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Hailey Van Lith hit the cover of SI Swim with social media reactions

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Jeff Hauser | Last updated Apr 13, 2025 4:30 PM ET

Hailey Van Lith 'lit up' the cover of SI Swimsuit April edition. The future WNBA star and former top NIL earner took everything in stride. This marked her jaw-dropping debut with the shoot at a Fort Worth resort.

Several notables including Van Lith's former LSU schoolmate, Livvy Dunne and Angel Reese, were among the commenters to Van Lith's post on Instagram They welcomed her to the SI Swimsuit family as well.

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“Omggg ,” LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne said.

“Well excuse me miss ma’am,” Angel Reese, Van Lith’s former LSU teammate and WNBA All-Star commented.

“Obessed ”, Cameron Brink, Los Angeles Sparks forward said.

"Olympic bronze medalist," Team USA Basketball added.

"Thank you to all our Fort Worth Partners who helped us make this happen!", Visit Fort Worth said.

“I was so nervous coming into it," Van Lith told SI. "I’ve done photo shoots before, but being in a swimsuit and really embracing your body and your skin and generally just who you fully are is hard."

Van Lith is projected a top ten pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft on Monday, April 14.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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