21 Notable 2009 Magazine Covers

Bar Refaeli's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Kicks it Off

— February 11, 2009 — Pop Culture
Bar Refaeli, the 23-year-old Israeli supermodel landed the 2009 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover and couldn’t be getting more buzz.

Bar Refaeli, who is dating actor Leonardo DiCaprio, has been featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue for three consecutive years, but this year’s cover was the honor of honors for her modeling career.

“My first thought was just like, you know, why is this here? Why are you tricking me? I was speechless for a few long minutes. Which doesn’t happen often,” Bar Refaeli said of the issue.

The cluster below highlights a few other 2009 magazine covers making pop culture waves.

For Bar Refaeli pictures, click here.
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Black Magazines
Black Magazines
Front Covers With Black Backgrounds Break Old Publishing Rules
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Plasticine Cover Models
Plasticine Cover Models
Morph The Wax Man Covers Esquire For His 30th Birthday
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Posthumous Magazine Covers
Posthumous Magazine Covers
Heath Ledger Graces Front of Entertainment Weekly
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Covered Cover Shoots
Covered Cover Shoots
Tallulah Morton For Velvet Magazine
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16
Thumb-Sucking Covers
Thumb-Sucking Covers
Victoria Beckham Strikes Childish Pose for Vogue Russia
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15
Ice-Blue Covers
Ice-Blue Covers
Angelina Jolie Kicks Off Cosmopolitan's Humanitarian Issue
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Obama Advent Calendars
Obama Advent Calendars
Esquire Magazine's Obama Cover Opens To Show Ads
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Presidential Double Covers
Presidential Double Covers
Barack and Michelle Obama on Essence Magazine
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Big Bauble Beautiful
Big Bauble Beautiful
Isla Fisher Dawns Giant Beads on February 2009 InStyle Cover
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Youth Defiant Magazine Covers
Youth Defiant Magazine Covers
Christy Turlington Sizzles Again on W Magazine
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Eccentric Senior Designer Covers
Eccentric Senior Designer Covers
DFV Wears Fishnet For Purple Fashion Magazine
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Wholesome Recovery Photoshoots
Wholesome Recovery Photoshoots
Britney Spears in Glamour Magazine
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Provocative Magazine Covers
Provocative Magazine Covers
Striking MediaCat Cover Art Causes Controversy and Debate
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Duplicated Magazine Covers
Duplicated Magazine Covers
Cosmo's Recycled Photos of Angelina Jolie
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Barbie Doll Covers
Barbie Doll Covers
Christina Aguilera Goes White Blonde for Cosmopolitan Magazine
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Dressed-Down Covers
Dressed-Down Covers
Eva Mendes Rocks a White Tee for Allure Magazine
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Photoshopped Amputations
Photoshopped Amputations
Tatler Magazine Cover is Totally Borked
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Patriotic Comedian Cover Shoots
Patriotic Comedian Cover Shoots
Tina Fey Does Vanity Fair
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Royalty as Cover Models
Royalty as Cover Models
Princess Stephanie of Monaco Does Vogue
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Racy Covers That Celebrate Androgyny
Racy Covers That Celebrate Androgyny
Dazed & Confused Likes Boys Who Are Girls
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