Alix Earle admits ‘drunk eyes’ from bed in late-night post after ‘SI’ swim launch

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Alix Earle didn’t let an early morning flight stop her from celebrating her spot in the 2025 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in style.

In a very late-night TikTok video shot from her hotel room bed and posted Friday, May 16, Earle dug into a messy order of loaded fries. The star, 24, posted photos of herself drinking champagne to Instagram the same day, so the late-night snack was no doubt an attempt to soak up the alcohol and ward off a hangover.

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She had so much fun celebrating with fellow models such as cover star Livvy Dunne that she admitted in her TikTok share that it was “2:30 am and I have to leave for the airport at 5 am.”

She was headed to New Orleans to watch her younger sister Ashtin graduate from Tulane University. The video went on to show her sleeping in until 6 am and almost missing her flight out of JFK.

Wearing sunglasses to hide any residual puffiness, Earle then flashed a photo of herself with 50 Cent, who performed at the big launch party.

“The drunk eyes,” she said of herself in the photo, rocking her now-famous plunging black gown.

After she landed, Earle said she slept hard during the whole three-hour flight. Revived, she reunited with her whole fam for brunch — and then a nap.

In 2024, Earle was the magazine’s first-ever digital cover star, but she was unable to make it to the launch party. So the 2025 bash in NYC was her first. In the 2025 issue, the influencer modeled a stunning bikini in Jamaica.

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