Move up Martha Stewart! Gayle King graces the latest Senior Citizen cover Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
The 69-year-old “CBS Mornings” co-host hits newsstands Friday in four separate covers for the magazine, alongside models Kate Upton, Hunter McGrady and Chrissy Teigen.
Stewart, Tyra Banks, and more than 20 other models. Winnie HarlowChristie Brinkley and Leina Bloom, the magazine’s first transgender cover model, celebrate the publication’s 60th anniversary on three special “Legends” covers.
“Never in a million years did I think I’d be standing here in a bathing suit for Sports IllustratedBut here I am, and sometimes people can dream, God can dream, the universe can dream bigger dreams for you than you can ever imagine,” King told the magazine.
King, who is best known as a best friend and confidant of media mogul Oprah Winfrey, was surprised that she made the cover.
He learned the news in a surprise moment during his morning broadcast as McCrady and Upton on Tuesday Released live coverage.
“Am I on the card? They said I was going to be in,” she said.
The proud grandmother revealed that she told the press she didn’t want retouching in her SI swimsuit photos – and that she ate a cheeseburger the day before the shoot.
“They said, ‘What about retouching?’ I said, ‘I don’t really want retouching. I don’t care if you take out a couple of dimples on the thighs, but I don’t want that,'” King said.
The 2024 swimwear launch lineup also features model Chanel Iman, Louisiana State University gymnastics star Olivia “Livvy” Dunne, NFL wife Brittany Mahomes, and influencer. Lori Harvey and Big 12 athletes Jillian Hayes, Alexa Massari and Jasmine Williams.
