Danielle Herrington landed on the cover of 2018’s SI Swimsuit issue just one year after her debut and became the third Black woman to do so after Tyra Banks (1996, ’97 and 2019) and Beyoncé (2007).

Herrington’s Fiji photo shoot in 2017 was her first major modeling gig ever and she totally nailed it with the help of photographer Yu Tsai.

Herrington, who is now the mom of a 19-month-old boy, was featured in the magazine for five consecutive years. For her most recent photo shoot, she asked SI Swimsuit editor in chef MJ Day if she could wear her hair in braids. Day immediately agreed and noted that she always wants models to feel like their most confident selves while having a say in an industry that often “dictates how women can present themselves.”