Joyce Fegan: Sports Illustrated is not radical, but Cork’s Siobhán McSweeney is

'Body dissatisfaction, including a desire for a thinner body, is present in many girls by 6 years of age'

Siobhan McSweeney with the award for Female Performance in a Comedy Programme, for Derry Girls, at the Bafta Television Awards 2023. McSweeney said she was only interested in showcasing designers who dress everyone.

"Not even the girl in the magazine looks like the girl in the magazine", or in the case of Sports Illustrated, not even the so-called perfect woman in the magazine is in any way at peace with her so-called perfect body.

Another year, another Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, generating as many contradictory talking points as sales. In the digital age of media, there are now several cover models "selected" for this annual affair.