Sixtine Brought Magic to Dominica in These 5 Nature-Inspired Bikinis

The body neutrality influencer posed for the SI Swimsuit Issue on her 25th birthday.

Cara O’Bleness | Nov 7, 2023

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica.

Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

A rookie in the 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue, Sixtine traveled to the Caribbean country of Dominica for her feature, which she posed for on her 25th birthday.

While on location, the content creator stated that being a rookie “feels powerful and strong,” and noted that she uses her platform to inspire and influence others, something she hoped her photoshoot with Yu Tsai would further help her to accomplish.

“I think it’s important that people get that representation in [the] media so that they don’t feel this heavy pressure to be something that nobody is,” she said. “Nobody looks like the girls in the magazine—even the girls in the magazine don’t look like the girls in the magazine because there’s so much that goes into it. So I hope people see themselves.”

Sixtine, who is now represented by Natural Models in New York, uses her Instagram and TikTok accounts to promote the concept of body neutrality, in which she focuses not on what her body looks like, but how it functions and what it can do for her. In fact, the model has credited fellow SI Swimsuit star Ashley Graham and British model Iskra Lawrence with helping her to develop a healthier mindset about her body.

“It took me a lot of years to unlearn toxic diet culture,” she recently told Yahoo. “But [feeling neutral about my body’s appearance] became so natural and so easy that I just stopped thinking about it all together.”

We’re constantly inspired by Sixtine, so to honor that, we’re throwing it back to a few of our favorite looks from her rookie SI Swimsuit feature.

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica. Swimsuit by MilkBaby Bikini.

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica. Swimsuit by NAVY RAY.

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica. Swimsuit by Toxic Sadie Swimwear.

Sixtine was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica. Swimsuit by BAHIA MARIA. Earrings by MISHO.

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Published Nov 7, 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.