EXCLUSIVE: Go behind the scenes of SI Swimsuit Launch Week!

Kelsey Hendrix | Mar 16, 2016

It's been just over a month since SI Swimsuit 2016 hit newsstands and our legendary Launch Week festivities commenced. A building-sized yacht? Check. A private concert with Wiz Khalifa? Check. And the most beautiful women in the world? CHECK.

So now that we've had time to recoup and catch our breath, we're taking a look back at the sexiest week of the year. So what are you waiting for?!

SI Swimsuit 2016 Revealed on TNT:

Nina Agdal and Hailey Clauson :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Rebecca Romijn, Hailey Clauson, Ashley Graham, Hailey Clauson, Ronda Rousey and Nick Cannon :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Ashley Graham :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Hannah Ferguson and Hannah Davis :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Hailey Clauson :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Mia Kang and Ebonee Davis :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Chrissy Teigen and Rebecca Romijn :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Chrissy Teigen :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Ashley Graham and Hailey Clauson :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Rebecca Romijn, Nick Cannon, Ashley Graham, Hailey Clauson and Ronda Rousey :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Ne-Yo :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Rebecca Romijn, Ashley Graham, Hailey Clauson, Ronda Rousey, MJ Day and Nick Cannon :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Models replicate classic SI covers :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Ashley Graham :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Swim City:

Samantha Hoopes and NYFD :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Rose Bertram :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Chanel Iman and Hannah Ferguson :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Kate Bock and Emily DiDonato :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Bo :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Nina Agdal :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Gigi Hadid, Lily Aldrdige, Kate Bock and Nina Agdal :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Ashley Graham :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Robyn Lawley and Lane Bryant models :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Chanel Iman and Ashley Graham :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Emily DiDonato :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Kelly Rohrbach :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Erin Heatherton :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Bo :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Gigi Hadid :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Hannah Davis :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Samantha Hoopes plays dating game :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Kelly Rohrbach :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Sofia Resing and fans :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Red Carpet VIP Party:

Sofia Resing, Chanel Iman and Bo :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Irina Shayk :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Hannah Davis, Kelly Rohrbach, Kate Bock and Emily DiDonato :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Bo and Sofia Resing :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Kate Bock :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Ebonee Davis :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Rose Bertram :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Caroline Wozniacki :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Kyra Santoro and Kelly Rohrbach :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

A look at the red carpet :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Bo :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Emily DiDonato :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Hannah Davis :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Ashley Graham :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Robyn Lawley :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Kyra Santoro :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Megan Williams and Kelly Rohrbach :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

MJ Day, Chanel Iman and Nina Agdal :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Swim Beach:

Gigi Hadid and Lily Aldridge :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Barbara Palvin and Bo :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Emily DiDonato :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Chanel Iman and Rose Bertram :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Chrissy Teigen, Barbara Palvin and Ashley Graham :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Hailey Clauson :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Hannah Davis and Nina Agdal :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Ashley Graham :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Barbara Palvin :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Emily DiDonato :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Erin Heatherton :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Gigi Hadid

Hannah Davis

Rose Bertram :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Hannah Ferguson

Hannah Davis :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Tanya Mityushina :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Samantha Hoopes and Bo :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Samantha Hoopes :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Kate Bock and Emily DiDonato :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Kate Bock

Lily Aldridge :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Nina Agdal :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Maggie Gray (moderator), Tanya Mityushina, Robyn Lawley, Bo and Barbara Palvin :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Robyn Lawley :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Sofia Resing :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Wiz Khalifa Concert and Yacht Party:

Sofia Resing and Bo :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Kate Bock :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Tanya Mityushina :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Hannah Ferguson :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Wiz Khalifa :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Nina Agdal, MJ Day and Barbara Palvin :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Bo :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Chanel Iman :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Chrissy Teigen :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Erin Heatherton :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Hannah Davis :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Wiz Khalifa :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Bo :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Nina Agdal and MJ Day :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Nina Agdal :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Robyn Lawley :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Rose Bertram :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Chrissy Teigen :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Nina Agdal :: Photo by Taylor Ballantyne

Are you jealous yet? We thought so! A big thanks goes out to the ladies of SI Swimsuit and everyone who made this flawless week possible!

BONUS GALLERY: See our favorite moments from SI Swimsuit 2016 Launch Week!

Taylor Ballantyne for Sports Illustrated

Published Mar 16, 2016

KELSEY HENDRIX