Once she decided to go through with the photoshoot she set a few ground rules. She wasn’t going to starve herself and she didn’t want any retouching of her photos, except for “a few dimples on her thighs.”
“My grandmother said to me [when I was little], ‘Mother nature was not as kind to you as she was to other little girls. Maybe you need to start wearing makeup.’ I just never saw myself this way.”
She added, “I know what I look like before I go into hair and makeup, so it’s hard for me to go from that to [the cover]. That’s something I have to process myself.”
King had nothing to worry about.
When she arrived at the photo shoot in Mexico, she said photographer Yu Tsai made her feel like “Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry all rolled into one.”
“I felt so comfortable and cared for that I didn’t even have time to feel self-conscious.”
“I never in a million years thought I would be standing here in a bathing suit for Sports Illustrated [Swimsuit], but here I am, which says to me that sometimes people can dream, God can dream, the universe can dream a bigger dream than you can ever think for yourself,” King told Sports
Illustrated. “I would have never thought this was possible. This was nowhere on my bucket list. So I’m thinking maybe it was a dream that I didn’t even know I wanted because now that I’m here, I want it bad.”
Gayle looks amazing! I think it’s wonderful how Sports Illustrated showcases all different ages, body types, and races in their issue. We’re not all the same, and everyone deserves to be represented.
The superstar invited a young girl to sing, and within seconds, she captivated the audience, bringing down the house with her performance.
With a look of both resolve and nervousness in her eyes, the little girl cautiously entered the glaring lights. The megastar asked her, “Do you know ‘You Raise Me Up?’” while handing her the microphone. Around the arena, cheers could be heard, announcing the amazing event that was about to take place.
The young girl nodded, her voice as gentle as a whisper but as powerful as a symphony, the opening notes of the beloved song filling the arena as she mustered all her bravery. The audience erupted in a collective cry of surprise at that point, feeling both shocked and respectful at the amazing potential housed in such a delicate body.
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