Tyra Banks attends Sports Illustrated Swimsuit launch event (26 images)

Models featured in the 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition attend the launch event on Wednesday in New York City. Model Danielle Herrington landed the coveted cover for the very first time. Photos by John Angelillo/UPI

From left to right, 2018 SI Swimsuit cover girl Danielle Herrington, M. J. Day, Chris Stone and Tyra Banks arrive on the red carpet.

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2018 cover girl Danielle Herrington holds a copy of her cover.

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Herrington (L) stands with with Tyra Banks, the first African-American woman to be featured on the cover, on the red carpet.

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Model Ashley Graham arrives in Fleur du Mal.

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