hhShe’s back in Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition, which also features Indy driver Danica Patrick and NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon’s wife.

Uh, game, set, and match Brooklyn, I think. Is it safe to say that felon Jim Black is no longer the most famous export from Matthews? In a just and righteous world, I would like to think so.

Her interview is pretty interesting too:

And the sexiest thing I’ve ever done for a man is …
You’re going to get me in trouble with my dad! I surprised my BF on his birthday with floor seats to the UNC-Duke game. He goes to UNC and is a huge fan and so am I. That was definitely the coolest things I’ve done, which makes it sexy.

An athlete I have a secret crush on is …
Chris Leak. We’re both from Charlotte and his high school was a big rival with mine. We played all the time. He graduated a year ahead of me. But I never met him. We never quite beat them. I cheered, so I saw him, and I knew who he was, but I had never seen him without a mask and pads on until the Gators won the 2006 national championship and I thought, “That’s a really good-looking guy. And he’s from Charlotte, which makes him that much cooler.”

The worst lie I ever told was …
In the third grade, I stole a Beenie Baby keychain from Kohl’s. I lied to my mom about it, but I’m a bad liar and she found out. She made me return it and I wasn’t allowed to go in there for a whole year. I’m such a felon. A rebel.

Oh no! Brooklyn is a felon too! What is the deal with Matthews? It is like the South Bronx — with sweet tea.

The other important thing is that the SI swimsuit issue always means that spring cannot be far off — and that someone, somewhere is right now busy writing an angry letter to the editor.