The annual Pirelli calendar regularly features the most beautiful supermodels and starlets of any given year, and this year they'll be joined by American sports icon and It girl Serena Williams. 

The tire company's annual calendar, known simply as The Cal, is both highly-anticipated and coveted, known for it's sexy yet tasteful images of the world's most beautiful women. Williams is the first model announced for the 2016 calendar, which comes out in November. Her images were shot by celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz (who also got behind-the-lens for Williams' Vogue cover) this past July. 

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Between her near-historic showing at the US Open and her renewed relationship with Drake, Williams has been everywhere lately. Soon enough, she can be on your wall as well!

Watch: Hold On: We're Breaking Down the Serena and Drake Romance in the video below. 

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