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Biography
Samantha Hoopes (born February 10, 1991) is an American model known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue from 2014 to 2020.
Early life
Hoopes is from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Central Bucks East High School. She is the youngest of five sisters. She went to Barbizon Chique in Philadelphia for modeling training. She first attended a branch campus then Penn State University majoring in business after changing her major from kinesiology. Hoopes wanted to be a gym teacher and coach a team on the side. Hoopes played field hockey in middle school but not in high school. Since she was modeling, she was told not to play field hockey because she would always get bruises.
Career
She has appeared in the 2014 Sports Illustrated's 50th Anniversary Swimsuit issue. Hoopes has modeled for Guess and Levi's Jeans.
She posed for the June 2014 of Maxim Magazine. She was ranked 18 out of Maxim's 100 Hottest in 2014.
Personal life
As of July 2018, Hoopes is engaged to Italian entrepreneur Salvatore Palella. Hoopes announced on Instagram that she is expecting her first child. In August 2019, she gave birth to her first child, a son named George William Palella.
