AOC has never been one to foment snarky, little competitions among women. For sure, we come from the “it takes a village” pov about most things in life. There are so many models doing swimwear collections that we can hardly keep up with them

Even Naomi Osaka is making her swim debut with her Frankies Bikinis X Naomi Osaka collection droppping May 10. And former VS Angel Alessandra Ambrosio — from the same lingerie glam university as Candice Swanepoel — dropped new styles in her GAL Floripa swimwear brand midweek.

Into this overflowing abundance of brains, talent and beauty saunters Candice Swanepoel with her new Tropic of C ‘Verano Caliente’ drop, leaving us shellshocked.

Move over Giselle Bundchen, because this South African woman born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal province is rocking Rio. I haven’t seen Candice Swanepoel with this self-expression on her face since Russell James photographed her for his 2014 book featuring the most exquisite and sensual images of the Victoria’s Secret women ever produced