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Since ringing in the new year, some of the hottest women in the entertainment industry have graced the pages of our favorite tabloids and gossip sites in two-piece swimsuits that've left us feeling like last winter and spring never even happened. Sure, the year (nor the summer season) isn't over yet, but the past six months have already been hot enough to justify a compilation of The Hottest Bikini Photos of 2012.
Joanna Krupa
Joanna Krupa, Miami, August 2012
Imogen Thomas
Imogen Thomas, London, July 24, 2012
Paula LaBaredas
Paula LaBaredas, Los Angeles, February 2012
Arianny Celeste, Brittney Palmer, and Kenda Perez
Arianny Celeste, Brittney Palmer, and Kenda Perez, Inside Fitness, July 2012
Nina Agdal
Nina Agdal, Miami, March 2012
Jessica Perez
Jessica Perez, They Came Together filming, July 12, 2012
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson, Hawaii, February 2012
Kate Upton 2
Kate Upton, Terry Richardson photo shoot, June 27, 2012
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj, "Starships" video shoot, Oahu, Hawaii, March 2012
Nina Senicar
Nina Senicar, Italy, July 2012
Belen Rodriguez
Belen Rodriguez, Formentara, July 12, 2012
Elisabetta Gregoraci
Elisabetta Gregoraci, Porto Cervo, Italy, July 19, 2012
Behati Prinsloo
Behati Prinsloo, Miami, February 2012
Aida Yespica
Aida Yespica, Isola Dei Famosi promo, July 2012
Cintia Dicker
Cintia Dicker, Wildfox Swimwear 2013 ad, August 2012
Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, July 2012
Annalynne McCord
Annalynne McCord, Los Angeles, July 2012
Katy Perry 1
Katy Perry, Miami, July 2012
Kat Graham
Kat Graham, Venice Beach, July 31, 2012
Lucy Pinder
Lacey Banghard, Sabine, Emily O'Hara, Lucy Pinder, Nuts, July 2012
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton, Italy, August 2012
Miranda Kerr 1
Miranda Kerr, Victoria's Secret Swimwear ad, August 2012
Ashley Greene
Ashley Greene, Malibu, August 13, 2012
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, Cape Cod, MA, August 18, 2012
Victoria Silvstedt
Victoria Silvstedt, Sardinia, August 9, 2012
Rihanna 1
Rihanna, Hawaii, January 18, 2012
Nicole Minetti
Nicole Minetti, Malibu, August 2012
Nathalia Ramos
Nathalia Ramos, Los Angeles, August 10, 2012
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan, Los Angeles, August 7, 2012
Diana Falzone
Diana Falzone, Malibu, August 2012
Laura Barriales
Laura Barriales, Formentera, August 2012
Claudia Romani
Claudia Romani, Miami, August 2012
Megan Fox
Megan Fox, Hawaii, February 19, 2012
Jennifer Nicole Lee
Jennifer Nicole Lee, Miami, August 2012
Kim Kardashian 1
Kim Kardashian, Posted on Twitter, August 9, 2012
AJ Michalka
AJ Michalka, Posted on Twitter, August 17, 2012
Megan Rossee
Megan Rossee, Santa Monica, CA, August 17, 2012
Marica Pellegrinelli
Marica Pellegrinelli, Miami, August 2012
Ilary Blasi
Ilary Blasi, Miami, June 2012
Adriana Lima
Adriana Lima, St. Barths, January 26, 2012
Whitney Port
Whitney Port, Miami, January 22, 2012
Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Hudgens, Hawaii, January 25, 2012
Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on January 2, 2012
Naya Rivera
Naya Rivera, Hawaii, 2012
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez, February 2012
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Miami, January 2, 2012
Melissa Gorga
Melissa Gorga, Miami, 2012
Mischa Barton
Mischa Barton, Miami, January 2, 2012
Candice Swanepoel
Candice Swanepoel, Victoria's Secret Swimwear ad, August 2012
Karina Smirnoff
Karina Smirnoff, Miami, July 2012
Olivia Palermo
Olivia Palermo, St. Barths, January 5, 2012
Lea Michele
Lea Michele, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, February 19, 2012
Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson, Cancun, Mexico, March 16, 2012
Julianne Hough
Julianne Hough, St. Barths, January 3, 2012
Audrina Patridge
Audrina Patridge, Los Angeles, March 23, 2012
Brooke Burke
Brooke Burke, Miami, July 19, 2012
Doutzen Kroes
Doutzen Kroes, Miami, March 23, 2012
Irina Shayk
Irina Shayk, South Beach, FL, March 23, 2012
Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Tisdale, Santa Barbara, CA, April 7, 2012
Rachel Bilson
Rachel Bilson, Barbados, April 11, 2012
Elin Nordegren
Elin Nordegren, Miami, May 19, 2012
JWoww
JWoww, Tom's River, NJ, May 20, 2012
Kate Upton
Kate Upton, Terry Richardson's "Cat Daddy" video, May 1, 2012
Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Hudgens, Spring Breakers set, March 2012
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez, Spring Breakers set, March 2012
Gracie Carvalho
Gracie Carvalho, Nordstrom ad, Summer 2012
Maryna Linchuk
Maryna Linchuk, St. Barths, May 2012
Kelly Brook
Kelly Brook, Cannes, 2012
Audrina Patridge 1
Audrina Patridge, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, May 18, 2012
Michelle Rodriguez
Michelle Rodriguez, Cannes, May 23, 2012
Georgia Salpa
Georgia Salpa, Spain, June 2012
Michelle Hunziker
Michelle Hunziker, Miami, June 4, 2012
Melissa Satta
Melissa Satta, Miami, June 9, 2012
Rocsi Diaz
Rocsi Diaz, Maui, HI, June 2012
Whitney Port
Whitney Port, Miami, June 24, 2012
Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel, Puerto Rico, June 2012
Aubrey O'Day
Aubrey O'Day, Miami, July 2012
Arianny Celeste
Arianny Celeste, Miami, July 4, 2012
Candice Swanepoel 1
Candice Swanepoel, St. Barths, May 2012
Lucy Mecklenburgh
Lucy Mecklenburgh, Photo shoot, June 2012
Sylvie van der Vaart
Sylvie van der Vaart, Marbella, July 10, 2012
Claudia Romani
Claudia Romani, Miami, July 10, 2012
Kate Upton 1
Kate Upton, Terry Richardson video, June 27, 2012
Maria Menounos
Maria Menounos, Malibu, July 16, 2012
Christina Milian
Christina Milian, Miami, July 20, 2012
Jessica Gomes
Jessica Gomes, Miami, July 20, 2012
Angela Simmons
Angela Simmons, Miami, July 24, 2012
Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa Contostavlos, Hawaii, August 1, 2012
Irina Shayk 1
Irina Shayk, Agua Bendita, Summer 2012
Doutzen Kroes 1
Doutzen Kroes, Victoria's Secret Swimwear ad, August 2012
Julia Pereira
Julia Pereira, Miami, February 2012
Leeann Rimes
Leeann Rimes, Hawaii, January 4, 2012
Courtney Robertson
Courtney Robertson, Malibu, June 2012
Miranda Kerr
Miranda Kerr, Sydney, Australia, August 2012
Jennifer Nicole Lee
Jennifer Nicole Lee, April 2012
Lauren Stoner
Lauren Stoner, March 2012
Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa Contostavlos, Miami, February 2012
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, Perth, Australia, March 1, 2012
Elle Macpherson
Elle Macpherson, Ibiza, July 2012