Beloved Rayna Vallandingham, a 13-time Taekwondo world champion, attracted her devoted fanbase to the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue world — their comments shining on group posts — when she made her rookie 2025 appearance earlier this year.
For her debut, the 22-year-old San Diego native flaunted her chiseled athlete’s bikini body in a series of tiny suits, including a golden string bikini with shell accoutrements that SI Swim recently shared on social media as a throwback to summer.
“Rayna Vallandingham brought the absolute heat to the 2025 SI Swimsuit Issue,” the brand captioned the share to X (formerly Twitter).
The post also linked to an article on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit that features a gallery of dozens of more pics of the fit athlete.
“There’s no stopping this 13-time Taekwondo World Champion,” the article reads. “Having made her TV debut on a Netflix show as popular as Cobra Kai, the path to success for this SI Swimsuit rookie looks incredibly bright. With her undeniable charm and talent in mixed martial arts, she proves that she has the brains, the beauty and the brawn.”
Rayna Vallandingham brought the absolute the heat to the 2025 SI Swimsuit Issue. Https://t.co/W56eUtX5By pic.twitter.com/Hje2iHSb6Q
— Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) October 28, 2025
For her photoshoot with famed photographer Yu Tsai, Vallandingham hit the Blue Mountain area of Jamaica. Also shooting on location there: Dancing with the Stars contestant Alix Earle, Jared Goff’s wife Christen Goff, Denise Bidot, and Xandra Pohl.
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