Alex Morgan Dons Body Paint For Swimsuit Issue

A highlight of the recent Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue was a photo spread featuring US World Cup team member Alex Morgan .The soccer star was pictured wearing only body paint and a smile. 

The 22-year-old striker, who graduated from the University of California, is a member of the 2012 Olympic Team, which will attempt to repeat its gold medal performance from the 2008 Beijing Games. 

Morgan was the youngest player on the 2011 World Cup silver medal winning squad, which lost to Japan in the dramatic overtime final.

Appropriately, her team in the Women's Premier Soccer League is the Western New York Flash.