SI Swimsuit model Samantha Hoopes made seven consecutive appearances in the magazine. She made her debut in 2014 with a body paint feature and was photographed by Walter Iooss Jr. in St. Lucia, while her most recent appearance was in ’20 with Josie Clough in Scrub Island, British Virgin Islands.

The 32-year-old shares a 3-year-old son named George and a 1-year-old daughter, Kennedy, with her husband, Salvatore Palella.

“Beauty is more about a feeling and a personality. Super down to earth, super real... that’s beautiful to me,” Hoopes said while on location in 2020. “As far as physical beauty, I think I can pick out beautiful things about every single person that I meet. To me, beauty is really something that comes from within. It’s your energy. You’re more than a physical characteristic.”