Sports Illustrated took to social media to wish model Kim Riekenberg a happy birthday — and post a stunning photo of the star in Wyoming.
Rocking a Western vibe, Riekenberg, now 31, stuns in the photo in a teeny bikini, cowboy hat and heeled, thigh-high snakeskin boots.
“Happy birthday, Kim Riekenberg!” the brand captioned its post on X (formally Twitter). “To celebrate her special day, we are taking a look back at her Wyoming spread from 2020.”
The post linked to the full 2020 pictorial on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, where Riekenberg sizzled in one Americana look after another, the first being the same look — minus the cowboy hat, but with her long blond hair loose as she lounged over a rock, flaunting her tiny waist.
🎂 Happy birthday, Kim Riekenberg! To celebrate her special day, we are taking a look back at her Wyoming spread from 2020. ➡️ https://t.co/SBGEU9FJw2 pic.twitter.com/kJzNmcwXNO
— Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) September 9, 2025
The German model also leaned against a fence, grinning in a leather one-piece and enormous black cowboy boots that landed above the knee. There’s a pink string bikini paired with a denim fringe jacket, a strappy red suit she wore while spread out on a fur rug in the middle of a field, and several other barely-there looks. The photos are stunning nature shots that show off Wyoming’s beauty.
The shoot was Riekenberg’s first in the iconic magazine — and so far her rookie year was her only year. Now a mom, she lives in NYC and models, recently making the cover of Grazia Germany, a major European title.
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