Is Damaris Lewis too young to model for the "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue"?

I wouldn't say she was too young. She might be on the lower end of the age for SI modeling, but she isn't even the YOUNGEST they have ever had. As far as swimsuit modeling goes, SI is actually fairly tasteful.

Here are the model's first appearances with their age. Jessica White was only 18 when she started, and Paulina Porizkova was even younger at just 17! And notice Monika Schnarre...was she only 16?

Cheryl Tiegs(22) , Hawaii, 1970 Christie Brinkley(20), Mexico, 1975 Carol Alt(20), Florida, 1981 Paulina Porizkova(17), Jamaica, 1983 Kathy Ireland (20), Bonaire, 1984 Elle MacPherson (20), Australia, 1985 Cindy Crawford (21), Thailand, 1988 Stephanie Seymour (19), Thailand, 1988 Rachel Hunter (19), Mexico, 1989 Vendela (25), Spain, 1992 Stacey Williams (23), Majorca, 1992 Tyra Banks (19), Florida Keys, 1993 Rebecca Romijn (21), Pantelleria, 1994 Daniela Pestova (24), Bermuda, 1995 Niki Taylor (21), Los Roques, 1997 Heidi Klum (24), Maldives, 1998 Yamila Diaz-Rahi (21), Necker Island, 1999 Veronica Varekova (21), Necker Island, 1999 Elsa Benitez (22), Malaysia, 2000 Molly Sims (26), Hawaii, 2000 Monika Schnarre (born May 27, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario), 1987 Petra Nemcova (21), Italy, 2001 Ana Beatriz Barros (19), Costa Rica, 2002 Marisa Miller (23), Costa Rica, 2002 Jessica White (18), Kenya, 2003 Most models starting out try to be big news before they hit 20. If you are just starting out in your career at that age, your never going to make it in time. At about 26, your job offers are going to slow to a trickle unless your already a household name (Tyra Banks, Heidie Klum).

Truth be told, if they didn't let these models in at 18, they would be doing them a disservice since SI is a HUGE break for any aspiring model. I would even go so far as to say 17 isn't "too young" for it, they aren't showing anything you wouldn't see at the pool after all. 16...that's pushing it even for me though...But, it's a cutthroat business, and they need any advantage they can get.So I say, if they have what it takes to get in SI at 18, more power to them!

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According to SI rules, you need to be 18 or over to be considered for a shoot. sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2003_... Since she was born in 1991, this places her at just about the right age. Still way to young in my opinion, but what do I know.

I'm pretty sure that as long as she's 18 she's not too young.

She is 18 and could pose nude if she wanted to. There is no restriction if you are wearing a bathing suit. Apparently 16 to 17 is the median age for starting as a professional model.

She was born in 1990. Not 1991. The information online is false.

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