MANILA, Philippines — After her 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion show stint, Filipina-American model Kelsey Meritt was recently graced the cover of American sports magazine Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2019 as their rookie model. I’ve been keeping this a secret for a while, and now I’m so excited I get to finally share with you all that I’m the newest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2019 Rookie!!! pic.twitter.com/oMxQLqrE0T — Kelsey Merritt (@kelsmerritt) February 16, 2019“I’ve been keeping this a secret for a while, and now I’m so excited I get to finally share with you all that I’m the newest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2019 Rookie!!! Merritt auditioned for the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated last October, a month before she made history as the first Filipino to walk the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show runway. During her casting call posted by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit in October, Merritt said she wanted to pose for the magazine because she loves how confident the models are.

Source: Philippine Star February 17, 2019 10:29 UTC