Hunter McGrady Nailed Her Poses in These 6 Swimsuit Pics in Costa Rica

The SI Swimsuit star traveled to Central America for her 2019 brand feature.

Cara O’Bleness | Feb 28, 2024

Hunter McGrady was photographed by James Macari in Costa Rica.

James Macari/Sports Illustrated

Hunter McGrady first joined the SI Swimsuit family in 2017, when she participated in a bodypaint feature in Anguilla with photographer Josie Clough and makeup artist Joanne Gair. She’s returned to the fold numerous times since.

In ’18, the Los Angeles native traveled to New York, where she posed for a unique in-studio feature titled “In Her Own Words.” Again, McGrady was photographed in paint, but this time, various words adorned her body instead of a painted-on swimsuit. Her beachside photo shoots for the brand have since taken her to Costa Rica, Bali and Belize.

In addition to her work as a model, the 30-year-old is also a podcast host and proud mom of two. She and her husband, Brian Keys, welcomed their son in 2021 and grew their family to four when they welcomed their daughter last spring.

“I think the biggest advice I would give [to new moms] is don’t look at what other people are doing,” McGrady, then a mother of one, told SI Swimsuit in 2022. “I thought breastfeeding was going to be a breeze, but I had a really hard time with it. I had so many friends come to me and say, ‘You know, don’t ever compare your motherhood journey to anybody else. It looks so different for everybody.’ And that’s what makes the world go round, right? We were all raised so differently. We are all so different—that's what makes us so beautiful. And every day it's something new. I think that it’s important to really honor yourself during this motherhood journey.”

Below are a few of our favorite snapshots of McGrady in Costa Rica from her 2019 magazine feature, courtesy of photographer James Macari.

Hunter McGrady — James Macari/Sports Illustrated

Published Feb 28, 2024

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.