The 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Has Arrived

If it's early February (and it is), that can only mean one thing: it's time for Sports Illustrated to take a break from covering, ahem, sports, and shower us with a plethora of bikini-clad models.

And not just models, mind you: they've also managed to wrangle a few "international athletes" and women of "The Bachelor" (as well as talked a few models into wearing nothing but body paint). So overall, a well rounded crew of swimwear (and paint) clad ladies—and, best of all, Irina Shayk is the cover model.

So take a peek at some of the samples we've pulled, and then head over to the Sports Illustrated site to see the rest...and bask in the warm, glowing, warming glow of these gorgeous models while you think of the beautiful summer weather that's just a few months away. (Unless you happen to be somewhere where it's actually warm now, in which case, nuts to you.)

· 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)

Jessica Gomes
Bruna Schmitz
Damaris Lewis
Izabel Goulart