CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati native will appear in the 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue as one of six finalists from a open casting call on social media.
Iyonna Fairbanks of Cincinnati, 25, is a security guard and aspiring model, according to the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit publicity release.
WATCH Iyonna's video:
SEE more photos of Iyonna and watch her walk the runway at Miami Swim Week.
The six were selected in the #SISwimSearch open casting call on Instagram and will appear in the magazine as Model Search contestants.
One will win the Model Search contest, earning a spot in the 2019 issue of SI Swimsuit as a Rookie model.
WATCH the reaction of Iyonna and the others when they found out they had made the Top 6:
