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Rose Bertram Brings the Heat in These 6 American Flag Body Paint SI Swimsuit Photos

The model was photographed for the magazine three years in a row.

Ananya Panchal

Rose Bertram was photographed by Yu Tsai in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Rose Bertram was photographed by Yu Tsai in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Three-time SI Swimsuit model Rose Betram double-dipped for two gorgeous features during her debut year in 2015. The model and mom of two was photographed by Yu Tsai in St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands and modeled again for an American flag body paint feature with artist Joanne Gair.

The We the Curl founder returned to the magazine the following two years and was photographed in both Tahiti and Curaçao.

“In my first year I did Sports Illustrated and people started to know who I was; in my second year I saw my social media grow and I began working more on branding myself. I’m really happy because I’m getting to do things that are harder, especially for a girl my size and height,” she told Vogue in 2016 about growing her platform. “I’m seeing changes in my career right now and that’s one of the things I’m so excited about, but it isn’t just about having the most followers. At a certain point in your career you have to have the right management and people behind you; that is what takes you to the next level.”

In honor of Independence Day, here’s a throwback to six of our favorite photos from Bertram’s 2015 American flag body paint feature.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Before joining SI Swimsuit in 2022, she worked at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. When she is not writing or doom-scrolling on social media, Panchal can be found playing sudoku, rewatching One Tree Hill or trying new restaurants. She's also a coffee and chocolate (separately) enthusiast. Panchal has a bachelor’s in communications and journalism from Boston University.

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