Mady Dewey Announced as 'Sports Illustrated' 2022 Swim Search Winner
The model will make her 'rookie' debut in the 2023 issue of SI Swim.
Congratulations are in order for Mady Dewey as the model has officially been named a winner of Sports Illustrated's 2022 Swim Search contest.
With her new accolades, the 25-year-old will join the SI Swimsuit family as a rookie in the upcoming 2023 issue alongside Nicole Williams English—the first rookie for SI's 2023 season, who was crowned winner on the Miami Swim Week runway just a few weeks ago.
"Screaming. Crying. Jumping for joy," she exclaimed in an Instagram post.
"I’m honored to share I’m a @si_swimsuit 2023 rookie 🥹😭💖🦋 This is truly a lifelong dream come true!! I’m forever grateful for the entire SI team for believing in me, making me feel so supported and for creating Swim Search in the first place - it has changed my life!"
She continued: "Here’s to going after what you want, embracing yourself exactly as you are, and never letting the opinions of others hold you back. YOU ARE LIMITLESS ⭐️"
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According to her SI Swim biography, Dewey made her Sports Illustrated Swim debut in 2022 after dabbling across industries. The model graduated from Chapman University and started her career in big tech before discovering her true passion for content creation.
During the pandemic, Dewey was inspired by the toll social media had on her mental health and body image and founded Herd: a pressure-free photo-sharing platform geared toward GenZ women and non-binary people.
In addition to her newfound modeling career and established presence in the tech world, she is also a lifestyle and content creator on TikTok, the co-host of the Socially Well podcast, and a product marketing manager for Discord (a voice, video, and text chatting app).
How she manages to do it all, we may never know, but we do know that the Santa Clarita, California native has a sweet spot for positivity and leadership.
"I want to see more women founders have their biggest dreams made a reality. In 2021, female founders only received 2% of venture capital in the U.S. This is the smallest percentage since 2016. I've experienced firsthand the soul-crushing side effects of the male-dominated VC industry. Women need the same access to resources to make change happen, both in VC and the tech industry at large,” Dewey told SI Swim.
She continued: "I would love to show young women that being authentically who you are, letting your inner beauty shine and letting go of what other people think has the power to change your life.”
Cheers to that!
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