Make a Splash with SI: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit​ To Host Open Model Casting Call In Person For First Time

Winners To Walk Runway Show At Paraiso During Miami Swim Week At The W South Beach

S​ports Illustrated Swimsuit is bringing its notable nationwide model contest, #SISwimSearch​, to real life during ​Miami Swim Week in July with the first-ever Open Model Casting Call at Paraiso.

The three-day event at Paraiso will bring together rookie hopefuls and begin with an Open Model Casting Call on Friday, July 13th​, and ​Saturday, July 14th​, where ​Sports Illustrated E​xperts will provide professional modeling tips, tricks, and create fun challenges to compete in. An expert panel has been lined up to choose the potential stars, including former covergirls and supermodels ​Kate Upton and ​Christie Brinkley​, ​first-ever #SISwimSearch experts Camille Kostek and ​Haley Kalil​, ​Brenna Huckaby​, ​Olivia Culpo​, ​Georgia Gibbs​, ​Chase Carter​, Danielle Harrington and ​Sports Illustrated Swimsuit ​editor MJ Day​.

The three-day event at Paraiso will bring together rookie hopefuls

The judges will then select 15 to 18 models to walk the ​Sports Illustrated Runway Show on ​Sunday, July 15th​. American snowboarder and Paralympian Brenna Huckaby will be opening the show and Danielle Harrington, 2018 cover model will be closing the show.

A model contestant will also land a spot in the highly coveted ​Sports Illustrated Swimsuit​ issue.

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