SI covergirl's bikini has Henderson swimwear designer riding wave of success
22.05.12
When Henderson newcomer Kathleen Bruening clicked on David Letterman’s website Monday night searching for news about this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, she couldn’t believe her eyes.
The 2012 Swimsuit Issue cover, unveiled on "Late Show With David Letterman," featured Kate Upton wearing a red bikini that was designed by Bruening, a 23-year-old Hawaii native who moved to the valley last year.
“This was an April Fool’s joke or something,” Bruening had said in disbelief. “That can’t be the right cover.”
Bruening was on a long-distance phone call to Hawaii with her mother, Sheila, when she saw the cover. Both Bruening and her mom started crying when they realized it was no joke at all.
“This bathing suit, I made out of two days of sleep deprivation,” Bruening said. “It wanted to be the teenie-weenie, itsy-bitsy red bikini.”
This is the second year Bruening has sent bathing suits to be considered in the Swimsuit Issue. In 2011, one of her designs—a pink number with ruffles —made it into the issue. This year, Bruening sent 157 bathing suits to Sports Illustrated. Nine of them made it into the issue.
Source: Las Vegas Sun