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    Who's that Girl? Ford Sneaks a Faker Model into the SI Swimsuit Issue

    By Lylah M. Alphonse, Senior Editor, Yahoo! Shine | Fashion – Wed, Feb 15, 2012 6:02 PM EST

    Do you recognize this swimsuit model?Do you recognize this swimsuit model?We already assumed that not everything you see in Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue is real. But a fake swimsuit model?

    Dalena Henriques appears next to a sleek 2013 Ford Mustang -- or part of her does, at least. We can see some of her curves clad in a bright blue bikini, but her face has been cropped out of the picture. Smitten fans can find her name in the credit line for the photo, and an online search turns up what seems like her personal website, which bills her as a "swimsuit/fashion model."

    We like her outfit.We like her outfit.It's filled with gorgeous shots of hot… Ford cars. And in case readers still aren't in on the joke, captions like "I'm excited. Can you see it in my face?" sit under photos in which her entire head has been cropped out of the picture.

    We dig her strappy, canary-yellow heels and the matching drapey dress. Does it make us want to buy a car (or a copy of Sports Illustrated)? Not so much.

    Awesome ad, clever concept, or do you feel fooled?

    Copyright © 2012 Yahoo Inc.




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    16 comments

    • Gina
      Gina  •  Columbus, Ohio  •  3 months ago
      i feel way dumber for reading this crap... every day
    • Jake
      Jake  •  Tucker, Georgia  •  3 months ago
      by definition if she posed for that shot, she's a Model...#$%$ how dumb are you? You're a fake journalist.
      • Ashley
        Ashley 3 months ago
        Its not a real person.. its a computer animation. Duh.
      • Jake
        Jake 3 months ago
        it's not an animation if it doesn't move, duh right back and it is a person double duh and like...... whatever
    • carey
      carey  •  3 months ago
      the cars are sniffing her like dogs
    • andrea
      andrea  •  Miami, Florida  •  3 months ago
      Actually I think it may be a mannequin; look at her hands in both shots.
      Either way I don't get the joke or more importantly, even care!
    • dave
      dave  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 months ago
      What's the relevance?
    • nthn2say
      nthn2say  •  3 months ago
      She is an avatar..
    • MaggieJ
      MaggieJ  •  3 months ago
      All models might as well be mannequin. They are all photo shopped.
    • Me Myself
      Me Myself  •  3 months ago
      fake as in mannequin? or did the fake writer mean amateur model...I mean amateur writer.
    • I don't read your sil ...
      I don't read your sil ...  •  3 months ago
      Who'd a known a fake model?
    • CJ
      CJ  •  3 months ago
      Gorgeousness face!
    • Katrina
      Katrina  •  Portland, Maine  •  3 months ago
      if you can send her to my bed... with that body... I will buy fords from now on... thats banging hot
      • Joy
        Joy 3 months ago
        Oh, you're from Maine.....that explains the juvenile answer
      • Pamela Wofford
        Pamela Wofford 3 months ago
        Get real katrina,sounds like the name of cat or dog food,The remarks you gave makes me sick,hope you are spayed,do not want anymore of you running around.
    • Terry
      Terry  •  3 months ago
      To me, the Mustangs in the pictures look so much like airbrush "renderings", that I wonder if THEY are "REAL" CARS?! Check out the clouds in the top "photo" especially... in fact the whole scene-- car, girl, and setting, all look rather phony to me, like a movie backdrop! Very CLEVER, indeed... fake "models"... Cars AND Girl !
    • Timothy
      Timothy  •  Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany  •  3 months ago
      The cars are nice, too.
    • Wil
      Wil  •  Austin, Texas  •  3 months ago
      She's not just another pretty face...
    • Cherry Pop
      Cherry Pop  •  Miami, Florida  •  3 months ago
      the comments are always soooo much better then the articles....thank you
    • Landon
      Landon  •  Eugene, Oregon  •  3 months ago
      Clever ad. We all know that sex sells. Though the last time I tried buying sex I got arrested.
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