Serena Williams Slays In 2017 ‘Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’

Style Magazine Newswire | 2/20/2017, 12:30 p.m.
The tennis legend is serving up some serious body confidence goals!
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Fresh off her historic Australian Open win, Serena Williams is winning big again with a sexy spread in the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She’s joined by the likes of Katie Upton, Hannah Jeter, Chrissy Teigen and Christie Brinkley in this coveted annual issue.

Serena Williams

Serena Williams

Williams hopes that her looks, which range from rocking a blue high waisted one-piece to going topless, will inspire other women to love their bodies.

“I want people to come away with the fact that it’s okay to be comfortable in your body,” said the 35-year-old tennis legend of her pictures.

She added:

“I’m not a size two. It’s okay to look strong and to be sexy and to be a woman and to be unbreakable — all of those things. I really want to have that influence for people out there that have my body type. I want them to be like, ‘I look good too.’ That’s what I’m hoping for.”

The 23 Grand Slam titles winner also admitted that prior to being in SI, she had never worn a thong before.

“I’ve never worn a thong bikini, so for that to be my first shot was like a shot of espresso for me because I had to wake up immediately,” she explained in a behind-the-scenes clip of her SI shoot.

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