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Michelle Lombardo may have just seated her last party of four. The 20-year-old restaurant hostess is the winner of Sports Illustrated's nationwide swimsuit issue model search, the magazine announced Sunday. Above you see a group of finalists, Michelle is the one on the far left.

Besides appearing in the popular issue, which comes out Wednesday, she also wins a three-year, $75,000 contract with NEXT Model Management and a 2004 Nissan 350 Z Roadster.