Strong is the new beautiful in Sports Illustrated’s new swimsuit issue.

Feast your eyes on Ronda Rousey covered in body paint, Ashley Graham in an ity-bity string bikini and Hailey Clauson in the old ‘hand bra’! It doesn’t get any better than this.

For a change, three smoking hot women were selected for this year’s honour, a first in the magazine’s 52 year history. The choice to highlight Graham and Rousey is monumental; a major shift for an industry that has long held a narrow view of beauty. One that typically hasn’t embraced Graham’s size 16 curves.

Though SI has featured buxom models like Kate Upton and Tyra Banks in the past, putting a plus size model on the cover is new (and welcomed!) territory.

Graham also stars in a #SwimSexy campaign alongside 56-year-old model Nicola Griffin inside the pages of the magazine, making a compelling case for wearing a gold bikini at any age or size.

The issue will be available February 15, along with a series of VR content featuring former Swimsuit cover models Nina Agdal, Irina Shayk and Hannah Davis.

Source: KHOU