Satirical Piece Claims Sports Illustrated Removing Models From Swimsuit Edition
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The Onion Staff
18d ago· 2 min readen
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Summary
A satirical article reporting that Sports Illustrated has decided to remove models from its swimsuit edition to focus attention on the swimwear itself, claiming the models were distracting from the bathing suits' features like clean lines, bold colors, and moisture-wicking technology.
Key quotes
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So this year we're getting rid of the models to emphasize the clean lines, bold colors, and moisture-wicking technology of the bikinis and one-pieces our subscribers pay to
NEW YORK—In an effort to focus on the incredible array of bathing suits featured in its pages, Sports Illustrated announced Wednesday that it would be removing all the distracting models from the magazine’s swimsuit edition. “It has come to our attention
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