Did they remove parts of her ass ..as i recall her hips are thicker....pics are photoshopped to death..not a big fan of hers..

I'm not a fan of her either, but she looks good.

She looks great here...It is amazing how much prettier she is when she is more natural and not so made up.

This is a counter attack to Jennifer's Vogue pictures which although they were monumental in what they achieved, were not that flattering. In other words do not be surprised about the timing...(PR 101) she is looking to take the attention away from Jennifer and onto her after all she is the star, she lost 20lbs for the role, she has 9 gram...sorry 10 grammy's yada yada do da.

lets see...Vogue or Sports Illistrated?!?!?
Im so tired of her

she looks different and that's not her hair

if in doubt get the booty out

why!!!!!()

Can you say Photoshop?

Looks like the SI editors photoshopped the hell out of her. She needs to learn that there is such a thing as overexposure, just ask Jessica Simpson. Just like Sarah, I'm so over her and her divalicious ways

I don't see the purpose of her being in Sports Illustrated. The pictures look good, but what is the point?

I wish I looked that gorgeous in a bikini, photoshopped or not, but I do agree - way too overexposed!

I agree she has been very annoying lately but she does look very pretty in that main pic! I love that bikini!

I'm so tired of her face, her booty, her armpits, her big wig a mean enough of beyonce already ok we get it you can sing, but girl you are burning your self give it a rest disappear a bit and see if people misses you!

Love her-think she looks beautiful

Tired of her, never a fan of hers, definitely photoshop, she is a biaaatcchhh, that is all I can say about her.....

Her mom wanted it to be "something big" the only thing that I see that is something big is Beyonce's ego. These pictures are nothing big or special....

I'm happy that Beyonce got the cover while representing her curvy features, and I must say she looks fantastic.

But where have all the real models gone? Celebrities are just dominating magazine covers nowadays. Models should take back their crown.

I feel kinda badly for the models in this issue. The SI Swimsuit edition is a career maker, and Beyonce got it. Poor girls.

haha, "and that's not her hair." The cover shot of her on the front page is an illusion, the sun is shining on half of her making her appear half her size. And boy does she know how to suck it in! With the illusions, photoshop, makeup and fake hair...she looks good

i find this to be interesting, because for the models who do this, it means the beginning of thier careeer. but is it possible that this is meaning the end of beyonce's?
flutter-the one, the only, accept no substitutions

seriously...check out regular pic and the final cut for the front page, they photoshopped her booty out!

I don't like nonmodels on SI but whatever. B's pretty.

seriously...wtf has SI come to?

she is over exposed....she needs to go away for a lil bit

I just saw Dreamgirls this week end. And I know that NO ONE is going to agree with me, but I thought she did well in the movie... (As I run away from all the Beyonce haters)....

I should probably add Jennifer Hudson has an AMAZING voice!!!!!!!!

Yes, these pics have been altered...where are all the stretchmarks that are usually on her thighs and hip/stomach area???

Please people!!!!!!!!!...ALL models are photoshopped....ALL models / actors use hair extensions...why can't she??? And she looks good!!! Not ALL people feel that a bigger butt is a bad thing...the standard of beauty around the world is not a skinny no butt/no boobs/no hips look...not everyone wants their women to look like skinny coked out prepubescent white chicks...

haha bettyblue...this is true

Yes, everyone has fake hair and is photoshopped and blah blah blah, but I still don't like her. I've said it before and I'll say it again: She needs to GO AWAY for awhile. Let people miss her. Too much exposure is not a good thing.

Yeah, everyone gets photoshopped, but I don't think anyone gets half of their *ss photoshopped off.

Though she's really pretty she doesn't deserve this...she's not a model or an athlete!So it's kind of unfair.

I love Beyonce. She's talented and beautiful!

I do NOT like this girl. So over rated. Her songs are over played as well.
~*Elle Jay*~

Lets see, its the "right" time for this because all the attention was being taken away from her and unto Jennifer. So whats another way of getting attention...........pictures in a bikini. Anything to keep the limelight on her. I am so sick of seeing this girl!

I am really surprised she was chosen for this cover. Although I will admit she is beautiful, I never thought of her body as swimsuit-model-material.

She certainly is no Heidi Klum and there are so many Hollywood actresses who have better bodies than her. But I guess with Photoshop, anybody can do a good picture. It is kind of disappointing, because you know it is all fake when you look at B's tiny bum and flawless tummy..

I agree with all those who says she is overexposed. She should follow J-LO's example, focus on her personal happiness, and leave the spotlight for a while.

I agree that everyone is photoshopped and she does look beautiful but I'm REALLY PISSED OFF that SI would PUT a CELEBRITY on the COVER! She even has the NERVE to mention about how many careers it has made. That covers turns models into SUPERMODELS. That was the last magazine not to sell out and put a celebrity on the cover. They have celebrity's inside all the time. SHE basically TOOK some girls career opportunity away by being on the cover and that is just HORRIBLE. She is ALREADY A STAR. Whatever model would have made that cover would have basically DOUBLED her salary - even if she had been on it before. I'm just speechless and plan to write a letter. I've always bought the swimsuit issue and I will not buy this issue because I'm so disgusted by this decision.

did I miss something...it's not like SI has been putting untried/untested newbie models on their covers??? All of the covers have been of working models...and lots of them were already big???

So I guess it's fine when Cozmo - a magizine that is really actually *known* for creating models to put actors on the front but SI can't put singers...it's not like models are sports figures???

and by the way a MODEL is anyone who MODELS for photos/clothing etc...

IMS...the point for her is that she is re-releasing her sh!ty album so these pictures are just a vehicle to get us all talking about her again

OH and before you get excited about the swimsuits they are all made by her mother at The House of Diarrhoea

SI shoots mostly working models and they are FAMOUS for USING MODELS!! And don't give me that MODELS are anyone that puts on a piece of clothing and stands in front of a camera crap. She is taking money/food/careers advantages away from girls. That is a once a year opportunity and I think it was a sh*tty decision. She is basically MARKETING her SWIMWEAR LINE. That is all this is about. Getting on a cover the same time as Jennifer and peddling her crap. I can't believe SI let her do it. I hope the magazine doesn't sell as many issues.

photoshoped to death...where's her @ss????

Not a fan at all.