Megan Thee Stallion Going Viral for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover

Megan Thee Stallion is on the cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit, and the internet is reacting. The superstar rapper joined tennis champ Naomi Osaka and model and actress Leyna Bloom for three separate SI Swim 2021 issue covers.

See her pics below:

When Hottie boot camp pays off 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Time to get back to it 👏🏽 WE THEE FIRST RAPPER ON THE COVER OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIM HOTTIES 😛😛😛 pic.twitter.com/67O0i7KMEM

— TINA SNOW (@theestallion) July 19, 2021

The three-time Grammy-winning rapper landed the coveted cover of the 2021 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.

“When I got the call that they wanted me on the cover, I was like, ‘Wha—? Me?’ And to be the first female rapper on the swim cover makes it extra special,” Megan, 26, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “It feels amazing!”

“I had been training for months and I was super prepared. I got into the shoot right away. [Photographer] James [Macari] said he usually doesn’t get into the water until the fourth or fifth set-up, but we were both in the ocean from the start,” Megan says. “The day was perfect and I had a blast.”

Megan Thee Stallion Is First Rapper to Land Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover: 'It Feels Amazing' https://t.co/r0qNZGNRTi

— People (@people) July 19, 2021

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Twitter was all in on Megan’s SI swimsuit cover:

https://twitter.com/StallionOnChart/status/1417116282592370693

Megan Thee Stallion’s accolades just keep stacking up as she’s just become the first female rapper to cover Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue 🩱🔥 pic.twitter.com/GCJbIItwk4

— My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) July 19, 2021

I just seen Megan Thee Stallion's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit pics and… pic.twitter.com/n4yoFO6en5

— Thin Poppa Pump |💟| (@MillyBeamen) July 19, 2021

Yesss!! Congrats to Megan Thee Stallion on becoming the first female rapper to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition!! 🔥🔥 (📸: @SI_Swimsuit) pic.twitter.com/4okw8FEAge

— TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom) July 19, 2021

Megan Thee Stallion graces the cover of history-making Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue https://t.co/Qp6e1gtPnW pic.twitter.com/dHPGc2Wim2

— The A.V. Club (@TheAVClub) July 19, 2021

Naomi Osaka, Megan Thee Stallion, Leyna Bloom for Sports Illustrated's #SISwim21 cover 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/5v1AU6jJQ1

— SeasonedBF (@seasonedbf) July 19, 2021

Sports Illustrated swimsuit has changed a ton over the years. It’s more inclusive than ever, which is fantastic!

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