Salma Hayek: 30 images of the actress, new SI swimsuit model
Actress Salma Hayek is best known for her roles in "Frida," "Desperado," "From Dusk Till Dawn," "Puss in Boots," "Grown Ups," "The Hitman's Bodyguard" and "Eternals." Hayek was recently announced as a cover star for the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Here's a look back at her career through the years.
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Geek Vibes Nation
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'Beyond The Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue' Review - An Intimate Account Of A Trailblazer
Some people mark time in a career and let it pass them by. Then, some do more than watch the hours fly by; instead, they bring time to a halt. Jule Campbell was undoubtedly the latter. Beyond The Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue brings us an intimate look at Campbell's legacy as the founder of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In her own words, 'I'm glad I never had a boring life.' The documentary tells how this brash and determined woman entered a male-dominated industry and turned the popular sports magazine into a cultural phenomenon. Full of candor, the film helps us understand Jule (in the movie in her twilight years) and how her trailblazing efforts are still felt today, in front of and behind the camera. Documentaries are difficult, particularly when the subject is alive. We meet Jule in the film at the age of 93, living in her family's farmhouse in Flemington, New Jersey. However, there is a moment early on when Jule and the director Jill Campbell (Jule's ex-daughter-in-law) look up the meaning of the word documentary . 'Dealing freely with historical events, especially of a recent or controversial nature.' This is a fitting definition and serves as this documentary's capstone. Jule Campbell and Elle McPhearson – Photo courtesy of Rob Lyons, Red Barn Productions LLC This is not a cradle-to-grave story but highlights an essential part of Jule Campbell's life. However, we do learn an interesting facet of her early life. She wanted to be an artist when she was young, but her parents pushed her in a different direction. This artistic spirit is essential to the work Jule did while at Sports Illustrated, but also for the inspirational legacy she leaves behind. To hear Jule's own words on working for the magazine, we are given first-hand accounts of how innovative, if not revolutionary, the whole swimsuit concept was at the time. Interestingly, Jule refuses to call herself a trailblazer because women worked at magazines long before she came on the scene. However, we cannot downplay her creative footing. Jule successfully challenged the norms of the day while entering a male-dominated industry. Whereas others might have seen to exploit or overindulge, particularly when it came to a swimsuit edition, Jule held her ground. ' If you respect beauty,' she says, ' you've nourished your soul.' This line of thinking was instrumental to Jule as she fought stereotypes, societal norms, and chaotic attitudes. Paulina Porizcova, Kim Alexis, and Jule Campbell – Photo courtesy of Jule's personal collection The models she worked with for the magazine share this philosophy equally. As much as the documentary showcases Jule's innovative approach to the magazine edition, it dedicates much of itself to hearing from the women Jule mentored. The film shares personal stories from Christie Brinkley, Tyra Banks, Roshumba Williams, and more. Each praises Jule and compliments how her efforts at Sports Illustrated launched many of their careers and redefined feminism. Each of these women remarks fondly on Jule. Whereas other photographers or editors would seek gratuitous shots, Jule stood as a bulwark, protecting her models like a fierce mother hen. Interestingly, director Campbell notes this is not just a film about women in bikinis. The reverence Brinkley, Banks, and others have for Jule speaks to her character and artistic integrity. Part of the film asks about the relevance of such work, particularly in the modern age. Many call out the magazine for its perceptions of femininity and adherence to the male gaze. Many of the charges hurled at the magazine now are the same ones going back decades. There will always be heckles from the peanut gallery or mobs of Karen brigades. Jule, both then and at the time of the documentary, is unfazed and wears each criticism as a badge of honor. The film neither touts nor disgraces the magazine or its industry. Instead, the focus remains on the pioneering effort of one Jule Campbell and how that reshaped an industry. Jule Campbell, Kathy Ireland and Carol Alt – Photo courtesy of Philip Jache Beyond The Gaze serves as more than the title. It is a daring proclamation. Elle MacPherson, who also appears in the film, calls Jule a powerhouse and someone who came in with a voice and an opinion. For an industry dominated by men and accentuated by the male gaze, Jule's work is a testament to breaking down gender roles and shattering glass ceilings. The film, if nothing else, brilliantly answers the critics of the swimsuit edition. In a world before trends, hashtags, or social media pressures, Jule stood alone and proud. Her work is not only as a pioneer in the industry but also as an artist who straddles the line between showcasing female beauty and ethical considerations. The film showcases Jule at her home in her final years. For 32 years, she was the editor of the swimsuit edition, but her legacy is more than the mere title she held. Campbell captures this legacy through stories while weaving an inspirational tale of determination and empowerment. Beyond The Gaze is not an oral history on Sports Illustrated or an album on a person's life. Instead, it is frank documentation about a woman who left an enduring mark on our culture. It was more than a simple magazine shoot, but a conversation on artistic expression. Beyond The Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue is currently playing in select theaters.
