'It was really special to be a part of this and get to express myself in a very raw, uncensored way,' she said. The powerful project meant a lot to Sailor, who has candidly spoken about how she used to struggle with body image and the pressure to be thin. Role model: Robyn stressed that she wants her daughter to grow up loving who she is We want to be true to ourselves so truth is what matters more than anything.' We all want to live according to our own truths. 'I wanted to say that I’m not ashamed of my body and you shouldn’t be ashamed of your body, no matter what age you are. 'It’s not just that you’re nude, but it’s also, 'You’re nude and you show me the way you want me to see you.' It’s even more naked than naked,' she explained. Indeed, supermodel Paulina, who had the word 'truth' written on her side, told SI the project is about so much 'more than being naked'. 'We believed in, supported and encouraged them to become a canvas and share their truth.' 'We handed over the control to the women who are our brand,' it explained online.

In order to make the models feel as comfortable as possible in the face of the perhaps-daunting prospect of posing nude in front of cameras and a crew of people, the magazine 'stripped down' its studio and used a team comprised of only women for this particular shoot.

'It is a platform that allows the voice, the strength and the passion of these women to be expressed in the rawest form…on the naked body…with all the artistic and creative control left to them.' 'In Her Own Words is a continuation and evolution of the essence of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit,' the publication explained on its website. It is in fact the first time that a fully nude spread - which was shot by a female photographer - will run in the publication, which previously focused more on raunchy shots featuring risque swimwear. The intention was to use the kinds of images that readers expect from the magazine and then use those as a platform to deliver a more meaningful and empowering message. Strike a pose: The words written on their bodies represent how they see themselves, and Robyn posed with 'creative' and 'nurturer' emblazoned on her upper bodyĪnd while posing provocatively while nude might not immediately seem like a move away from the publication's traditional projects, those behind the shoot insisted that the nakedness was a form of expression, allowing the models involved to express their 'voice, strength and passion.

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