{"id":45165,"date":"2026-04-08T22:48:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45165"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:48:28","slug":"wnba-star-sophie-cunningham-makes-stunning-si-swimsuit-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45165","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham Makes Stunning SI Swimsuit Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">WNBA stars Sophie Cunningham and Napheesa Collier have wowed fans and non-fans alike with the stunning previews of their Sports Illustrated swimsuit photos.<\/p>\n<p>The two women\u2019s pro basketball stars are seen in a video of their photo sessions for the <i>Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition<\/i>, with admirers and fans talking, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/08\/sports\/wnba-stars-sophie-cunningham-napheesa-collier-stun-for-si-swimsuit-in-behind-the-scenes-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>New York Post<\/i><\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041896203365888498\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AthleteVanity\/status\/2041896203365888498\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is probably one of the most empowering things that I\u2019ve done \u2014 ever,\u201d Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI truly think, go kick ass out on the court and then go kick ass out in the real world being a woman who is strong, who is powerful, and has the mindset that she can do anything,\u201d she added. \u201cThis is what SI is all about, empowering the female body, so that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041918289081671970\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HaterReport\/status\/2041918289081671970\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041910764110229975\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AthleteVanity\/status\/2041910764110229975\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For her part, Napheesa Collier participated in the photo shoot, still hobbling on crutches after ankle surgery in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">\u201cWe show what it is to sacrifice, what is it to work hard [and] to achieve your dream,\u201d said Collier, who posed laying down on the beach and in a pool,\u201d she told <i>SI<\/i>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041926777132449828\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GenZ_Central\/status\/2041926777132449828\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041923985567576426-noconvo\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ceepee07\/status\/2041923985567576426\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another top female athlete participating in this year\u2019s photo shoot included American track and field sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a>, Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@WarnerToddHuston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WarnerToddHuston<\/a>, or at X\/Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WTHuston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WTHuston<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2026\/04\/08\/wnba-star-sophie-cunningham-makes-stunning-si-swimsuit-debut\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA stars Sophie Cunningham and Napheesa Collier have wowed fans and non-fans alike with the stunning previews of their Sports Illustrated swimsuit photos. 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