Fox News
2 days ago
- Fox News
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Carol Alt says Christie Brinkley inspired her to embrace provocative style
Carol Alt initially gawked at the idea of modeling a G-string for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. "There was a moment when [SI Swimsuit editor] Jule [Campbell] brought out a G-string," Alt told Fox News Digital. "I looked at that G-string, and I was like, 'There's no way my dad's going to let me do that! There's no way. My father would kill me." "And she didn't push me – Jule never pushed anybody to do anything they were uncomfortable with," the supermodel shared. "She brought out some other bathing suits that were a little more demure that I felt more comfortable with." It was another cover girl who convinced the pinup to strip down for the magazine. "The magazine came out and I saw Ms. Christie Brinkley wearing that G-string [during] a sunset, sitting on the beach," the star recalled. "And it was such a spectacular picture… Credit is due. Christie wore that bathing suit and it looked so beautiful. And the art, it was so artistic… I thought, 'What am I doing? I should be celebrating the woman's body.' And it changed my mind on many things in my business." Alt, 64, is among the numerous supermodels who spoke out in a new documentary, "Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue." Directed by Campbell's daughter-in-law, Jill Campbell, it explores how the founding editor of SI Swimsuit transformed a struggling magazine into a media empire, all while discovering some of the most influential supermodels in the fashion industry. WATCH: SI SWIMSUIT MODEL CAROL ALT SAYS CHRISTIE BRINKLEY INSPIRED HER BOLD LOOK Campbell passed away in 2022 at age 96. Alt, the daughter of a fire chief, said it was the no-nonsense Campbell who inspired her to heat things up by stripping down. "I came with my frilly white shirt up to here," said Alt, pointing at her neck while chuckling. "[SI Swimsuit] did give me a little bit more spice, I have to say, in my career. But it was because I saw how beautiful it was. She never pushed me. Jule never pushed me, never, ever. I think in the end, I started pushing her, truthfully." Alt made her SI Swimsuit debut in 1981 in Florida, the outlet reported. She landed the cover a year later, after her photo shoot with John G. Zimmerman in Kenya. "I was scared to death to meet Jule," Alt admitted. "My agency wanted me to do Sports Illustrated. They sent me over to see Jule Campbell. And in her office, there's all these pictures and all these covers… She took one look at me, and she said, 'You look like Christie Brinkley, so I can't really take you on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit,' which was kind of a disappointment." Still, Campbell saw something in Alt, who was dubbed "The Face" of the fashion industry. "[Jule] said, 'I will take you on the Alaskan shoot,'" said Alt. "I was like, 'Well, that's cool too. I've never been to Alaska.' That's how I met Jule… In the beginning, she thought I looked too much like Christie Brinkley. And in the end, I ended up looking like me, and she ended up using me. And in my second year, I got the cover, so that was pretty quick. And it was all thanks to Jule. She championed me." Campbell joined the magazine during the dawn of the Twiggy era, The New York Times reported. The outlet noted that Campbell's first cover, in late January 1965, featured 18-year-old Sue Peterson, sporting a nude body stocking and a white fishnet jumpsuit, among other pieces. Middle America "blew a gasket." "It's really interesting from the lens of 2025 that she would receive death threats and criticism," Jill told Fox News Digital. "Some people did not like seeing women in bathing suits in a sports magazine. And they would call it a male sports magazine. But during that time, there were so many women that enjoyed this magazine for the bathing suits. Even now, people comment on the gorgeous bathing suits and pictures." "She dealt with it because she didn't feel like she was doing anything wrong," Jill shared. "She didn't feel like she was objectifying women. She was creating art. She was creating fashion. There were women in