 She signed with Elite Model Management in 2011 . She made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue debut in 2011 when she was one of five rookies ( along with Shannan Click , Kenza Fourati , Izabel Goulart , and fellow Guess model Kate Upton ) in the issue . According to a story in The Wall Street Journal she had previously thought that if she ever appeared in Sports Illustrated it would be for soccer , since given her athletic background she had envisioned herself as a professional soccer player . She also appeared in the body painting feature in the 2011 Swimsuit Issue where Joanne Gair painted her and Stewart Shining photographed her in New York City . 2013 was her third Swimsuit Issue . In both 2011 and 2013 , Miller participated in the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition of David Letterman 's Top 10 on the Late Show with David Letterman on the night that the Swimsuit Issue cover model was announced . 
