Poor rabid basketball fan Damaris Lewis.
She had two teams she was rooting for eliminated from the playoffs in quick succession. So let’s cheer her up.
It’s safe to say that most people who find their way to this blog have probably seen this video of Kate Upton doing the Dougie.
I am an old man, and I have no idea what the Dougie is. But Kate is adorable doing it, and if I had to make a prediction here and now, I’d say she’s the one to beat for the 2012 cover.
BUT: Damaris is unjustly overlooked. Her reactions in this video are visions of unfettered joy. The delight she exhibits at watching Kate is infectious, and it is a huge part of what makes the video so enjoyable, whether you realize it or not.
She’s a gorgeous girl with a fun personality (she gives good
Twitter). So let us enjoy a luscious photo from each of the three years she’s been in SI.
2009
2010
2011
TRIVIA: Like fellow tennis player/swimsuit model Anna Kournikova, Ana has inspired a song. “Hurricane Ana” is the creation of Serbian rapper Filip Filipi (aka “Sin”).
Here we have Marisa Miller, Monika Schnarre, Kathy Ireland, Hilary Rhoda, Alicia Hall, and Anna Kournikova. (Though I have to say, listing Anna Kournikova as a “model,” especially in a Sports Illustrated photo gallery, seems a little disrespectful. And during National Tennis Month, too! For shame, SI.)
Cubs win.
The world demanded an encore, so exactly one year later, Brazil gave us the sultry Ana Beatriz Barros.
When SI assembled seven Brazilian models in 2007, the two birthday girls found their way into the same picture a few times.
Parabéns, moças.
Have they found a new career in swimsuit modeling? Probably not, according to this video: 
She had two teams she was rooting for eliminated from the playoffs in quick succession. So let’s cheer her up.
I'll have to feature that tummy another day. Happy birthday, Molly!
