Posts Tagged ‘designer swimwear’

Jalee Fusilier, Miss Hawaii 2011, reigned over the other 52 contestants Saturday night and took the Best in Swimsuit category in the Miss America pageant.

Is it any wonder?  She is 1) from Hawaii, 2) gorgeous in a bikini, and 3) from Hawaii!

Co-Host Chris Harrison informs us that at the Miss America Pageant we celebrate “health, fitness, self confidence, and — can I just say it? — looking good in a really tiny swimsuit.”

Jalee did not disappoint.

For the 90th anniversary of the annual contest, she stood out head and shoulders in a smouldering black bikini by Swim n’ Sport and towering nude patent leather peep-toe heels.

For a wahine from Haleiwa it was as natural for Jalee to be seen strutting in a bikini as for the other girls to be wearing jeans.

Relaxed, toned and beaming her 1000 kilowatt smile, Jalee was the picture of natural beauty–a true island beachgirl!

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Here are a few sneak peek preview shots from recent Sports Illustrated Swim 2011 shoots on faraway island locations.

Palm trees, volcanic rock, tropical settings–looking very paradisical; perfect for beachgirls in teeny bikinis.

Kikidoll could not help but notice her own coral halter bikini as worn here by Julie Henderson lounging on a palm tree trunk.

Who wants to be the tree??  Hahaha on Twitpic

Posing behind two lucky starfish is a sea nymph known only as Rookie #5. Wearing Kikidoll’s seafoam aqua coral print string bikini (bottoms, that is!) adorned with sea pearls, crystals and angleskin coral branches, SI snapped this mergirl today.

Rookie #5 is a STAR(s)!!!! on Twitpic

Watch this space for future peeks–Sports Illustrated Swim issue is on stands in February 2011. Kikidoll is in line!

See More At MJ Day’s SI Twitpic

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Back at the beach during Miami Swim Week, the sand was hot and the nights hotter. Records showed it was the hottest days ever registered in Miami and talk of heat indices well over 100 degrees was routine.  Never before did those vitamin laced waters go down so quickly as models fainted and make-up melted under the glare of the relentless sun.

Nights were not much cooler and even though cafes and ocean spot venues were throbbing, everyone sought out a fan or a cooling AC blast. Sushi and blue martinis were tucked into like camp food, and maybe it was the heat, but no one felt a thing, until, of course, the morning after when the rush for a Starbies was legion.

With the cameras clicking and the film crews rolling designers threw pool parties and trotted their new lines for 2011 in the sand–in stillettoes.  And these were not shoes made for walking. Not even a sliver of those ubiquitous Loubie red soles could be seen as the models sank in up to their gladiator straps.

The nightlife music in Miami is everywhere and the Latin undertone so engaging, like a heart beat. With the in-your-face combo of food, sun, heat and urban rhythyms, Miami wears a wahine out.



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About Kikidoll
Kikidoll is the eternal beachgirl, and takes her inspiration from the awesome elegance and pristine simplicity of beaches and waves everywhere. She muses on islands, oceans, beaches, shells, flowers, tropical living, travel, design and style, swimming, surfing, her beloved Hawaii nei, the spirit of aloha, iconic symbols and of course the fleeting ‘endless summer’. Most importantly, she frets over what to wear at the beach!
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