MJ DAY SENIOR EDITOR, SWIMSUIT SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

MJ Day is the Senior Editor for Sports Illustrated, overseeing the content created for the iconic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit franchise across print, digital and video platforms reaching more than 70 Million consumers annually. Day has worked on every Swimsuit issue since 1999, most recently as Senior Associate Editor. Her career at SI has taken her to more than three dozen countries across six continents while she has worked with legendary models including Heidi Klum, Rebecca Romijn, Molly Sims, Elle Macpherson, Carolyn Murphy, and most recently cover models Irina Shayk, Brooklyn Decker, Bar Rafaeli and Marisa Miller. The swimwear and accessories industries often look to her fashion selections in Swimsuit to determine styles and cuts each season.

Day oversaw the editorial process for 2011’s SI Swimsuit 3D video production a first-of-its-kind documentary-style 3D video shoot. She has appeared on a variety of TV programs including overseeing a 2011 Swimsuit shoot on ABC’s “The Bachelor,” on MTV’s “The Seven,” Cooking Network’s “Cookies and Cocktails” and CNBC’s documentary “Business Model: Inside The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.”

Day was hired at Sports Illustrated in 1998 as an Editorial Assistant by former Swimsuit Editor Elaine Farley, who was impressed that as an outdoor-enthusiast, she had spent her summers in college as a hiking guide in Wyoming, and would be prepared for both the glamorous and rugged sides of Swimsuit editorial shoots.

Day is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA where she received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science.