Throwback Thursday: Remember the time Tyra Banks nearly turned down the 1997 shoot? No?

SI Staff | Dec 4, 2013

Florida Keys, 1993 :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

Maldives, 1998 :: Robert Erdmann/SI

Maldives, 1998 :: Robert Erdmann/SI

Bahamas, 1997 :: Russell James/SI

Bahamas, 1997 :: Russell James/SI

Bahamas, 1997 :: Russell James/SI

Bahamas, 1997 :: Russell James/SI

Launch party, 1996 (from left: Georgianna Robertson, Stacey Williams, Rebecca Romijn, Valeria Mazza, Tyra Banks) :: Evan Agostini/Liaison

South Africa, 1996 :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

South Africa, 1996 (with Valeria Mazza) :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

Florida Keys, 1993 (with Ingrid Seynhaeve) :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

Florida Keys, 1993 :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

Florida Keys, 1993 :: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

Maldives, 1998 :: Robert Erdmann/SI