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Vita Sidorkina Shines in These 7 Photos Captured Out West

With her Wyoming feature, she appeared in the annual SI Swimsuit Issue for a third time.

Martha Zaytoun

Vita Sidorkina poses with her hand resting on her straw hat and smiles for the camera.

Vita Sidorkina was photographed by Ruven Afanador in Saratoga, Wyo.

Russian model Vita Sidorkina was familiar with the set of an SI Swimsuit photoshoot when she took to her Saratoga, Wyo. feature in 2020. The talented 29-year-old had appeared in both the 2017 and 2018 issues of the annual magazine. Between her second and third features, a lot had changed for the model, though.

She married her now-husband in 2017. The following November, just after the release of the 2018 issue, she announced the birth of their first child, a daughter. So, returning to the magazine three years ago was momentous for more reasons than simply bringing the model her third brand feature (though that was momentous in its own right).

The photoshoot was different from her others, and not simply due to the personal changes she had undergone. In fields and on ranches rather than in a tropical destination, Sidorkina brought her typical good energy and skill all the same.

“Every year the @si_swimsuit shootings are only getting better and the magazine message of inclusion is strong and loud,” she wrote on Instagram of the Wyoming photoshoot. “All the girls are real and open and free to be themselves. It’s my 3rd year...and this is my comeback after my first baby! I’m so proud and honored to be part of the change to build a safer, more diverse environment and a better future for the industry and women as a whole. Congratulations to all the girls in the issue!”

It was a big deal for the model, who was coming back from leave following the birth of her child. Choosing favorites from the trip would be impossible, but here are just a few great snaps from the occasion.

Vita Sidorkina poses in a long-sleeved rust-colored one-piece and a straw hat in a field.
Vita Sidorkina sits in a carved wooden chair in a swimsuit, fringed jacket and cowgirl boots.
Vita Sidorkina sits in the grass in a light pink swimsuit, straw hat and cowgirl boots.
Vita Sidorkina stands in a grass field in a rust-colored bikini, black hat and black leather boots.
Vita Sidorkina stands in a stream in a red one-piece and brown waders.
Vita Sidorkina stands in a grass field in a bikini and fringed sweater.
Vita Sidorkina stands in front of a hay bale in a knit bikini and brown leather chaps. She rests her arm on a man dressed in ranching garb.

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MARTHA ZAYTOUN

Martha Zaytoun is a Lifestyle & Trending News writer for SI Swimsuit. Before joining the team, Martha worked on the editorial board of the University of Notre Dame’s student magazine and on the editorial team at Chapel Hill, Durham and Chatham Magazines in North Carolina. When not working, Martha loves to watercolor and oil paint, run or water ski. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a huge Fighting Irish fan.