{"id":5636,"date":"2018-03-05T17:38:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T00:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnessrater.com\/articles\/?p=5636"},"modified":"2018-03-04T22:43:34","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T05:43:34","slug":"si-rookie-year-alexis-rens-sexiest-photos-far-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnessrater.com\/articles\/2018\/03\/05\/si-rookie-year-alexis-rens-sexiest-photos-far-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"SI Rookie of the Year Alexis Ren\u2019s Sexiest Photos (By Far) and Some Facts About Her"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hailed as 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie of the Year, Alexis Ren<\/a> is making new waves as a model.\u00a0 Although she\u2019s totally excited about bagging the title, Alexis said she was surprised about it: \u201cOf course. There are so many beautiful girls\u2026.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t expect it.\u00a0 I mean I hoped for the best\u2026so hell yeah!\u201d<\/p>\n

This year, she proves to be more than just your Instagram model.\u00a0 With the world looking at her, Alexis is ready to become a modelling pioneer. \u00a0Unlike other models who started their career on catwalks and glossy magazines, Alexis is the first ever Instagram model to get the title and she\u2019s totally loving how she\u2019s changing the game for the better.<\/p>\n

When asked if she\u2019s shutting down her social media accounts, the 21-year old American model and internet celebrity said no.\u00a0 Instead, she\u2019s \u201cusing it for bigger and better things\u2026 to help and reach to other people around the world.\u201d Obviously, she wants everyone to feel connected.<\/p>\n

Before she\u2019s set to conquering the world, here are some facts you might want to know about her.<\/p>\n

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  1. She was homeschooled her entire life!\u00a0 But that doesn\u2019t mean her childhood life was boring.\u00a0 She went to a ballet school for 10 years and trained 6-7 hours a day.\u00a0 Although she grew up in Santa Monica, she also spent some time living in Tokyo.\"ALexis<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. She loves her mom! A lot of people say she\u2019s like her mom and she takes it as a compliment. \u201cIt\u2019s the biggest compliment ever because she was a shining ball of light.\u201d Her mom died in 2014 due to breast cancer.\"Alexis<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. She\u2019s a travel junkie! She loves travelling and going to places.\u00a0 And she\u2019s lived in 16 different apartments since she was 16 years old.\u00a0\"ALexis<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. She loves anime.\u00a0 No wonder she became the face of the mobile game, Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire<\/em>.\u00a0 She has appeared in a series of advertisements to promote the video game with Kate Upton<\/a>.
    \n    \"Alexis<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. In 2016, she publicly spoke about her eating disorder.\u00a0 Along with this disorder, she said: \u201cI overworked myself to a point of malnourishment.\"Alexis<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. She slowly recovered in 2017.\u00a0 Opening up about her disorder even made her stronger.\u00a0 In an interview with The Sun last year, she shares: \u201cI\u2019m stronger, happier, and healthier than I\u2019ve ever been\u2026 in the last six months I\u2019ve opened up to my followers about my struggles in my day-to-day.\u201d<\/li>\n
  7. She\u2019s stronger, healthier, and even sexier now.\u00a0 Indeed, \u201cbeing vulnerable to other humans is a form of strength.\u201d Currently, Alexis enjoys working out every day, eats healthily, and has a healthy mindset. This means, even if she sometimes gain extra pounds, she\u2019s totally okay with it.\"Alexis<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Her hobbies and interests include listening to music and podcasts, late night drives, skateboarding, and talking about technology and science.\u00a0\"Alexis<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. She considers herself a good friend. She treats her friends as role models. She also has more guy friends than girls.<\/li>\n
  10. She became Maxim\u2019s cover girl for the August 2017 issue.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Bonus: Here\u2019s a steamy BTS video of her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit shoot.<\/p>\n