Before Cheryl and Christie and Tyra and Heidi graced the covers of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issues, there was Babette. Discovered on Fort Lauderdale beach as a teenager, Babette Beatty went on to become the first cover star for the wildly popular annual publication that turned 50 this month. The shot captured the 22-year-old German-born beauty (who went by her maiden name of Babette March) smiling as she sported a white leather bikini on a beach in Mexico. At the time, she said, it was just another modeling job. Related Babette Beatty: Then and now Babette Beatty, first SI...
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