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Sports Illustrated magazine is accused of going “woke” and implementing a number of unusual changes to its famous swimsuit edition.
The magazine historically features young and beautiful women.
In an abrupt change, the outlet featured a biological male named Kim Petras on its 2023 cover. Petras, who “identifies” as female, is wearing a two-piece bikini swimsuit in the photo.
81-year-old Martha Stewart becomes the oldest model in history to cover Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 📸 pic.twitter.com/iSqbsv9VKh
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) May 15, 2023
At 81, Martha Stewart becomes the oldest model in history to cover Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. pic.twitter.com/TMzoiLPbno
— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 15, 2023
Sports Illustrated is also featuring 81-year-old TV personality Martha Stewart.
Stewart appears on one of the four covers of the storied Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. It will be released on May 15.
As if being a Grammy-Award winning artist and history maker wasn't enough, Kim Petras is now adding SI Swimsuit COVER model to her list of accomplishments. https://t.co/ESSyOwdMJI
— Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) May 15, 2023
Born in New Jersey in 1941, Stewart went on to become a retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality.
She is the founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, which focuses on home and hospitality.
Her businesses have included variety of ventures, including publishing, broadcasting, merchandising and e-commerce.
She is the publisher of Martha Stewart Living magazine and hosted two syndicated television programs.
The TV show Martha Stewart Living ran from 1993 to 2004.
The Martha Stewart Show ran from 2005 to 2012.
