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02/16/2007: "Best Use Of iPod ... Ever!"
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Isn't it wonderful when things that are great by themselves come together to form something even better? You know ... peanut butter and chocolate ... puppies and little children ... Paris Hilton and papparazzi ...
Well, here's another example: An iPod and a Sports Illustrated supermodel. The 2007 edition of the SI Swimsuit edition hit the stands this week, and as always, the editors are trying to push the envelope with regards to swimsuit technogy. They've had models in suits made of bottlecaps or candy or snow. They've even gone with suits that are simply painted onto the skin of the model.
They've done themselves proud this year. Let me introduce model Marisa Miller and her "swimsuit" - a video iPod. Just try explaining the tanlines that thing's gonna leave, sweetie ...
Speaking of the SIS, they really jumped the shark this year with their cover shot. Each year, the best and brightest of runway models and swimsuit designers compete for the coveted slot on the cover. It's a huge honor, and can catapult the lucky winner to a meteoric career.
This year's cover model? Not our Marisa here ... nope! It's singer Beyonce' Knowles, in a bikini made by ... her mother. Now, it's not that B isn't an attractive girl, or that her mother is without talent, but c'mon. This position is supposed to be held by professionals, not someone whose label probably bought the slot. Give her a page or two in the middle of the mag, but give us back our cover models!
UPDATE: Courtesy of our friends at goldenfiddle.com, here's a snippet of Marisa explaining the challenges in wearing swimwear by Apple:
