Sports Illustrated Raises the Bar, Refaeli-Style

Leo's girlfriend graces the cover of the 2009 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition

By Natalie Finn Feb 10, 2009 2:59 AMTags
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Leonardo DiCaprio's rallying cry seems to have been heard.

The actor's off-again, on-again main squeeze, Bar Refaeli, is next month's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl, according to a big ol' billboard in Manhattan.

The 23-year-old Israeli model broke out of the pack after languishing on the inside of the magazine's most buzzed-about installment for the past two years.

SI's cover, featuring Refaeli and her tan lines in a multicolored string bikini next to the tease line "Bikinis or nothing," was first unveiled during tonight's episode of the Late Show With David Letterman, which tapes at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York, right across the street from the revealing billboard.

And in related news, authorities are responding to reports of a six-car collision across the street from the Ed Sullivan Theater.