Jordan Chiles thought she was ‘ugly.’ Now she’s on SI Swimsuit cover

To us and Ucla Gymnastics Jordan Chilis He is an Olympic champion twice and three times individual NCAA.
She looks completely comfortable in her skin because she performs a floor of music by empowerment Artists like Beyonce She proudly offered more than 20 amazing pieces of art that tattooed her body.
However, for a lot of Chelse life, the body that helped her pushing her to the sporting bone made her feel “ugly”, particularly. But when she first saw pictures of herself As a model for sports swimming“I literally started formulating my eyes,” Killis told the People magazine recently.
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Chilis said her mother, Gina, was a similar reaction.
“My mom has already cried several times from some pictures because she was literally at every moment of my life,” Chelse said.
“I was there when I cry and be like,” my mother, they say this. They say that.
Chelse was a member of the American Olympic teams that won silver In Tokyo games In 2021 and the gold team In Paris games Last summer. Chile also won the first individual Olympic medal, which is a bronze in an exercise on the ground, in Paris, however It was taken away Because of the technique.
At the University of California, Los Angeles, Chile won a national title In non -flat bars (2023, 2025) and one on Earth (2023). She also ranked second in the comprehensive competition in 2023 and helped Boins To the second place to finish this year. Chelse has already announced You will return to Westwood next year For its great season.
When the 2025 sports swimming issue strikes the sale of newspapers on Saturday, Chiles will be one of four models that appear on its own cover (Olivia Don, Salma Hayek Pinolt and Lauren Chan as well). Contrary to what she felt in looking at her reflection years ago, Chelse said that she was “in awe” after seeing herself at the front of the famous magazine.
“I embraced every aspect of who I am, and I have embraced the amazing body I have,” said Chilies.