SI Swim Cover Model Hailey Clauson’s 8 Best Pics in Turks and Caicos

The creative director landed the coveted spot in 2016.

Cara O’Bleness | Oct 5, 2023

Hailey Clauson was photographed by James Macari in Turks and Caicos.

James Macari/Sports Illustrated

While Hailey Clauson has been modeling since she was a teenager, the California native first stepped in front of an SI Swimsuit camera lens in 2015, when she traveled to Hawai’i and the U.S. Virgin Islands with photographer Yu Tsai. She’s since been featured in a total of seven SI Swimsuit Issues, including the magazine’s coveted cover spot in ’16.

Today, the 28-year-old continues to work as a model, and is also the co-owner and creative director of Los Angeles-based modeling agency, Margaux the Agency. She announced the exciting career news in April.

“I never thought I would be a creative director—especially at a modeling agency—or an owner,” Clauson recently told SI Lifestyle of her new role. “I always thought I would do something else [creative] in the industry. I just didn’t really know what it was. But I would say that from pretty early on in my career, I’ve been pretty vocal about changes that I’ve wanted to see in the industry. And when this opportunity came to me to become a partner at the agency, it felt like the best way to start making those changes that I want to see.”

While Clauson’s years with SI Swimsuit have taken her across the globe, everywhere from Finland to Indonesia to the Bahamas, not to mention her stunning feature in the 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue in the Dominican Republic, we’re often drawn back to her cover girl moment from seven years ago. Below are a few of our favorite snaps from the feature.

Hailey Clauson — James Macari/Sports Illustrated

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Published Oct 5, 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.