Sports Illustrated has been taking some risks and making big changes recently.
This year, the publication featured its first plus-size model, Ashley Graham, on the cover of its illustrious swimsuit issue.
And a new report claims that transgender icon Caitlyn Jenner will pose for the magazine’s cover wearing “nothing but an American flag and her Olympic medal,” according to Us Weekly.
We imagine the props will be strategically placed.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Jenner’s gold medal win in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Upon winning the medal, Jenner (then known as Bruce) had set a new world record for the decathlon and established his reputation as an American hero.
This will be the first time Jenner has posed with her medal, which she calls her “most prized possession,” since her transition last year.
The I Am Cait star has received a number of distinctions since she debuted as a woman last year on the cover of Vanity Fair.
She was recently named a 2016 Time 100 honoree, an award given to individuals the publication regards as having made a difference in the world.
In the issue, transgender activist Wayne Maines called Jenner a “hero” for “having the courage to come out at this stage of her life.”
“Caitlyn did know the consequences of coming out,” Maines said of the Olympian.
“Because no matter where you come from, how famous you might be or how much money you have, letting America see you in such a vulnerable way is daring and admirable – not self-serving.
“The courage that she displays is helping challenge society to change.
“I am so pleased that she has fulfilled her dreams and that she is now helping our children do the same.”
