{"id":144300,"date":"2020-07-23T06:15:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T10:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/wordpress\/?p=144300"},"modified":"2020-07-23T08:21:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T12:21:20","slug":"samana-in-the-2020-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2020\/07\/23\/samana-in-the-2020-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Samana in the 2020 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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People can dream about it, or say \u201cwhat the heck\u201d and get on a plane and head to the handful of low density and social distancing-friendly resorts and hotels that have re-opened in the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2020 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition that hit the stands on 21 July, shows off the models in Saman\u00e1 beach land. In January 2020, the models toured the province participating in a nine-day photo and video shoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The models this year were:
Kelsey Merritt, Anna De Paula, Halima Aden, Josephine Skriver, Camille Kostek, and Anita Marshall. They took excursions that included learning to cook traditional Dominican cuisine with Halima, whale watching in Saman\u00e1 Bay with Josephine, zip-lining through the Saman\u00e1 jungle with Camille, and surf lessons along the shores of Playa Bonita with Kelsey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConsumers are aware that only the finest destinations are chosen to host the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, and we are honored to have the opportunity to use this platform as a way to further showcase Dominican Republic as the ideal vacation destination to the millions of Sports Illustrated readers,\u201d explains Magaly Toribio, Marketing Advisor for the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2016, Dominican Republic first welcomed Sports Illustrated Swimsuit to shoot an innovative virtual reality shoot in La Romana. The models stayed at the famous Casa de Campo Resort and Villas and explored the nearby Altos de Chav\u00f3n. Participants hopped on polo ponies, sauntered through Catalina Island, and enjoyed fresh sushi at Casa de Campo\u2019s Beach Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time around, the SI producers, crew, and talent stayed in Las Terrenas at the luxury resort Sublime Saman\u00e1, which overlooks the crystal waters of Playa Cos\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the final day, photographer Kate Powers, who led her first-ever SI Swimsuit shoot, and first-time model Anita Marshall, held an empowerment and photography workshop with the girls of the Polit\u00e9cnico Santo Esteban Rivera public school. The sessions explored how to empower women through photography and use media to elevate female voices and perspectives. SI challenged more than 20 high school-aged girls to find beauty in themselves, each other and the world around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe sought to inspire and engage this incredible group of girls around the power of imagery, identity and photography,\u201d says Powers. \u201cBy the end of the day, there were tears, hugs and long goodbyes — nobody wanted it to end. We were so inspired by these girls, their confidence, their vulnerability, and their willingness to trust us. Honestly, it was a day I will never forget and a platform that I hope to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out where the photoshoot took place:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sublime Samana <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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22 July 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

People can dream about it, or say \u201cwhat the heck\u201d and get on a plane and head to the handful of low density and social distancing-friendly resorts and hotels that have re-opened in the Dominican Republic. The 2020 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition that hit the stands on 21 July, shows off the models in Saman\u00e1 … <\/p>\n

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