Move over supermodels, there is a new bikini body in town.

Beyonce has achieved a new career triumph by beating out the super competition from models and graced the front cover of the best selling Sports Illustrated magazine's annual swim suit issue.

With the recent headlines over Tyra Banks' weight, her decision to appear in the latest Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue was a landmark for a number of reasons.

With Beyonce on the cover, Banks celebrated her ten year anniversary within the pages. In 1997, the supermodel was the first African American woman to grace the cover of the best selling issue.

Tyra Banks is continuing to hit back against tabloid critics who attacked her recent weight gain.

The former supermodel, who told PEOPLE magazine "I still feel hot," despite adding 30 pounds to her frame, appeared on her talk show wearing the swimsuit which started the cruel headlines.

Tyra Banks' two television shows, "America's Next Top Model" and "The Tyra Banks Show" are about bringing confidence to girls throughout the country.

But thanks to "unflattering" pictures of her in her bathing suit splashed across tabloids, the star has had to defend her recent weight gain.