'Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran Sparks Buzz With White Swimsuit Photo
Shark Tank star and business mogul Barbara Corcoran isn't about to sit back and keep her fingers crossed when she wants something. Ever since Martha Stewart appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit in 2023 at the age of 81, the self-made millionaire has been trying to make her own cover happen and isn't giving up.
On April 15, Corcoran reposted a photo of herself posing in an orange cover-up over a white bathing suit -- the exact same color scheme Stewart wore as the 2023 cover model. The reality star first posted the picture in May 2023, with the words, "I can't cook, but I sure can swim." She reposted it again in April 2024. Judging by her Instagram caption this year, she doesn't seem likely to stop posting it anytime soon.
"It's that time of year again! Manifesting my cover next year," she wrote.
The real estate mogul is all about self-determination. One of Corcoran's favorite stories to tell people is how she built her million-dollar real estate empire from $1,000. She credits her refusal to give up with her ex-boyfriend. After he dumped her for her secretary, he told her that she'd never succeed without him.
"I don't really think in the hindsight, when I think about it, that he meant it, but thank God he said it," she said during an appearance on Mel Robbins' podcast. "Because when he said, 'You'll never succeed without me,' I knew I'd rather die than not succeed."
Just as she was determined to be successful no matter what, she believes strongly that you make the life you want.
"You can create exactly what you want, but I think the key there really is moving on something, anything," she said. "Just get yourself moving, and then the idea becomes itself."
Corcoran is one of the original stars of Shark Tank, which is currently two episodes away from the end of Season 17. On the March 25th episode, fellow OG star Mark Cuban returned to the show after his abrupt exit last year. He joined Lori Greiner, Daymond John, and Kevin O'Leary, while his replacement, Daniel Lubetzky, was absent.
"It felt like losing a big brother," Corcoran told Katie Couric Media about Cuban's decision to leave. "No matter what he says, I don't want him to go. He's my favorite guy on set - partially cause he's the richest, I have to admit - but also because what you see is what you get with Mark."
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This story was originally published April 15, 2026 at 1:17 PM.