Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend covers Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue

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Irina Shayk, girlfriend of soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, is the newest model to grace the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

Cristiano Ronaldo's girl Irina Shayk on 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition Cover
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Shayk, who has been seeing Ronaldo since 2010, cried tears of joy as the cover was unveiled Monday night on the Late Show With David Letterman.

She told Letterman: "There were 10 models there to do the Top 10 List, and nobody knows until the last minute who the cover will be. And then I saw it, and I couldn't believe it."

The 25-year-old has posed for the magazine for the past four years, but this is the first time on the coveted cover of the annual issue.

Shayk's covers also include GQ Spain, GQ South Africa, and Elle Spain.

Seventeen models, including Brooklyn Decker, Hilary Rhoda, Julie Henderson, Leryn Franco, Jessica White and another Russian beauty, Anne Vyalitsyna, will also be included in the issue.

The Swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated is eagerly awaited each year and has even launched the careers of many supermodels, including Tyra Banks.

This year's issue will hit newsstands on Tuesday, February 15.

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