Bethenny Frankel makes her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue debut at age 55

Bethenny Frankel is officially a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model.

The Bravo star-turned-businesswoman, 55, is now an SI Swimsuit rookie, having traveled to Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico, to shoot for the 2026 issue of the iconic magazine.

Frankel’s partnership with the bikini bible began last summer, when she walked in the Sports lllustrated Runway Show in Miami.

“I just wanted to be myself,” she told Page Six Style post-show, adding that it was all about “being confident and having fun.”

“No one’s confusing me with a model, and trying to be one would’ve been inauthentic,” she added — though Frankel might have to change her tune now that she’s featured in SI Swimsuit’s latest issue.

In an image from the 2026 mag Frankel and Sports Illustrated shared on Instagram Tuesday, the entrepreneur stands in profile, modeling a printed Tropic of C bikini top ($100) and bottom ($100).

Her hair cascades down her back in beachy waves.

Frankel also shared behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot’s set, quipping, “Does anyone have any water? Bc I am very thirsty today…”

Brooks Nader, Ilona Maher, Molly Sims, Livvy Dunne and more will appear in the new issue as well.

Frankel recently moved to Florida after calling New York — and then Connecticut — home with daughter Brynn and their two Lhasa Apsos, Biggy and Smallz.