Putting the Uh-oh in Oooh-la-la
The new phone book Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is here, with "19 of the most glamorous supermodles pictured in visually dymanic photo spreads, all set in unique and exotic locations from around the world ... a rare and powerful combination of beauty and imagination" -- that's straight from the SI press release. Who are we do improve on that prose?
(And as you can see at the bottom of the page, Will Ferrell has wormed his way in to promote his new movie.)
That's Danica Patrick in a swimsuit inside (wait until you see it) talking to Dan Patrick (didn't we see that in come ESPN "SportsCenter" promo? Too bad Dan's real last name is Pugh).
A bunch of NFL cheerleaders. Athletes wives (like La La Vazquez, technically, only the fiancee of Carmelo Anthony, but she gets a pass). More body painting. And no Rick Reilly to muck it up with commentary. Win-win for the readers.
The gal on the cover ... it's Marisa Miller. Luckily, David Letterman pronounced her name quite correctly when he was given the honor of revealing the issue on Monday's "Late Night" show.
But one of the interesting things SI has done this year is provide a pronunciation guide for both its models and photographers. In case we're calling their names out in a fit of passion and want to make sure it's the right call.
For those who can't figure it out, these ladies are included in the issue:
Yasmin Brunet - (Yas - mean)
Jeisa Chiminazzo - (Ji – e- sa) (and we don't need help with that last name?)
Jessica Gomes - (Go – mms)
Quiana Grant - (Key – on – a) (we always thought it was "Grrr-ANT, " like Grant Hill)
Jarah Mariano - (Jar – a) (thanks for ending that confusion)
Oluchi Onweagba – (oh-LOO-chee on-way-OG-buh) (Sure that's not the New York Giants defensive end?)
Tori Praver - (Pray – ver)
Daniella Sarahyba - (dan-YELL-uh sara-YEE-buh)
Irina - (eh-REE-nuh) (you've got one name, and it needs help?)
Brooklyn Decker (OK, we got that one ... and she still hasn't told us if we've won that contest to meet her.)
As for the photographers:
Walter Iooss (Yo – sss)
Thomas Sewell (Sue – el)
Marlena Bielinska (Bell – Lin – Ska)
Brian Lovely (what a lovely name)
What more can SI do to promote this thing? A scratch-n-sniff edition?