By India Espy-Jones ·Updated March 31, 2026 < /> Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Olandria is one of the sexiest women alive. Now, she has the title as Sports Illustrated Rookie to back it all up. In South Florida today, the Love Island fan-favorite made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut for the 2026 issue. But, what’s a beach shoot without summer-ready beauty look to match?
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However, since the issue comes out in May, shooting in March means one thing: an “ocean breeze” really isn’t as warm as you’d think. “I wish y’all could feel how COLDDD it was this day,” her makeup artist Kimora Mulan said in an Instagram story. “The winds were 40 mph and [Olandria] didn’t complain.” Instead, she actually took it as an opportunity to get her beach waves soaking wet while she posed on the shore.
As for makeup, minimal and water-proof was the obvious choice. While she’s used to bright pink blush, this time her defined cheekbones were left bare, yet glistening. Her lips were lined and glossed, and her cat eyes were etched with simple black liner which let her natural features shine.
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Her beauty was undeniably sultry. But, for Olandria, her debut wasn’t just about her sex appeal. “Sports Illustrated [Swimsuit] is more than just a hot woman on the cover,” she told the magazine in a behind-the-scenes video taken on set. “It represents so many different women of different backgrounds, different body types, different shapes.”
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