# Michelle Jenneke revisited **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 3, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173 "2013-02-03T01:05:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173/21 "2013-02-05T20:18:38Z")
It was probably just body paint, put on for that particular event. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173/22 "2013-02-05T20:23:11Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > I’ll be in my bunk. +1 ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173/23 "2013-02-15T03:00:43Z")
[Video of Jenneke modeling swim suits for Sports Illustrated.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-Gtk_vTsLtI) Yowza! ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173/24 "2013-02-15T05:56:10Z")
Wow, that was unexpected! She has a much better body than the hurdling video makes apparent. I would say thanks but “Thanks a million” seems more appropriate. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Charley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173/25 "2013-02-15T13:35:50Z")
I had quite a weird reaction to the first clip (haven’t seen the rest): it made me a bit teary, in a smiley, isn’t the world a nice place kind of way. I think it’s because here is this young girl, at the start of her career, the start of the peak of her physical fitness and her understanding and use of her own body. And she looks so happy, and comfortable and in charge of herself, and so alive with possibilities. To this ageing fart with the two-kids body and greying hair who, let’s face it, has never been a tenth as fit as that, it was… just … lovely. Moved me in the same way that the Baz Luhrman track about the class of 99 moves me, when I’m feeling a bit emotional. As a 70% straight woman it didn’t affect me in quite the same way as some other people, evidently, but I agree she brings warmth and light. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173/26 "2013-02-15T14:09:29Z")
The first video of her, the famous one. Man, that is outrageous. She looks so goddamn joyful, not to mention unrelentingly boner-inducing. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173/27 "2013-02-15T17:03:40Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > [Video of Jenneke modeling swim suits for Sports Illustrated.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-Gtk_vTsLtI) > > Yowza! Good to see that she’s enjoying her 15 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173/28 "2013-02-15T19:03:57Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > Good to see that she’s enjoying her 15 minutes. That comes off as a bit snarky. I am sure she will enjoy her 15 minutes or 15 years of celebritude regardless of how long it is. I wish I had 10% of her joy of living, but I’m just another old fart. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173/29 "2013-02-15T19:23:13Z")
Yeah, I don’t think anyone is celebrating her fame…not even her. She seems very well grounded and to be enjoying the fallout from her video on Youtube without letting it go to her head. And besides, you said it best when you said: “That girl can bring warmth and light to the coldest, darkest day of winter.” 🙂 That said, I’m beginning to think Ms. Jenneke could have quite a career as a model. When properly made up and posing she’s even prettier and she really seems to know how to bring it for the camera. P.S. - Also liked that one guy’s comment to the swimsuit video: “WOW!! sports illustrated is actually having an athlete as the cover??” 😃 Too bad she’s not really on the cover. Maybe next year. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-jenneke-revisited/649173.md?page=1)