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Chrissy Teigen Thinks Daughter Luna Could Be a ‘Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’ Model — Just Like Her Mom!

Like mother, like daughter! Chrissy Teigen thinks her daughter, Luna, could follow in her footsteps and become a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model.

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Teigen, 33, posted a picture of Luna, 3, posing on the beach during their family vacation in Thailand. The toddler posed on top of a rock in a stylish pink swimsuit. “Oh dear,” the Lip Sync Battle cohost captioned the shot, tagging Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editor MJ Day.

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Day replied to Teigen’s message, “Effortless beauty ✔️Chic suit ✔️ Owns that rock✔️ TOE POINT ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️ #callmeLuna 🤣🤣🤣🤣🙌🏼.”

John Legend noted beneath the cute pic that he was “the @yutsai of Instagram dads,” referencing architectural photographer Yutsai “Andy” Wang. However, the supermodel replied: “@johnlegend I took this.”

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Teigen first appeared in SI’s Swimsuit Issue in 2010, winning Rookie of the Year at the time. Her pal and fellow SI model, Brooklyn Decker, recommended her for casting.

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Chrissy Teigen and daughter Luna Courtesy of Chrissy Teigen/Instagram

Teigen would go on to pose for issues 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. For the 50th anniversary issue in 2014, Teigen shared the cover with Nina Agdal and Lily Aldridge.

After gaining recognition through SI, Teigen began exploring other projects. She authored the New York Times bestselling cookbook, Cravings, in 2016. Two years later, she released the follow-up cookbook, Cravings: Hungry for More.

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Teigen has landed guest-starring roles on The Mindy Project and Inside Amy Schumer. She also lent her voice to Crystal in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.

Teigen returned to her SI roots in February 2017, only 10 months after welcoming Luna in April 2016. (She and Legend, 40, are also parents of son Miles, 15 months.

“It’s been a while since I’ve done anything swimsuit,” Teigen told SI at the time. “I haven’t shot since [having the] baby. But of course, you know that [SI Swimsuit editor] MJ [Day] and everyone at Sports Illustrated, in general, is going to embrace your body no matter what’s happening and embrace the changes.”

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