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Tables Turned! Male Models Asked to Recreate Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Poses

This is what happened when men were asked to step into a swimsuit model’s shoes for a day.
Tables Turned! Male Models Asked to Recreate Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Poses
Stephania Stanley Photography
By Charli Penn · Updated October 27, 2020
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Who says the fellas get to have all of the fun? Ladies, the tables have turned, and now it’s your turn to swoon. If you appreciate a well-chiseled man who’s not afraid to rock a teeny, tiny swimsuit, you’ll love this news: Just in time for the release of Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue—which features a plus size model on the cover for the first time ever!—the editors at xoJane decided to challenge six male models to recreate some of the more popular poses the swimsuit models are famous for. They learned a few things. For one: Men aren’t nearly as comfortable posing in the provocative positions men are so accustomed to seeing women pose in, and they ate way more food on set. (No shocker there!) Click here to see the rest of the photos from the shoot and find out what else went down on set.