Sofia Resing Sizzles in These 6 Bikini Pics in Zanzibar

The Brazilian model was a 2016 SI Swimsuit Issue rookie.

Cara O’Bleness | Dec 19, 2023

Sofia Resing was photographed by Ruven Afanador in Zanzibar.

Ruven Afanador/Sports Illustrated

Brazilian model Sofia Resing landed in the pages of the 2016 SI Swimsuit Issue after a stunning photoshoot in Zanzibar. The model and Instagram fashionista traveled to East Africa with the brand for a gorgeous beachside rookie feature, in which she wore several beautiful looks by the water.

Since then, Resing has worked with several other notable companies, including Dolce & Gabbana, Sergio Hudson and Philipp Plein. Besides her runway and print work, she’s also landed covers of publications like Numéro and Elle Serbia. Funnily enough, she was initially discovered at a Halloween party in Miami, Resing told Fox News, where she was dressed as a “sexy little Green Hornet.”

In addition to her work behind the lens, Resing has worked in a creative and entrepreneurial role, as well. Two years after her SI Swimsuit feature, she launched a swimwear line alongside designer Mery Racauchi.

“I’ve been working with numerous swimsuit brands throughout my modeling career, and working with Sports Illustrated will forever be one of my proudest memories and achievements,” Resing told us in 2018. “Launching my own swimsuit line MERY PLAYA with Mery Racauchi is beyond any excitement that I’ve known—being on the creative side and not just the model, designing each piece using my experience and Brazilian heritage has been really fun to bring my vision into life!”

In honor of her many professional accomplishments, we’re throwing it back to a few of our favorite snapshots from Resing’s rookie photoshoot in Zanzibar.

Sofia Resing — Ruven Afanador/Sports Illustrated

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Published Dec 19, 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.