Katie Austin Names the Model She Predicts Will Grace the 2024 SI Swimsuit Cover

The three-time model answered the question at Miami Swim Week with confidence.

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The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models are known for their fast friendships and their unending support for each other. Fitness influencer Katie Austin proved this to be true during a fun game of Jenga with fellow SI Swimsuit model Christen Harper during Miami Swim Week in Florida.

Christen Harper posed the question, “Who is one person you would love to see on the cover of SI Swimsuit,” during their casual game, and Austin didn’t have to think twice about her answer. “Christen Harper,” the three-time Swim model answered almost instantly after Harper herself finished asking the question.

“I really mean it. I say it all the time,” I truly say it every single week, and I really believe it,” Austin continued about the likewise three-time SI Swim model. “I’m going to say this right now, Christen Harper’s going to be on the cover 2024 You’re going to roll these tapes back ... and be like ‘oh my god, she did it’.”

Harper made her debut with the issue in 2021 through the brand’s annual Swim Search, and has been featured in the issue each year since. The 2022 co-Rookie of the Year had some thoughts of her own on the topic. “I think you and me together would be iconic,” Harper replied with a smiling glance towards the camera.

You will have to stay tuned to see whether Austin’s prediction for next year’s cover model comes true.

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