Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge & Chrissy Teigen Cover Sports Illustrated's 50th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue [Video/Pics]

I mean what else is there to say. I just cannot believe it. What an honor. Never, ever, ever have felt this kind of pure joy. Crazy crazy.

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 14, 2014

Video And Pics After The Jump

Chrissy Teigen, Nina Agdal and Lily Aldridge grace the cover of Sports Illustrated's 50th Anniversary Swimsuit issue.

MJ Day, the editor of the swimsuit issue surprised the three lovely women on Thursday (February 13) when she revealed they had made the cover. Teigan and Aldridge were in the studio. Agdal joined the conversation via Skype. They thought they were going to be talking about their photo shoot in the Cook Islands when Day walked in and gave them the good news.

All three looked genuinely surprised. Teigen was close to tears.

“We really honestly liked each other,” Teigen said, according to Sports Illustrated. “Of course you are going to hear that from anybody who does a group shot, but this time it’s true. The connection was natural and the mood was fun.”

Jimmy Kimmel got in on the fun Thursday night when he revealed the cover to a national television audience on his show.

The women shared their joy with their Twitter followers.

I just woke up. Its real. Wow. @SI_Swimsuit

— Nina Agdal (@NinaAgdal) February 14, 2014

Feeling so blessed to be on this iconic @si_swimsuit Sports Illustrated cover with these beauties… http://t.co/pmG8uQDPcl

— Lily Aldridge (@LilyAldridge) February 14, 2014

I cannot wait to spend the new few weeks with the all the fantastic women in this issue. Holy. Moly. Congrats @NinaAgdal and @LilyAldridge!

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 14, 2014

The issue hits newsstands nationwide on Tuesday (February 18).