Refaeli Raises the Bar as SI Swimsuit Issue Cover Girl!

Molly — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:02:08 -0800

Your hottest bikini body of 2008 is the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl of 2009 - Bar Refaeli! Leonardo DiCaprio was supposedly gunning for his girl to land the top spot, though considering how hot she is, we doubt she needed any help from him. The gorgeous Israeli was photographed on Canouan Island in the Grenadines showing off her amazing physique in all sorts of bikinis . . . or lack thereof. Bar had a chance to share her excitement with People:

What will your grandparents say about your sexy photo spread?
Refaeli: They are so proud! My grandma says she walks down the street and people ask her, 'Are you Bar Refaeli's grandmother?' I'm like, dude – I mean, you're very beautiful, but we don't really look alike! We have 60 years between us. She's so proud. She keeps every single article on me.

Do you think Leo will like the cover?
Refaeli: I don't know. I really, really love it. I'm sure people will, too.

Are you two happy together?
Refaeli: I am very happy!

So how will you celebrate?
Refaeli: I am having champagne as we speak!

There are tons of photos of Bar and all the other swimsuit models who simultaneously make us want to book a vacation and hit the gym. Now lucky Leo gets to see his girl plastered all over the newsstands - not to mention on a billboard in NYC - everywhere he goes to remind him how great he's got it.

To see more of Bar's shoot just read more.

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Beyonce Celebrates Her Hot Bikini Bod

PopSugar — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:13:53 -0800

Beyonce is the first celebrity ever to score the cover for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and last night was her night to celebrate the hot photoshoot. At the Pacific Design Center in LA Beyonce showed off her bikini ready bod in a little black dress. It wasn't an easy task getting her body to look so fabulous for the magazine. Here's more:

To physically prepare for the shoot, the "Bootylicious" singer says she had to watch what she ate – which was especially tough because it was scheduled right after Thanksgiving. "At dinner, I kept thinking: this extra piece of pie will show up," she says. "I always make sure I celebrate it up, but I was so terrified with every little thing I ate this year." Before the photo session, the singer relaxed by listening to some of her favorite music. "I listened to John Legend's new album. It's soothing, sexy and old school. It got me in the mood."

And once it got started, Beyoncé had a little help from her friends – and most of her family. "Kelly Rowland (of Destiny's Child) showed up. My mom was there; my nephew," she says. "Dad was going to come, but he said, 'Well, I'll, um, meet you in Orlando after the shoot. I'm not so sure that I want to see this. All my blessings; you're a big girl. But I'm not so sure I want to see it.' "

But dad had nothing to worry about. Beyoncé says she's proud of the pictures. "These are photos I can show my kids some day," she says, "so I can say, 'See, momma was beautiful. Look how good I looked!' "

More of bootylicious Beyonce sharing her bathing suit photoshoot with the world so read more

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