bathing suits in every other magazine that was on the market. There were beauty pageants. So why was she getting the wrath of this?" "You could see in some of the interviews when she would get this criticism," Jill continued. "She always did this eye roll because she was tired of it. She was a working woman. She just wanted to get her job done. She wasn't trying to create Playboy and exploit anyone." Alt said that Campbell only worked with trusted photographers, and she was fiercely protective of her muses. "One of the things Jule did to protect the girls was to step right in front of the photographer and pretend she was adjusting something, styling something, or moving a bathing suit," said Alt. "She would jump right in front… And it wasn't really to edit something or style something. It was because maybe something got a little risqué or a bathing suit moved, and she went in there and protected us. And I think on some level, all of us knew that. That's why we loved Jule so much." Dealing with "inappropriate behavior" wasn't foreign to many models. But with Campbell, things were different, Alt stressed. On an SI Swimsuit set, the models were treated with respect and the photographers were "gentlemen." "It was everywhere," she said about the challenges models endured outside of SI Swimsuit. "Whether you were going for a fitting and some guy tried to grope you, or you were on a shoot and some guy tried to break into your room. There was always an inappropriate something happening. But I always felt it was the way that you handled it and extracted yourself from the situation that made that a horrifying situation or just an anecdote in your life." "It was an anecdote in my life many times, but it never got to the point where it was a horrible situation because I was always able to maneuver myself out… Everybody dealt with it in the way that they knew best." "But Jule… she protected the girls, protected her job, and she gave them a beautiful magazine that became a complete brand," said Alt. "That's an amazing gift. She had that gift." Alt has zero regrets about modeling that G-string for the magazine. She said her appearance catapulted her to stardom, resulting in a successful career as an author and entrepreneur. At age 62, she walked the SI Swimsuit Runway Show at Miami Swim Week. "I had people coming up to me and asking me if I was Carol Alt, not if I was that girl on the cover of a magazine," said Alt. "[SI Swimsuit] was one of the building blocks of my career. And I'm still here 47 years later." "Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue" screens June 26 at New York City's IFC Center.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Sophie Cunningham Poses For 'Stunning' Swimsuit Photo
Sophie Cunningham Poses For 'Stunning' Swimsuit Photo originally appeared on The Spun. Sophie Cunningham has since a major rise in popularity since teaming up with Caitlin Clark. The former University of Missouri star began her WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury. However, after a lengthy stint in Phoenix, she was traded to the Indiana Fever this offseason. Cunningham has since taken on an "enforcer" role in Indiana. Advertisement Cunningham recently went viral for her hard foul on Connecticut Sun guard Jacy Sheldon, who had hit Clark in the eye earlier in the game. "I think the refs had a lot to do with that. It was a buildup for a couple of years now of them just not protecting the star player of the WNBA," she said. "At the end of the day, I'm going to protect my teammates. That's what I do." Sophie Cunningham Cunningham has been blowing up on social media, reaching one million followers on TikTok. She's big on Instagram, too. Cunningham recently turned heads with a sizzling swimsuit photo shared to her Instagram page. The stunning WNBA star went viral in a gold bikini and black cowboy hat. Sophie on the We've seen some prominent WNBA stars posing in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue in recent years. Advertisement Perhaps Cunningham will be the next to join that list. Sophie Cunningham Poses For 'Stunning' Swimsuit Photo first appeared on The Spun on Jun 26, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
