent chronically ill people,’” Robinson said about taking a leap of faith and applying for SI Swimsuit’s open casting call. “Because I [became a Swim Search finalist] and achieved it, it makes it more attainable for other people. It was a pipeline dream, something that I manifested when in reality I’ve been working on it for years. I’ve been a professional in the industry. I’ve been on social media, building my community for five-plus years. I am about to have my second degree. I think that people see from an outside perspective of, ‘Wow, you’re so lucky,’ but no, it was hard work. It was preparation.”

Below are six of our favorite photos from her 2022 photo shoot with photographer Yu Tsai in the Dominican Republic.

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Ananya Panchal

ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a NYC-based Lifestyle & Trending News writer at SI Swimsuit. Before joining the Swim team, the Boston University Alum worked for culture & entertainment beats at Bustle, The San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. When Ananya is not writing or doom-scrolling on social media, she can be found playing sudoku, rewatching One Tree Hill or trying new restaurants. She's also a coffee and chocolate (separately) enthusiast.