Tyra Banks sizzles on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue in a bikini at 45

Tyra Banks has landed another cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, more than 20 years after she made history as the first black woman to appear on the cover alone in 1997. Her latest cover comes more than a decade after she retired from modeling in 2005.

Olympic soccer player Alex Morgan,  29, and model Camille Kostek, 27, appear on other cover versions. 

Banks reflected on her first solo cover in a video shared to the Instagram page for the issue.

"Being the first black woman on the cover, I didn't dream it, because I never thought it was possible, almost like this," she said. "I never thought it'd be possible – I'm 45-years-old on the cover of this magazine again."
 

For the photos taken in Great Exuma, Bahamas, Banks was back in pink polka dots as seen on her 1997 cover.
 

Banks said in a video shared to the issue's Twitter account, shooting now offers more luxuries, like a windscreen and an umbrella to keep the sun out of her eyes. 

She also revealed how her figure has changed. 

"My body's different," she said, gesturing that her chest had grown. "Booty is bigger. Everything's a little bigger.

"At first I was like, 'Ooh, I've got more stuff to work with,' she said. "At first, it was a little bit more difficult, but after the first shot, I was like, 'I got this.' "

.@tyrabanks. is. back. pic.twitter.com/4QI8TlTvbD

— Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) May 8, 2019

It was revealed last month that the new issue would feature its first model in a hijab and burkini: trailblazer Halima Aden.

MJ Day, SI Swimsuit editor, promised an issue with "a wide range of age and race and levels of modesty that really is a first for us" during a segment on "Good Morning America."