Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models Answer Everyone's Burning Question: 'How Many Bikinis Do You Own?'

Spoiler: 50 seems to be the magic number
By Brittany Talarico and Mabel Martinez
February 17, 2017 05:24 PM

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CHRISTIE BRINKLEY: 40

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"Oh, I have a large drawer of bathing suits -- probably 40."

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KATE UPTON: 50+

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"Oh my god! One thing about being in Sports Illustrated -- you have a lot of swimsuits and very little that you would actually wear on a public beach. I don’t even know, maybe like 50 or more."

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ROBYN LAWLEY: 50

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"I’m a swimsuit designer so I have a lot. I have so many. At the moment I probably have 50 for sure. I give away a lot too."

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HUNTER MCGRADY: 150

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"Probably like 150! I love swimsuits. The smaller the better. A lot of people are trying to cover the plus girls up and I say 'why not flaunt it.'"

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BARBARA PALVIN: 50 

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"50 because they [SI] sent me 49 last week, and I had 1."

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MYLA DALBESIO: 15

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"A lot, like 15. I used to be a girl that had one swimsuit. I was that girl with one suit, 'Oh it’s wet? Got to put it on anyways,' or 'Oh it’s stretched out? Got to tie it tighter.'"

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HANNAH FERGUSON: 100 

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"Probably 100 but some of them are a little too small so I keep them and just hope I’ll be able to wear it some day."

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LAIS RIBEIRO: 70

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"Oh my gosh, I’m Brazilian and I have a lot of them. Close to 70. I think that's a lot. I love bikinis."

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KATE BOCK: 120

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"We get big gift bags every year and I keep a lot but I give a lot to my girlfriends. I have over 100 for sure. I will never purchase a bathing suit again. I have 120 and I just got a gift bag so I should have more."

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BIANCA BALTI: 30 +

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"Too many! Shoes and swimsuits, I have too many. For sure 30 or more [bikinis]."

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DANIELLE HERRINGTON: 50

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"I would say maybe 50 -- not too many."

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KELLY GALE: TOO MANY TO COUNT

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"I don't think I could count them. I have five drawers full."

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VITA SIDORKINA: 45

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"I own a lot of them. I love different kinds of bathing suits but my favorite are one-piece bathing suits -- I just love them I don’t know why. My boyfriend is like 'Oh, no wear a two piece,' but I love them. I don’t care because the best part about it is you can wear it with shirts and go to brunch then you take off the shirt and go in the ocean."

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