At 58, Salma Hayek is proving that age is nothing but a number, and a glittering, gold body chain doesn’t hurt either. On Tuesday, May 13, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit dropped a bombshell (several, actually) with the announcement of its 2025 cover stars, and among them was the legendary Mexican star, who just claimed her first-ever SI cover like the red carpet queen she is. For this year’s edition, she joins gymnast-turned-TikTok darling Livvy Dunne, Afro-Latina Olympic medalist Jordan Chiles, and plus-size models Lauren Chan and Denise Bidot. © IG: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit A Cover That Dares to Reimagine “Sexy” Shot by famed photographer Ruven Afanador, Hayek is the definition of power-meets-poise. In one shot, she’s kneeling in a rippling pool wearing a dark green, glitter-dusted swimsuit with a gold body chain draped like armor and a turquoise necklace. In another, she leans against a jagged cliffside in a crochet-style two-piece. “I remember when I was young, a long, long time ago, I was always excited to see the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated, and [thinking] ‘Who’s going to be in it?’ Of course, I didn’t look like a model, so it never crossed my mind that one day I would be in it,” Salma
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