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Meet Your Cover Model: Salma Hayek Pinault Embraces Freedom and Joy With SI Swimsuit
The award-winning actor, director and producer graces the cover of the 2025 SI Swimsuit issue.
Academy Award nominee Salma Hayek Pinault has cemented an incredible legacy in Hollywood and beyond. The Mexico native, who got her start in acting with roles in telenovelas, had her big breakout moment in the United States in the ‘90s through films such as Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn and Wild Wild West. In the years since, she’s become a bona fide movie star, an inspirational activist and a global household name. She was nominated for an Oscar for Frida, which she also produced, making her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
SI Swimsuit is so thrilled to announce Hayek Pinault’s debut on the cover of the 2025 issue. The undeniable powerhouse, who made her directorial debut in 2003 with the Emmy Award-winning TV movie The Maldonado Miracle, traveled to her home country of Mexico for the incredible photo shoot. Captured by photographer Ruven Afanador, Hayek Pinault was the picture of powerful beachside glamour at the Cuixmala luxury resort.