Video Q&A: Jess Gomes and Jess Perez

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Jessica Gomes and Jessica Perez - who we're tempted to call "The Jessicas" but won't - are among SI's most popular swimsuit models, due as much to their unique backgrounds as good looks. Gomes is an Australia native with a Portugese father and Chinese mother while Perez was born in Costa Rica but spent most her of her childhood in Honduras and Ecuador. To boot, she also has a Psychology degree from Hunter College. SwimDaily caught up with the duo to discuss their celebrity crushes, bucket lists and each other's best features. As the above video demonstrates, Perez loves junk food, Gomes face is perfect and one of them has an 80-year-old grandma with a lot more courage than you or I. Added bonus: We threw in a gallery of their best swimsuit photos.

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Jessica Perez :: David Burton/SI

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Jessica Perez :: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images

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Jessica Gomes :: Marcel Thomas/Getty Images

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Jessica Perez :: David Burton/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

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Jessica Perez :: Bjorn Iooss/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

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Jessica Perez :: Bjorn Iooss/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Derek Kettela/SI

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Jessica Perez :: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

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Jessica Gomes :: Don Arnold/Getty Images

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Jessica Perez :: Bjorn Iooss/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

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Jessica Perez :: Bjorn Iooss/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Derek Kettela/SI

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Jessica Perez :: Bjorn Iooss/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

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Jessica Perez :: Bjorn Iooss/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Derek Kettela/SI

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Jessica Perez :: David Burton/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

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Jessica Perez :: Larry Busacca/VF13/Getty Images

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Jessica Gomes :: Graham Denholm/Getty Images

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Jessica Perez :: David Burton/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Derek Kettela/SI

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Jessica Perez :: David Burton/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

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Jessica Perez :: Jacob Andrzejczak/Getty Images

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Jessica Gomes :: Bryan Steffy/Getty Images

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Jessica Perez :: David Burton/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Derek Kettela/SI

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Jessica Perez :: Bjorn Iooss/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Derek Kettela/SI

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Jessica Gomes :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI


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Andy Gray
ANDY GRAY

A senior editor atSI.com, Andy Gray oversees Hot Clicks, Extra Mustard and the Swimsuit site. A Boston sports loyalist and Columbia graduate, he joined SI in 2005.