14 February,2018 04:28 PM IST | London (UK) | ANI
Pic courtesy/ Danielle Herrington's instagram account
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit revealed its new cover star for 2018 edition on Tuesday ' Danielle Herrington.
The 24-year-old model has become the third black woman to land such opportunity to grace the cover of the magazine's annual issue, after American television personality, Tyra Banks in 1996 & 1997 and pop-queen, Beyonce in 2007.
The cover photo was shot in Harbour Island in Bahamas by renowned photographer Ben Watts.
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The cover-feature is the model's second appearance in the magazine, after her rookie feature in 2017's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.
Herrington, a native of Compton, California, was feeling 'emotional and excited' on this accomplishment, as quoted by Sports Illustrated.
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