Alix Earle is one of four cover stars for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2026. Ruven Afanador/Sports Illustrated Alix Earle is giving new meaning to the phrase “logged on.” The influencer, 25, scored her third consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue photoshoot, photographed by Ruven Afanador in Botswana. This time, however, Earle landed herself a cover — joining Hilary Duff , Tiffany Haddish and Nicole Williams English as the 2026 leading ladies. While she shows off her cures on the cover in a teeny Andi Bagus string bikini, inside the glossy the Reale Actives founder wears a bikini top carved from African acacia wood. The bikini top ($381) by La Paz features two sculpted cups strung together with wooden beads, which also run up the halter strap. Earle paired it with beaded crochet thong bottoms by Andi Bagus and posed alongside elephants, zebras and a giraffe.…