For International Women's Day 2024, we highlight 24 memorable Sports Illustrated covers.
Jill Kinmont Bishop :: Hy Peskin/Sports Illustrated Jan. 31, 1955 - "Apple Pie in Sun Valley"
Judy Torluemke :: James Drake/Sports Illustrated Aug. 21, 1961 - "A Small But Handy Prodigy"
Billie Jean King :: Gerry Cranham/Sports Illustrated July 16, 1973 - "A Bloomin' Winner"
Nadia Comăneci :: Neil Leifer/Sports Illustrated Aug. 2, 1976 - "Nadia Awed Ya"
Mary Decker :: Manny Millan/Sports Illustrated Feb. 18, 1980 - "Hail, The Conquering Heroine!"
Mary Lou Retton :: Walter Iooss Jr./Sports Illustrated Aug. 13, 1984 - "A Vault Without Fault"
Steffi Graf / Manny Millan Sept. 19, 1988 - "The Grand Finale"
Florence Griffith Joyner (L) and Jackie Joyner-Kersee :: Peter Read Miller/Sports Illustrated Oct. 10, 1988 - "A Special Fire"
Bonnie Blair :: John Biever/Sports Illustrated Feb. 24, 1992 - "Glory and Gloom"
Christy Martin :: Brian Smith/Sports Illustrated April 15, 1996 - "Gritty Woman"
Team USA women's basketball (L-R): Sheryl Swoopes (7), Katrina McClain (12), Ruthie Bolton (6), Lisa Leslie (9), Teresa Edwards (4) and coach Tara VanDerveer :: Lois Greenfield/Sports Illustrated July 22, 1996 - "Road Show"
Pat Summitt :: Lynn Johnson/Sports Illustrated March 2, 1998 - "Eyes of The Storm" | "The Greatest Ever?"
Brandi Chastain :: Robert Beck/Sports Illustrated 1999 Year in Pictures - "Out of This World" (July 19, 1999)
Team USA softball gold medalists :: Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated Aug. 30, 2004 - "On Top of The World"
Lindsey Vonn :: Bob Martin/Sports Illustrated Feb. 8, 2010 - "Ready To Rock"
Mo'ne Davis :: Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated Aug. 25, 2014 - "The Ace of The Place"
Women's World Cup champions (L to R): Julie Johnston (19), Abby Wambach (20), Alex Morgan (13), Carli Lloyd (10), Hope Solo (1), Becky Sauerbrunn (4) and Megan Rapinoe (15) :: Simon Bruty/Sports Illustrated July 20, 2015 - "Here We Grow" | "Aye, Carli"
Tobin Heath, Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and Julie Ertz (L to R) :: Robert Beck/Sports Illustrated June 3, 2019 - "Meet the 23" | "USA in Pinoe Veritas" | "Crystal, Clear"
Serena Williams :: Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated July 29, 2019 - "Serving Notice"
Megan Rapinoe :: Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated Dec. 16, 2019 - "2019 Sportsperson of the Year: Megan Rapinoe"
Simone Biles :: Kate Powers/Sports Illustrated July 15, 2021 - "Simone Biles Is Already the Goat, but Her True Greatness Is Still to Come"
Mikaela Shiffrin :: Thomas Lovelock/Sports Illustrated February 2022 - Mikaela Shiffrin Is Focused on the Process
50 Years of Title IX / Illustration by Gabriela Bury June 2022 - "How One Law Changed Women’s Sports Forever" | "The Story Behind Sports Illustrated’s June 2022 Title IX Anniversary Cover" | "The Defining Moments of Women’s Sports"
LSU's Angel Reese (L) and Olivia Dunne :: Taylor Ballantyne/Sports Illustrated October 2023 - "LSU Stars Angel Reese and Olivia Dunne Are Rolling in NIL Deals"
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