Legendary Sports Illustrated swimsuit model — she’s appeared in the last seven issues — Brooks Nader was beautiful but unrecognizable in a throwback video that the brand posted to social media.
In the TikTok video, a pre-makeover Nader talked about the grueling (yet ultimately rewarding) open casting calls she went on before landing her 2019 Swim Search win.
In the thumbnail pic and throw back videos, Nader has dark brown hair.
Post glam makeover, the model has famously glossy platinum blond hair.
“LOVE MY SI FAM,” she commented on the share.
@si.swimsuit Her #SISwimsuit journey was the launchpad and now she’s taking it to the next level. Catch up with @Brooks Nader on tonight’s premiere of #LoveThyNader ♬ original sound - Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
“Her #SISwimsuit journey was the launchpad and now she’s taking it to the next level,” reads the caption, which then plus the models new Hulu reality TV show Love Thy Nader, which she stars in with her sisters.
Nader casually dated football icon Tom Brady after his NFL retirement, according to a 2024 report in People.
@brooksnader 👸 🐝 😇 !!! #lovethynader @Love Thy Nader ♬ original sound - Love Thy Nader
While Nader appears in the 2025 issue of the iconic swimsuit magazine, she did not join the other models in the Sports Illustrated Runway Show to close out Miami Swim Week this past May 31, most likely because of her NYC filming schedule for her TV show.
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Those who did hit the runway at the ultra-glam W South Beach included cover stars Livvy Dunne, Jordan Chiles and Lauren Chan, plus models such as Penny Lane, Xandra Pohl, Ilona Maher, Katie Austin, Nicole Williams English, Ali Truwit, Camille Kostek, Achieng Agutu, Jasmine Sanders, Alix Earle, Jena Sims and Denise Bidot.
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