Sharapova Featured in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

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[beyond the sea]

Maria Sharapova is featured in the 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, which hit the newstands on Tuesday. Sharapova is making her first appearance in what is billed to be the most widely read issue of any magazine in the world.

The former world No.1 and current No.4 graces the cover of the swimsuit edition, on the lower right hand corner with the headline "Tennis Ace Maria Sharapova, As You've Never Seen Her."

She is the only athlete pictured in the magazine, along with 26 supermodels, including Rebecca Romijn, Petra Nemcova, Rachel Hunter, Elle Macpherson and Heidi Klum.

The photo shoots took place in eight locations around the world, with Sharapova conducting her photo shoot in Turks & Caicos.

The 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue features over 500 photos of the 27 swimsuit models. Readers are treated to a 250-page whirlwind journey to some of the most exotic locations on the planet.

Click here to view photos of Maria in Sports Illustrated

[beyond the sea]

These pictures are pretty nice of Maria.......... too much eye makeup though, imo.

[SquirrelKing]

Saving my seat for this thread:

[beyond the sea]

ping

[beyond the sea]

female athlete ........................ ping

;-)

[1stMarylandRegiment]

Click here to view photos of Maria in Sports Illustrated

Don't tease me!!! (or learn HTML) [g]

[b4its2late]

You know the rules!

[gridlock]

Let me be the tenth to say it....

THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICTURES!

[Travis McGee]

Looks healthy to me.

[Idisarthur]

[sinkspur]

Now, THAT graphic is funny as hell!!!

[Idisarthur]

R. Hunter looks great for being the older one.

[Idisarthur]

Here are some images:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2006_swimsuit/?cnn=yes

[Incorrigible]

Is she 18 yet?

[Idisarthur]

All Star gals that have been all over the Media. What about Muslim Cartoons? : )

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2006_swimsuit/allstar/

[Incorrigible]

Way too much eye makeup. Guess they needed to tramp her up a bit.

[Admin Moderator]

Please don't post Getty Images.

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[beyond the sea]

Let me be the tenth to say it.... THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICTURES!

I hear you, but I don't know how to post images. (No, don't try to explain, I am more than computer illiterate). I'm lucky I can type (poorly).

You can see the pictures by clicking on the red address under the title of the thread (I guess you know that already ;-) ).

This one is nice. They're all pretty good, but I don't like it when that try to make her look like a vamp or a little trashy. She's not.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2006_swimsuit/models/06_maria_sharapova_9.html

[beyond the sea]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2006_swimsuit/models/06_maria_sharapova_15.html

WOW!!!

[wallcrawlr]

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