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10 Marvelous Photos of Model and CEO Jessica Perez in Chile

The tech entrepreneur appeared in the magazine in 2012 and 2013.

Ananya Panchal

Jessica Perez was photographed by David Burton in Easter Island, Chile.

Jessica Perez was photographed by David Burton in Easter Island, Chile.

Two-time SI Swimsuit model Jessica Perez is a professional in front of the camera and in the tech industry. 

Perez was voted the winner of the 2011 SI Swimsuit model search. She was photographed as a rookie in ’12 by Bjorn Iooss in Panama. She returned to the magazine the following year and posed in Chile. 

Nearly a decade ago, the Tycoon CEO launched her app to help models and freelancers keep track of their money and invoices.

“I knew that I wanted to create something that made it easy for freelancers like me to keep track of income and what payments were yet to come in,” she explained in a Forbes interview in 2018 about Tycoon. “One of the reasons that this was really important is that in the fashion industry, you often have payment terms of 30 days or longer. For models, it can sometimes be up to a year where you’re just sitting there waiting for a client to pay you.”

The more Perez traveled and worked, the harder it became to keep track of the growing amount of money she was owed.

“At the end of one year, I had over $100,000 due to me but I didn’t have enough cash in my bank account to buy the Christmas gifts I wanted. I was really irritated by that not only because I felt broke when I wasn’t, but also because I felt somewhat responsible for it, for not having put more pressure on people to pay me on time,” the former Victoria’s Secret model continued. “It became very apparent to me that something needed to exist that made it really easy for any freelancer to enter their income, put down payment terms and then be reminded of when to follow up for payment.”

Here are some of our favorite photos from Perez’s 2013 photo shoot in Easter Island, Chile, with photographer David Burton.

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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.