MJ Day
MJ Day | |
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| Alma mater | University of Mary Washington |
| Occupation | Editor-in-chief of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue |
MJ Day is an American magazine editor who is the editor-in-chief of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, which she has led since 2014.
Overview
[edit]Day grew up in Ocean County, New Jersey and graduated from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1997. She was an intern for InStyle, a fashion magazine, before being hired as an editorial assistant for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1998.[1][2] In 2013, she supervised the launch of the website Swim Daily; it promotes the swimsuit issue and its models year round. She became the swimsuit issue's editor-in-chief in 2014.[2][3]
During her tenure, the swimsuit issue has introduced a greater range of body types and emphasized body positivity and women's empowerment.[4][5][6] Robyn Lawley was the issue's first plus-size model in 2015.[5][7] In the 2017 issue, Nina Agdal wore a tank top reading "A Woman Does Not Have to Be Modest to be Respected", while in 2018, models chose their own words and messages to portray in body paint in a spread.[4][8] Leyna Bloom was the magazine's first openly transgender cover model in 2021.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Griffith, Janelle (February 13, 2014). "Top editor brings Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue to her native Jersey Shore". NJ.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- 1 2 Manfred, Tony (March 3, 2015). "The woman who runs the SI swimsuit issue started as an assistant who spent 8 hours a day organizing bikinis". Business Insider. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ↑ Bean, Matt (February 9, 2013). "Welcome to Swim Daily". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- 1 2 Vanderhoof, Erin (February 7, 2018). "Meet the First Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of the #MeToo Era". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- 1 2 Cohen, Kate (August 5, 2021). "Opinion: The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue's models are diverse. Their poses are not". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- 1 2 Christoforous, Alexis (February 7, 2022). "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit launches gender equity advertising mandate". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ↑ Stampler, Laura (February 5, 2015). "Meet the First Plus-Size Model in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition History". Time. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ↑ Schad, Tom; Gardner, Steve (February 13, 2018). "Special 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit spread lets models express themselves". USA Today. Retrieved December 26, 2024.