behind the 'SI Swim' HVL cover story

plus, content from the cutting room floor

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Profiling Hailey Van Lith

Ahead of the WBNA Draft tonight, I thought I’d share a little behind-the-story of my Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover story on Hailey Van Lith.

As is the case with most big stories, this one changed a lot in the editing process.