Beyoncé Knocks 'Real' Swimsuit Models Off SI Cover
Sports journalist and ex-Sports Illustrated editor Roy Johnson had the rumor scoop, and now we see he was right: Beyoncé is the 2007 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover model. The “model” part is the point of contention for some media machers like Nikki Finke, who uses the occasion to note that Hollywood is knocking legitimate models off covers across the newsstand.
This is hardly a new phenomenon — recognizable faces sell magazines, at least that’s the industry’s prevailing thought.
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