The Buttered Topping: Bar Refaeli graces cover of Sports Illustrated calendar - Haaretz

Monday, February 1, 2010

Israeli model appears on cover of magazine's 2010 calendar a year after posing for swimsuit issue.

Israeli model Bar Refaeli appears on the cover of this year's Sport Illustrated calendar, which went on sale this week in the United States. Refaeli is on the cover of both the table and wall versions of the calendar. Refaeli achieved prominence in the international modeling world after appearing on the cover of last year's swimsuit edition. She will also appear in this year's swimsuit edition which hits newsstands on February 9th. The identity of the cover model is not yet known. Along with Refaeli, other well-known models appearing in the 2010 calendar include Brooklyn Decker and Jessica Hart. Israeli model Esti Ginzburg was also featured in the pages of last year's swimsuit edition. Sports Illustrated is the leading weekly sports magazine in the United States. Every winter it publishes a special edition featuring photographs of models wearing bathing suits in exotic locales. Appearing on the cover is considered a significant achievement in the modeling world

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