Achieng Agutu

Crowned the “Confidence Queen” by Vogue in 2021, Kenyan-born Achieng Agutu has grown an impressive social media follwoing over the years, amassing 1.1 million followers on TikTok and another 935,000 on Instagram.

A prolific model, TV host and social media influencer, Agutu has partnered with multiple major brands over the years, including Ole Henriksen, Victoria’s Secret, Shea Moisture, Make Up For Ever and Away. In 2025 alone, she co-hosted Amazon Prime’s INFLUENCED talk show, appeared on the August cover of Glamour South Africa and landed a spot on the 2026 Social Media Forbes “30 Under 30” list.

Agutu first joined the SI Swimsuit family in 2023 after winning the magazine’s Swim Search open casting call. She returned in 2024 for a gorgeous rookie shoot on the shores of Mexico before reuniting with the brand again in 2025 for a fabulous feature in Bermuda. She followed up her 2025 shoot with an appearance at Swim Week in Miami, where she walked the SI Swimsuit runway for the first time. She then reunited with the magazine once again in 2026, traveling to Botswana for her latest shoot.