Haley Kalil
Haley Kalil is an American model and social media personality, known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She gained prominence as one of the two winners of the first-ever Sports Illustrated Swim Search in 2018, leading to her official debut as a rookie in the 2019 edition. Kalil’s career in modeling is marked by her transition from beauty pageants, where she held titles such as Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2010 and Miss Minnesota USA 2014.
Before her modeling career, Kalil was actively involved in beauty pageants. She was crowned Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2010 and later competed at Miss Teen USA 2010. She continued her pageant journey by winning Miss Minnesota USA 2014 and placing in the top twenty at Miss USA 2014. These achievements in pageantry laid the foundation for her subsequent success in modeling. Kalil also judged the Miss USA 2021 competition, bringing her pageant experience full circle.
Kalil’s modeling career includes significant collaborations with photographers, designers, and other models. Her work with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit has involved collaborations with photographers like Yu Tsai and James Macari, and models such as Camille Kostek, with whom she shared the Swim Search victory.