Bret Michaels Is VERY Supportive Of His Daughter Posing In The New Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

Source - When Raine Michaels saw Kate Upton rocking a skimpy bikini and down jacket on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue in 2013, her dream to become a model was cemented.

“She’s been one of my idols since I was 13. She has a more voluptuous figure and we have similar body types,” Raine recalled at her photoshoot for The Post, at the Williamsburg Hotel. “When I saw [Upton] in that Antarctica shoot, I was like, ‘We kind of look alike. I see my body type being represented in the modeling world.’ She represented everything I want to represent.”

The daughter of Poison lead singer Bret Michaels, she was crowned a model-search finalist in this year’s Swimsuit Issue, posing for the mag in barely-there bathing suits in the Bahamas.

“It was honestly insane,” said the 19-year-old, who studied journalism at Belmont University in Nashville. (She’s planning to move to New York City in the fall to pursue her modeling career and will take college courses online.)

While Raine says her childhood was fairly normal, there were moments, she admits, that were pure rock ’n’ roll. The upside of having a rock-star father? He’s seen it all.

“Not all dads are super-supportive of their daughters going out to model in skimpy bikinis,” Raine acknowledged. “But [my dad] has been in this industry for so long, he knows it’s not weird.”

Talk about a feel good story to start the week off right. It’s always nice to see when a dad takes the lyrics to John Mayer’s ‘Fathers Be Good To Your Daughters’ seriously. Raine wanted to model for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, so daddy threw his support behind her, as he should. Here’s the instagram.

Caption: Huge congrats to @brooksnader for becoming @si_swimsuit’s newest rookie! And thank you to #SISwim for this amazing opportunity for my daughter @rainee_m 🙏🏻 We’re SO grateful for the fans that have been with her every step of the way and all of your support & votes. What a journey for her and the amazing girls that tried out & got to the #FinalSix. Raine is inspired to work even harder next year & continue her university studies 📚 ALSO – stay tuned for both Raine and @jorjamichaels on the road doing select limited meet & greets during our shows! 🤘🤘🤘 📸 by @_michaelfranco_

Kind of weird that she had to win a competition to be featured, but that’s neither here nor there. The point is, the Michaels family supports each other and that’s all that matters. The fact that they may not have  supported each other during Rock of Love and the subsequent launch of their pet clothing line, ‘Pets Rock’ is irrelevant. Lately, they’ve been great. So cheers to Raine on her newfound success and a huge shout out to Bret for being so supportive! Can’t wait to see what you do next!