Ahead of Super Bowl LIX, Dove is partnering with Sports Illustrated to release the first “Sports Re-Illustrated,” a special edition celebrating young female athletes breaking barriers to compete on their own terms.

Honor Smoke, 10, is the youngest athlete to appear on a “Sports Illustrated” promotional cover, the contents of which will feature 10 inspiring young athletes.

“At Dove, we know the prevalence of body talk in sports – which often focuses on appearance over ability – harms girls’ body confidence,” said Marcela Melero, chief growth officer, Dove Personal Care North America. With 48% of girls who drop out of sports being told they have the wrong body type, it’s time to inspire change, not just in how we see young athletes, but in how we speak to them. As the leader in self-esteem and body confidence education, Dove is excited to partner with a major titan in sports media to change the game and help give girls the confidence they need to thrive playing the sports they love.”

Spotlighting athletes from across Dove’s network of Body Confident Sport partner – including Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Women’s Sports Foundation – the magazine celebrates the stories of 10 young female athletes across the US, inspiring a new generation of girls to embrace their individuality and pursue their passions with confidence.

Young Athletes Featured

Alongside Smoke, the special edition includes:

Ja’Nor Elzie, a 12-year-old basketball player from Slidell, LA;
Liana Chan, an 11-year-old ice hockey player from New York, NY;
Carmen Wilkey, a 12-year-old track and field athlete from Severance, CO;
Pepper Persley, a 13-year-old basketball player from New York, NY;
Lala Scholl, a 12-year-old soccer player from New Orleans, LA;
Noelani Spicer, a 12-year-old track and field para-athlete from San Antonio, TX;
Julia Dinar, a 13-year-old fencer from Brooklyn, NY;
Calyx Watkins, a 14-year-old basketball player from Detroit, MI; and
Krin Brown, a 13-year-old lacrosse player from Philadelphia, PA.

Body Confident Collective

To support its 2025 Body Confident Sport initiatives, Dove has assembled an all-star squad of influential female voices in sports. New and longtime partners of the “Body Confident Collective” include:

Billie Jean King, sports icon and equality champion
Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty guard
Venus Williams, tennis champion, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Kylie Kelce, field hockey athlete and coach
Tara Davis-Woodhall, Olympic long jump gold medalist
Odessa Jenkins, founder of the Women’s National Football Conference
Emma Navarro, American tennis star

“Sports Re-Illustrated” will be available online February 3, distributed in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX and will run as a special section in the magazine’s March issue.