Our 4 Favorite Vivid Looks From Chelsea Heath’s SI Swim Photoshoot in Atlantic City

The actress and sous chef was named a Swim Search finalist in 2021.

Chelsea Heath was photographed by Yu Tsai in Atlantic City.Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

While Chelsea Heath was a finalist in the 2021 Swim Search open casting call, you may also recognize the actress and sous chef from her appearance in Hunter Hayes’s “I Want Crazy” music video.

Two years ago, Heath traveled to Atlantic City with photographer Yu Tsai for an SI Swimsuit photoshoot along with other Swim Search finalists. She donned several incredible swimsuits for the occasion, but there are a few bright bikinis and one-pieces that we remember especially fondly, which you’ll find pictured below.

The year she was featured as an open casting call finalist was actually the third year Heath had tried out for the Swim Search. She noted that her favorite SI Swimsuit memory had a little something to do with a fellow Louisiana native. 

“I … remember when Brooks Nader won SI Swim Search. I cried for her,” Heath sweetly reflected. “Anyone coming out of little ol’ Baton Rouge and making an impact has a huge place in my heart.”

Heath also has been incredibly complimentary of former SI Swimsuit cover girl Jasmine Sanders, whom she credited with helping to make her a better human being.

“One of the best things you said to us, especially on our shoot, was ‘This is everything and this is nothing,’ and I think that’s gonna live with me until the day I die,” Heath said of Sanders.

Although it’s clear Heath has drawn inspiration from fellow brand models, she continues to make a name for herself in the modeling, acting and culinary industries. Below are a few of our favorite looks from her SI Swimsuit photoshoot in Atlantic City.

Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

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