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- Owned by Time Warner
- Founded by renowned publisher Henry Luce
- 23 million weekly readers, 18 million of whom are men
- Twice winner of National Magazine Award for General Excellence
- Michael Jordan is #1 cover athlete, with 49 covers
- Yankees are #1 cover team, with 66 covers
- Non-athletes featured on covers include Bob Hope, Big Bird and Ice Cube
- Current Managing Editor is Terry McDonnell
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Founded in 1954, Sports Illustrated is a weekly sports magazine owned by Time Warner. SI has over 3 million subscribers and is read by nearly 20% of all males in the United States. One of the most coveted editions of Sports Illustrated is the swimsuit edition. The swimsuit edition was introduced to readers in February of 1964, an editorial effort to deal with SI's traditional winter sales slump. http://www.chiff.com/recreation/sports/swimsuit-issue.htm
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Timeline
- 1954: First issue published August 16
- 1960: John F. Kennedy appears on cover
- 1964: SI introduced first Swimsuit Issue
- 1966: First year to turn a profit
- 1977: Big Bird becomes only non-human SI cover subject
- 1983: Becomes first full-color American newsweekly
- 1989: Launch of Sports Illustrated KIDS
- 1989: Highest selling Swimsuit Issue features cover model Kathy Ireland
- 1997: Launch of SI.com
- 1999: Crowns Muhammad Ali "Sportsman of the Century"
- 2000: Launch of Sports Illustrated Women
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Sports Illustrated News and Links
- SI.com Official Site: SI.com
- Slate.com: The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue: An Intellectual History (February 14, 2007)
- Wikipedia: Sports Illustrated
- Wikipedia: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
- SI Kids: Sports Illustrated for Kids
- SI.com: Top 10 Scandals in Sports History (November 11, 2005)
- SI Vault: [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ Rea
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Sports Illustrated Questions
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Is Bar Refaeli on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue? 1 Answeraccording to the billboard overlooking broadway in the theater district, yes. http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f78/sports-illustrated-swimsuit-issue-2009-ba... read more -
Does anyone have an illustration of a rack of lamb? 1 AnswerTry Google Images..... http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=rack+of+lamb&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g-m2 read more -
What is the most popular sport in Russia? 2 AnswersWhen talking about sports, there are two kinds of Russian people- those who admire it and those who hate it. But in Russia, the majority of people love sports. ... read more -
What is your favorite Sports Illustrated Super Bowl Cover? 1 AnswerIt's a tossupSuperbowl XXIVhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/features/superbowl/archives/24/cover.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/features... read more
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