You Can't Spell "Maroon Five" without "V"

So I guess it's Maroon Fie now.

Anne V and what's-his-face broke up.This is downright devastating on the heels of Heidi and Seal splitting.There hasn't been this kind of crushing swimsuit-model-rocker-breakup malaise in the air since Billy Joel split with his uptown girl Christie Brinkley.Except: a bit of trivia. "Uptown Girl" was not inspired by Christie Brinkley......but by Elle Macpherson.Billy Joel got to hobnob with both swimsuit issue cover three-peaters. I can't tell if I want to high-five him or sock him in the jaw.

In any case, pressure's on, Chrissy.

So, the Grammys Are Tonight

One-Piece Wednesday: Anne V, 2005

Anne V has been announced as one of our 2012 models.It will be her eighth consecutive year, so let's peek at a one-piece from her first.

A Bikini Addict is Jonesing

A new bikini-obsessed blog called The Bikini Addict has listed its predictions for the 2012 cover.

The author's picks are Kate Upton, Chrissy Teigen, or Hilary Rhoda.

I think the smart money is on Kate, myself.But it would be churlish of me not to post photos of the other girls.
Meanwhile, it might be fun to visit The Lowdown Blog's predictions from way back on February 22, 2011. The ink was still wet on last year's issue, but they made some long-term guesses on this year's, leading with Cintia Dicker. (Personally, I would love that.)They follow up, in descending order of likelihood, with Kate Upton, Chrissy Teigen, Julie Henderson, Genevieve Morton, Anne V, and Irina Shayk.

Blondes in Their Underthings!

Continuing my important work of picking out SI models from other site’s hot girls lists, I bring you BroBible’s hottest blonde swimsuit issue models who are also lingerie models.

Blondes#5: Esti Ginzburg
#14: Shannan Click
#18: Ana Beatriz Barros
#20: Jessica Hart
#39: Anne V
#40: Jessica Perez
#42: Petra Nemcova
#59: Tori Praver
#68: Jessica Van Der Steen
#88: Marisa Miller
#90: Kate Upton
#92: Bar Refaeli
#95: Brooklyn Decker
And, just because I sense she’s feeling left out, here’s a lovely shot of Cintia Dicker.

Backwards & Forwards

It's 11/02/2011. The date is a palindrome. Let's pay tribute to our palindromic models.

Elle.
Ana.
Ana.
Hannah.
And let's round it out with a few mirror images.
Yamila.
Anne.
Irina.
Mallory.
Jessica.
Alyssa.
Kenza.
And as long as we have them around:
Yvonne and Yvette.

2012 Mystery Models

MJ Day tweeted this today:The link takes you to this photo:I ... can't begin to imagine what exactly is going on here. But I have a strong feeling that the girl on the right is Julie Henderson. She has that small horizontal crease just above her navel:As for the other girl, dunno... Alyssa Miller?

Here are a few other preview shots from MJ, for your speculation pleasure.