'Epic!': Martha Stewart is a Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model at 81
"When we said this year was going to be epic, we meant it." That's what Sports Illustrated is saying about their 2023 swimsuit cover models.
(WJW) - "When we said this year was going to be epic, we meant it."
That's what Sports Illustrated is saying about its 2023 swimsuit cover models.
The magazine announced on Monday that this year's issue "celebrates 28 incredible women." The cover models include Martha Stewart, Megan Fox, Kim Petras and Brooks Nader. Each will be featured in one of four 2023 covers.
Perhaps the already most talked-about name on the list: 81-year-old Martha Stewart.
Sports Illustrated says Stewart will be the oldest cover model in the publication’s history.
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 14: TV personality Martha Stewart attends The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber at Sony Pictures Studios on March 14, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images) 
MIAMI BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 27: Martha Stewart attends a Tribute Dinner Honoring Jonathan Waxman, Rob Sands and Richard Sands With Master Of Ceremonies Tom Colicchio Presented By Bank of America during 2016 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival Presented By FOOD & WINE at Loews Miami Beach Hotel on February 27, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Denis Contreras/Getty Images for SOBEWFF®) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Martha Stewart prepares the Classic Beyond Breakfast Sausage with Spinach and Sweet Onion Frittata on March 10, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
Stewart is a TV icon but, not one commonly thought of as a swimsuit model -- at least not in recent days. Sports Illustrated though reminds fans that the entrepreneur and best-selling author worked as a model in her teenage years.
Stewart's reputation took a sharp turn In 2004 when she was convicted of insider trading and served a five-month sentence in federal prison. She was released in March, 2005.
Over the years, the home goods mogul has developed a reputation for pushing the envelope of her once wholesome image and has appeared in many ads with her friend and rapper, Snoop Dogg.
You can see pictures from Stewart's Sports Illustrated photo shoot here.
According to Sports Illustrated, there is no theme to this year’s issue. But, the magazine's editor-in-chief says each woman featured shares the trait of "constantly evolving.”
Read more about this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover models, here.