This New York girl set off to Namibia for the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and after that shoot she set the hearts of every red-blooded male afire. Until now, the 22-year-old Emily DiDonato was best known for modeling campaigns for and Guess and Ralph Lauren, but something tells us we’ll be seeing a lot more of her in the coming year.

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