Amanda Beard was featured on the cover of the September 2004 issue of FHM magazine that was titled the \"Sexy Olympic special\". Alongside Beard were pro volleyball player Logan Tom\, pro track stars Amy Acuff and Jenny Adams\, and fellow pro swimmer Haley Cope. Amanda was featured on the cover and an inside pictorial for the August 2006 issue of FHM\, which also named her the world's sexiest athlete on the cover.
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Her modelling work through photos in swimwear, including bikinis, have been in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition She is a spokesperson for Defenders of Wildlife, and she enjoys interior decorating. Both of her sisters, Leah and Taryn, are swimmers. Amanda placed eighth in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Celebrity car race in 2006. Beard dated South African swimmer Ryk Neethling for nearly six years, but that relationship ended in the Spring of 2005. She is well-known among stockcar racing circles, after dating several of the drivers. Her relationship with Nextel Cup Series driver Carl Edwards ended in April of 2006.