Love Island's Olandria Carthen Debuts in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit

On March 31, O'Landria Carthain, the 27-year-old winner of Love Island USA Season 7 with her boyfriend, Nick Vansteinberg, just made her.

Big modeling debut for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit.

She jetted from Fiji straight to Fort Myers, Florida for the shoot on Gulf Coast beaches, photographed by Catherine Gogan alongside Gabi Mora and others like Kristen Goff and Katie Austin.

Earlier this week, the magazine drops some first looks, and Carthain, aka Bama Barbie, is turning heads and crochet bikinis during one-pieces and a

steamy wet t-shirt vibe that amps up her island glow.

Fans and fellow stars like Serena Page from Season 6, Chloe Bailey, and JT, flooded social media with congrats,

hyping her jump from reality TV to high-fashion swimsuit icon.

Her southern roots shined through, blending clean elegance with bold personality.

Post show last summer, she's been killing it at New York Fashion Week, walking for Sergio Hudson with Nick Front Row, hitting the 2025.

CFDA awards, and even chatting in Harper's Bizarre Vietnam about how Alabama shaped her style love.

Meanwhile, Sports Illustrated Swimsuits full line up features powerhouses like Ilona Mar, Libby Dunn, and new faces such as Bethany Frankel, all.

Shot in Mexico Carthains Rise is just a spark lighting up this star-packed issue.

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