Former Patriots Cheerleader Makes Cover of SI's Swimsuit Issue

Former New England Patriots cheerleader Camille Kostek, 27, of Killingworth, CT, has landed on the coveted cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for 2019. Kostek is currently dating recently retired Pats star Rob Gronkowski.

Kostek burst into tears when she was told of the decision Wednesday.

"Oh, my God, I can't believe it," she said."Love who you are and the greatest things in your life will happen .... I am so happy."

Kostek appeared Wednesday on Good Morning America with supermodel Tyra Banks. She said she was "shaking in her shoes" and "speechless" when she was told she made the cover.

SI actually released three separate covers, one with Kostek, another with Tyra Banks making her return to modeling and a third featuring US National Women’s Soccer Team star Alex Morgan.

Kosten is a graduate of Haddam-Killingworth High School, where she was a lacrosse team captain, before going to Eastern Connecticut State University. She was a New England Patriots cheerleader from 2013-15, according to the Middletown (CT) Press.