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→ I am often asked what the “theme” is of the issue. There is no theme—rather, there is a vision, a sentiment, a hope that women can live in a world where they feel no limitations, internally or externally. But the absence of a theme is not to say that the women in these pages don’t share certain common traits. They’re constantly evolving. Take Martha Stewart. Never in her life has she let her circumstances dictate her outcome. She’s changed with the times—always one step ahead, it seems—to build a wide-reaching business empire. At 81, one of the few things she hadn’t done was appear on the cover of the Swimsuit Issue. Until now. Or Megan Fox, who humbly accepts her stunning beauty while simultaneously seeking to be seen and appreciated as the…

→ Despite hearing over and over that “girls are the future” and “girls run the world,” the unfortunate reality is that they continue to be at a dis-advantage compared to boys when it comes to education, resources and support. Around the world, their schooling is often sacrificed because they are needed in the home, or they become teen moms, perpetuating the cycle of poverty. In the Dominican Republic, where several features were shot for this issue, Adriana Cisneros is trying to break that cycle. She’s the CEO of Cisneros—a global real estate, media and communications business helping girls in the remote area of Miches through its Fundación Tropicalia’s Soy Niña, Soy Importante (I Am a Girl, I Am Important) program. Introduced in 2012 as a four-day camp to encourage healthy eating for…

View additional photos and video of Angel Reese at swimsuit.si.com → LSU’s run to its first NCAA women’s basketball championship was led by junior forward Angel Reese. She was named the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player—and unofficially, the most outspoken. After being criticized for what some considered taunting, she clapped back, noting that it’s something that men do all the time and that her white opponent had done the same thing earlier. Reese saw it as a chance to force a dialogue—and send a message. “These are issues that needed to be raised,” she says. “A lady came up to me at a store and thanked me for doing what I did, because she said her daughter never had a voice. It’s bigger than me.”…

I was sitting having lunch with Martha Stewart at her home when she pushed away a delicious plate of lemon pasta she had whipped up herself and proclaimed, with a little bit of a saucy wink, “No more for me. I want to look good for my Sports Illustrated shoot this week.” She paused. “It’s a cover.” Was I shocked? Only for a millisecond. Of course it makes perfect sense that Martha would grace the Swimsuit Issue, at the age of 81. She’s always been a rule breaker, a pioneer and a beacon of style who lights the way for all of us. I was introduced to the world of Martha in the 1990s as a devotee of her magazine, Martha Stewart Living. And live she does. And that, I think, is…

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