We Didn’t Know How Much We Loved Corset Swimsuits Until Ciara Rocked So Many in Barbados

The singer was photographed by Ben Watts for the 2022 cover.

Author:
Ananya Panchal
Publish date:
Aug 12, 2023

*Ciara was photographed by Ben Watts in Barbados.*
Ben Watts/Sports Illustrated

Ciara just made the most exciting announcement: she and husband, Russell Wilson, are expecting another baby! The singer shares two kids, Win and Sienna Princess, with the NFL player, and one son, Future Zahir, with her ex-fiancé, rapper Future. The “1, 2 Step” singer broke the news in a video posted on Instagram in which she showed off her baby bump to her 34.6 million followers.

“‘You look at me like that again, we make another kid…You my heart I’m your rib’ 🥰😘❤️,” she captioned the post, quoting lyrics from her new single with Chris Brown, “How We Roll.”

In honor of Ciara’s pregnancy, we are throwing it back to the SI Swimsuit model’s iconic cover photoshoot last year. The 37-year-old was photographed by Ben Watts in the breathtaking Barbados for a fun and edgy feature with tons of corset swimsuits featuring armored details, bold cut-outs and funky structures.

During SI Swimsuit’s 2022 launch party, Ciara revealed that being a cover model was something she had dreamed about as a little girl.

“And so to see that happen literally like almost 18 years later and to have that vision and to say, ‘Hey, maybe one day I can do this’ and it happens is so powerful,” she said. “It’s so meaningful. It gives me that energy to just literally not stop. To keep on believing in my dream and my vision and the things that I wanna do.”

Below are eight of our favorite photos from Ciara’s 2022 photoshoot in Barbados.