Sports Illustrated has always highlighted the best of the female form in their annual swimsuit special, and it's no different this year. The bevy of models that was featured is a different bunch than the one the world is used to seeing though, with beauties of all ages and sizes gracing the pages of the magazine.

According to a report from Elle, the publication's famed Swimsuit Issue featured Swimsuits for All's new #SwimSexy campaign that aimed to showcase that sexy comes in all shapes and forms. Indeed, the images released from the campaign proved the point well with Ashley Graham leading the charge with fellow plus-size model Philomena Kwao and 56-year-old stunner Nicola Griffin.

Sports Illustrated has been known to celebrate the most spectacular bodies for its Swimsuit Issue every year, but this is the first time that the publication has displayed so much diversity. Griffin, the oldest model ever featured in the Sports Illustrated magazine, said she was honored to be picked as part of the momentous issue, crediting Swimsuits for All for creating bikinis that are comfortable and sexy for every kind of female.

"It's about time that you can open a magazine and see someone who's 56, 66, or 76 with gray hair looking good," she told NY Mag in an interview. "It's wonderful and I'm so pleased they've done it because it shows younger women looking at magazines that they can look good as they are and the size they are."

Griffin also said, "It's just so refreshing to be as you are. I've got my roundy tummy from having twins -- I am as I am and that's absolutely fine."

It's a message that is a call to acceptance and it's getting louder than ever. One model who knows exactly what Griffin is talking about is new Sports Illustrated rookie Ashley Graham, who has taken the world by storm as a successful plus-size model.

"I'm honored to be part of the tradition of curvy women in Sports Illustrated," Graham, 28, said in a report from New York Daily News. The model added that she channelled her inner Bond girl during the shoot saying, "The message of inclusion is powerful for all women."

A Sports Illustrated spokesman revealed to New York Daily News that the 19-year-old Swimsuit Issue has always been about celebrating women, regardless of shape or size, specifically "healthy body types and curvy women."

What do you think about the diverse new lineup of the #SwimSexy campaign?