The lineup for the 2011 edition of spanktastic classic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue was announced last night on the Late Show with David Letterman ! This year’s cover cutie is 25-year-old model Irina Shayk ; this is her fifth appearance in the Swimsuit Issue, but her first time on the cover. The lovely Irina, born Irina Shaykhlislamova (say that three times fast), hails from the province of Chelyabinsk, Russia, where it is decidedly too cold to frolic in a bikini. Luckily someone had the good sense to send her to Hawaii, where she was photographed for Sports Illustrated in a series of skimpy bikinis. Irina caused a stir last year by suing GQ Spain , claiming the magazine Photoshopped “tasteful” photos of her in a lingerie bodysuit to create the illusion that she had been snapped in the buff. C’mon, Irina, embrace your naked body. We’d sure like to. When Irina comes to her senses and appears nude, she’ll be in good company. 1985 cover girl Paulina Porizkova lost her bikini top in the films Thursday and Knots , and 3-time cover girl Elle Macpherson embraced the three B’s in 1994’s Sirens . More sandy sirens after the jump!
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In Mother Russia, Bikini Wears You
