Besides the obvious, what was so special about Tyra Banks' 1997 cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue?
Answer She was the first black woman to appear on the cover alone
In 1996, Tyra posed with Valeria Mazza for the first-ever model cover of Sports Illustrated. In 1997, she changed the entire Sports Illustrated game by posing solo for the cover.
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