Look: 4 Exclusive Photos of 2023 SI Swimsuit Rookie Mady Dewey

Take a first glimpse at the model’s beachside shoot in Puerto Rico.

Cara O’Bleness | May 9, 2023

Mady Dewey was photographed by Ben Watts in Puerto Rico.

Ben Watts/Sports Illustrated

Mady Dewey can do it all. After being crowned the winner of last year’s Swim Search, the tech product marketing manager and social media app founder returns to next week’s annual SI Swimsuit Issue for her rookie year.

The Santa Clarita, Calif., native shares that one of the main reasons she chose to apply for the brand’s open casting call was to serve as an inspiration to other women.

“One of the biggest reasons why I did this was because I felt like [as] someone who works in a tech environment, I didn’t see people that were going after their creative dreams or their dreams outside of just their career, it felt like you had to be placed into this box, like you could only be someone who was smart or career motivated,” she says. “And I did this because I want women to see that they can do everything that they want. They can break the stereotype of what a person in their industry looks like, and I just hope that I can be that person for other girls.”

In eager anticipation of the 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue hitting newsstands next week, take a sneak peek at four images photographer Ben Watts captured of the 25-year-old in Puerto Rico.

Mady Dewey was photographed by Ben Watts in Puerto Rico. Swimsuit by RUTT. Necklaces by ByRoxStudio.

Mady Dewey was photographed by Ben Watts in Puerto Rico. Swimsuit by RUTT. Shirt by Juan de Dios. Necklaces by ByRoxStudio.

Meet Mady Dewey—read the 2023 SI Swimsuit rookie’s full feature profile here.

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Published May 9, 2023

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.