Unsurprisingly, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue was far from Alexis's first rodeo. A Southern California native, Alexis was scouted at a mall in LA at just 13 (she first modelled for clothing brand Brandy Melville). Two years later, her career blew up when photos of her posing in a black bikini went viral on Tumblr, as reported by The Cut. From there, Alexis began to amass modelling gigs, social media followers, and many an online admirer . . .