Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
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The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is an annual special edition of Sports Illustrated magazine featuring models and celebrities in swimwear, widely known for its cultural impact and role in launching and elevating modeling careers.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1627426 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Context triple: [Tyra Banks, modeledFor, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]
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A.
Cosmopolitan magazine
Cosmopolitan magazine is a long-running American monthly publication best known for its focus on fashion, relationships, and lifestyle topics, particularly aimed at young women.
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B.
Vogue
Vogue is a leading international fashion and lifestyle magazine renowned for its influential coverage of style, beauty, culture, and high-profile personalities.
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C.
Sports Illustrated Films
Sports Illustrated Films is a media division that produces sports-focused documentary and original film content associated with the Sports Illustrated brand.
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E!
E! is an American cable television network best known for its entertainment news, celebrity gossip, and pop culture–focused reality programming.
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E.
Runway magazine
Runway magazine is the fictional high-fashion magazine in "The Devil Wears Prada," modeled on influential publications like Vogue and serving as the story’s glamorous yet cutthroat workplace backdrop.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Target entity description: The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is an annual special edition of Sports Illustrated magazine featuring models and celebrities in swimwear, widely known for its cultural impact and role in launching and elevating modeling careers.
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A.
Cosmopolitan magazine
Cosmopolitan magazine is a long-running American monthly publication best known for its focus on fashion, relationships, and lifestyle topics, particularly aimed at young women.
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B.
Vogue
Vogue is a leading international fashion and lifestyle magazine renowned for its influential coverage of style, beauty, culture, and high-profile personalities.
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C.
Sports Illustrated Films
Sports Illustrated Films is a media division that produces sports-focused documentary and original film content associated with the Sports Illustrated brand.
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D.
E!
E! is an American cable television network best known for its entertainment news, celebrity gossip, and pop culture–focused reality programming.
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E.
Runway magazine
Runway magazine is the fictional high-fashion magazine in "The Devil Wears Prada," modeled on influential publications like Vogue and serving as the story’s glamorous yet cutthroat workplace backdrop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual publication
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magazine special issue ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
beach culture
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fashion industry ⓘ modeling industry ⓘ |
| controversy |
objectification of women
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sexualization in mass media ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverModelSelection | major career milestone for models ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Sports Illustrated ⓘ |
| format |
digital edition
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print magazine issue ⓘ |
| genre |
fashion photography
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men's magazine content ⓘ swimwear modeling ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American magazines
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Annual magazines ⓘ Fashion publications ⓘ Special issues in magazines ⓘ Sports Illustrated ⓘ Swimsuit modeling ⓘ |
| hasCoverFeature | cover model ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit calendar
Sports Illustrated Films ⓘ
surface form:
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit television specials
Sports Illustrated ⓘ
surface form:
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit website
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| hasTheme |
beach and resort settings
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exotic locations ⓘ swimwear trends ⓘ |
| influenced | other swimsuit and men's magazines ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
online
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cultural impact in popular culture
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elevating modeling careers ⓘ featuring celebrities in swimwear ⓘ featuring models in swimwear ⓘ launching modeling careers ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | fill winter sports-news gap ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| publisher | Sports Illustrated ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general adult audience ⓘ |
| typicalContent |
behind-the-scenes features
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interviews with models ⓘ photo spreads of models in swimsuits ⓘ |
| typicalReleasePeriod | early in the calendar year ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Description of subject: The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is an annual special edition of Sports Illustrated magazine featuring models and celebrities in swimwear, widely known for its cultural impact and role in launching and elevating modeling careers.
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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit modeling
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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2013