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Hailey Clauson’s 6 Greatest String Bikini Pics From The Bahamas

The model and creative director has posed for the SI Swimsuit Issue numerous times since her rookie year in 2015.

Cara O’Bleness

Hailey Clauson

Hailey Clauson was photographed by Ben Watts in the Bahamas.

A member of the SI Swimsuit family since 2015, Hailey Clauson first posed for the annual issue in Hawai’i and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Her breathtaking rookie features earned her the cover of the magazine the following year, after an incredible photoshoot in Turks and Caicos with James Macari.

The 28-year-old California native has returned to the fold plenty of times since, traveling to Finland, Indonesia, the Bahamas, Australia, Barbados and the Dominican Republic with the publication. Clauson has also worked with notable brands like Jean Paul Gaultier, Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton and Versace throughout her time in the industry.

Modeling since the age of 13, the industry veteran also took on a new role last spring, as the co-owner and creative director of Margaux, a boutique modeling agency based in Los Angeles.

“I have been modeling for 15 years and I got this opportunity to become a partner of an agency and I thought it was a really unique opportunity, coming from somebody that’s been in the model’s shoes, using all my good and bad experiences with modeling agencies and being a model, kind of bringing that to the agency,” she told us last summer of her new career opportunity. “I really feel like I’m taking my power back in the industry, really making the change that I want to see.”

In honor of Clauson’s continued success both in front of the lens and behind the scenes, we’re throwing it back to a few of our favorite pics from her 2018 photoshoot in the Bahamas, courtesy of Ben Watts.

Hailey Clauson
Hailey Clauson
Hailey Clauson
Hailey Clauson
Hailey Clauson
Hailey Clauson

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Cara O’Bleness

CARA O’BLENESS

Cara is a trending news writer/editor for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. A passionate writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience in print and online media, she loves storytelling and believes that words have the power to change the world. Prior to joining the team, Cara 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, Cara 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.