The magazine revealed the cover on Tuesday, making the 24-year-old the third black woman to appear on the cover of the annual issue that launched in 1964.
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In 1997, Tyra Banks became the first black woman to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue. In 2007, Beyonce become the second.
Watch as Banks delivered Herrington the good news, in the video below:
