Sports Illustrated has chosen its 11 sensational models to feature in the Sports Illustrated Swimwear edition 2009. You will be able to find all this sexiness between the pages of the Sport Illustrated Swimwear edition 2009, which will be available on newsstands from 19 October.

Nashua, the leading sponsor of the iconic Swimwear edition, is proud of its 10-year association with Sports Illustrated. This iconic issue’s run-away success and growth has made Sports Illustrated Swimwear one of the largest magazine promotions and multi-media events in Africa.

This year’s models include some of the best yet:
• New Guess face - Candice Boucher
• The ever-popular Swimwear models - Dominique Piek and Genevieve Morton
• Sizzling and bootylicious Italian - Catrinel Menghia
• Wonderbra extraordinaire - Elbe van der Merwe
• Blonde Eastern European bombshell - Valeria Koryts’k
• And the five newbies players - Lyndall Jarvis; Shashi Naidoo; Shane van der Westhuizen; Marzaan Kalis; and Tanya Manganyi.

Swimwear 2009 takes a journey to the striking islands of Zanzibar - still the best-kept secret on the African coastline. An incredible mixture of locations and pristine beaches, makes Zanzibar the perfect location for the Sports Illustrated Swimwear shoot.

This edition brings together all of the essentials that make Sports Illustrated Swimwear the most anticipated magazine of the year. Beautiful and charismatic models showcasing this summer’s hottest bikini must-haves – what’s not to like?

Zanzibar was the perfect choice for bringing this year's Sports Illustrated Swimwear edition to African soil. Why? “Buy the magazine and see for yourself!” comments Sports Illustrated Editor, Brendan Cooper.

The website, simag.co.za, will feature exclusive photos; bios; and stunningly sexy video clips of the models, along with behind-the-scenes footage of the Zanzibar shoot – all the sea; sexiness; and fun that make the 2009 edition the best yet. Visit www.simag.co.za to see for yourself!

Get your Sports Illustrated Swimwear edition, on sale 19 October!