Before the likes of Kim Kardashian and Kate Upton made the front page of the iconic magazine, there was the legendary Kathy ...

The supermodel was up for a guest spot opposite Mark-Paul Gosselaar, but was against the direction of her character ...

Model Kathy Ireland was everywhere in the 1990s ... Ireland, famous at the time for her 13 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue appearances and an endless stream of campaigns, also told PEOPLE ...

Since appearing in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for 13 consecutive years, she’s gone on to become a best-selling author, and owns her own marketing company, Kathy Ireland Worldwide.