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Davis posted the good news (and risqué cover) to her Instagram account with the caption: "Thank you to my @si_swimsuit and@imgmodels family! I am honored to be your 2015 cover girl! Wow!!"
"I told my mom there was no way I'd get the cover," a surprised Davis told Sports Illustrated after the big reveal. "I told her 'They do beaches for covers and I'm on a farm. There's no way. It's not possible.'"
"I've always enjoyed the whole Swimsuit experience, and said that anything extra-a little square on the cover or anything like that-was a bonus," adds Davis. "But still, this was my dream."
Watch the Sports Illustrated team reveal the cover to a shocked Davis below:
For Sports Illustrated's 50th anniversary last year, the magazine chose a cover with three models. Chrissy Teigen, Nina Agdal, and Lilly Aldridge all made the cover.
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Teigen tweeted late Wednesday after the Davis announcement:
CONGRATS @HANNI_DAVIS!!! @SI_SWIMSUIT 2015 COVER GIRL AND OVERALL EFFING AWESOME PERSON ?????? !!! pic.twitter.com/CeL6OYroqK
- christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 5, 2015