Danielle Herrington Is Sports Illustrated Swim's 2018 Cover Model!

Model Danielle Herrington is on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swim‘s 2018 issue, on sale now!

The 24-year-old model spoke in the issue about gracing the cover of the magazine.

“I can’t even believe I’m saying this. I am the 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model. I can’t wait for everyone to see it. I’m emotional, but I just want to say thank you to everyone who believed in me. I put in so much work for this and I’m feeling very accomplished, happy and excited,” she said.

Danielle is the third African American model to grace the cover, including Tyra Banks (1997) and Beyonce (2005).

If you didn’t know, Kate Upton was the magazine’s cover model last year.

For more from Danielle, visit SI.com.