Lifestyle Style Who Hit the Beach in 2009 Teeny bikinis, sexy six-packs – see who heated up the sand this year By People Staff Published on December 22, 2009 03:00PM EST Close 01 of 22 AUDRINA PATRIDGE Denise Truscello/WireImage The reality star bares her famously buff bod in a printed L*Space bikini with gold ring accents while lounging at TAO Beach at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. 02 of 22 KIM KARDASHIAN SDFL/Prahl/Splash News Online Another day, another sexy bikini! The California girl brings her famous curves to the shores of Miami Beach, highlighting them in a purple-and-blue printed string bikini. 03 of 22 CARRIE UNDERWOOD Splash News Online The takes an early holiday in the Bahamas as she hits the beach in her green BCBG bikini. 04 of 22 HEIDI MONTAG Pedro Andrade/Pacific Coast News Relaxing after her performance at the Miss Universe pageant, the hits the waves in the Bahamas in a patterned string bikini. 05 of 22 MILEY CYRUS SDFL/Sinky/Splash News Online The Hannah Montana star leaves her red-carpet finery behind, hitting the beach in the Bahamas with her family in a mix-and-match Caffé bikini. 06 of 22 BRITNEY SPEARS Louise Barnsley/ Bret Thompsett/Pacific Coast News The shows off her smoking-hot new body poolside at the Ritz Carlton in Marina del Rey with a sky blue-and-teal bikini and orange shades. 07 of 22 JENNIFER LOPEZ Grifoni-Sarmiento/Splash News Online The shows off some serious abs in a red-hot bikini while on deck in Italy with hubby Marc Anthony – and designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. 08 of 22 FERGIE Clasos.com/Splash News Online The singer and new husband Josh Duhamel (not pictured) escape to the sandy shores of Mexico for a friend’s wedding. 09 of 22 KRISTIN CAVALLARI James Breeden/Bret Thompsett/Pacific Coast News The newest of The Hills cast looks right at home on the beaches of Malibu in a simple black bikini while filming the show. 10 of 22 ASHLEY TISDALE Splash News Online The could add swimsuit model to her resumé! Tisdale catches a few rays in Mexico in her tie-dye string bikini. 11 of 22 JESSICA ALBA Splash News Online A Shimmi bikini-clad braves the surf hand-in-hand with her suited-up hubby Cash Warren in Malibu. 12 of 22 LEONARDO DICAPRIO INF The relaxes in the surf off of Ibiza, Spain, while vacationing with pals. 13 of 22 TORI SPELLING Albert Michael/Startraks The reality makes a jump for it in her striped tie-dyed bikini while husband Dean McDermott and son Liam look on at the Sierra Mist Beach House in Malibu, Calif. 14 of 22 WHITNEY PORT Kadena Pix/Bauer-Griffin The adjusts to the beaches of Miami easily, soaking up the sun in her polka-dot Brette Sandler string bikini. 15 of 22 KATY PERRY Pichichi / Splash News Online The “Hot and Cold” sizzles poolside at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami in a ruffled pink bikini and ’80s-inspired shades. 16 of 22 KENDRA WILKINSON Islandpaps/Splash News Online The shows off her burgeoning baby bump in her hot pink-piped bikini while enjoying her honeymoon in the Caribbean. 17 of 22 HILARY DUFF Starsurf/Splash News Online shows off her fit form in a black Le Doux halter bikini as she vacations in Hawaii. 18 of 22 ASHTON KUTCHER AND DEMI MOORE SDFL/Splash News Online The gorgeous couple show off their flawless physiques in matching swimwear – a black bikini for and simple black trunks for while vacating in the Caribbean. 19 of 22 NICOLE RICHIE AND JOEL MADDEN Cleyton Vitalino/Splash News Online shows off her growing bump –and her signature accessories – while playing in the Malibu surf with boyfriend . 20 of 22 KOURTNEY & KHLOE KARDASHIAN Gustavo Caballero/KK/WireImage The sisters take different tacks with their swimwear – a cut-out monokini for Kourtney and a basic black bikini for Khloe – but they agree on mini sarongs and gold heels while strolling in Miami Beach. 21 of 22 CAMILA ALVES John Calabrese/Matt Symons/Pacific Coast News ’s girlfriend stays stylish while pregnant with their second baby in an orange bandeau bikini top and low-slung maxi skirt – perfect for highlighting her growing bump as the family took a Labor Day walk in Malibu. 22 of 22 CHLOE SEVIGNY Christopher Peterson/BuzzFoto The Big Love actress leaves her quirky clothes at home for a barely-there black string bikini as she rings in the New Year in Miami.