Former WNBA participant Kysre Gondrezick has made historical past, turning into the primary Black skilled athlete ever to grace the pages of Playboy journal.

The 27-year-old former Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky guard was formally unveiled as Playboy’s “Miss June 2025,” marking a groundbreaking second that bridges sports activities, vogue, and tradition.

Gondrezick’s cowl and have unfold are a part of Playboy’s upcoming Winter 2025-26 concern, shot with retro-glam styling that nods to each her basketball roots and her off-court evolution.

“What people label as a transition, I embody as evolution,” Gondrezick advised Playboy. “I’m not stepping outside who I am. I’m building a multidimensional brand.”

The Michigan native, who starred on the University of Michigan and West Virginia earlier than being drafted fourth general within the 2021 WNBA Draft, has steadily expanded her profile past sports activities. Since stepping away from the league, she’s leaned into modeling, model partnerships, and artistic initiatives that showcase her private model and entrepreneurial imaginative and prescient.

On social media, Gondrezick celebrated the milestone, writing: “Proud to be the first Black professional athlete in history to ever grace Playboy magazine as a Playmate! x”