Way way early this morning, the cover (and bikini-wearing cover model) of the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue was revealed. 25-year-old Russian model and girlfriend of Cristiano Ronaldo, Irina Shayk, takes top honor of having the cover all to herself, after having appeared in the annual issues since as far back as 2007. And just as much as SI's readers want to know who's on the cover, they want to see where the tropical scenes were photographed—for 2011, Irina Shayk posed on beaches around Maui, Hawaii.

The Hawaii issue is a departure (literally) for the magazine, since they are renowned for loving more extravagant, far-flung destinations. Last year's issue—the 2010 one starring Brooklyn Decker on the cover—was set in The Maldives, where the SI crew chilled at a resort with over-the-water bungalows costing upwards of $1,100 per night. ]]> JetSetCD 2011-02-15T09:19:36-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/2/9/1003/31215

In case you haven't noticed (yeah right), there are pictures of hot women in bikinis plastered up all over the place; they're on billboards, payphone booths (where those still exist), in features on TV, and finally—on newsstands. It's all because the much-awaited 2010 Sport Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is out and for sale, and this year, the scenery behind the girls is just as good as the view of tan lines.

So what's the lucky tropical location? The Maldives! The SI team shot the magazine way back in August of last year, and although they gave out clues on Twitter, they stayed clear of giving it all away; that's why you have to buy the magazine. ]]> JetSetCD 2010-02-09T10:25:14-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/10/17/5258/1863

That favorite holiday isle of Indonesia, the tropical paradise that is Bali, almost got a radical new look.

The mostly Muslim country was considering banning the wearing of bikinis in every part of the country as part of an anti-pornography bill being pushed through the Indonesian parliament by some of the more conservative Muslim parties. Which is totally their right, of course--but it probably wouldn't be great for tourism on Bali in particular.

In any case, Bali is mainly Hindu, and plenty of locals there were vowing to simply break the law if the no-bikini rule got passed. Luckily it looks like they won't have to. The bill now contains exemptions for special tourist areas so relax: You can still pack your bikini for Bali.

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Quick, before we have to get back to laboring! Britney Spears watches a pair of buff, shirtless men prepare her beach chair at the Mirage pool in Vegas over the weekend.

Rumor has it Brit may be back to work even faster than planned with a surprise appearance at the Video Music Awards next weekend, the same awards that are delivering our next episode of "The Hills" a whole day early.

But then it's not much of a surprise if there are already rumors about her return to the stage, right?

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Infidelity? What infidelity? Sienna Miller dared photographers to take a closer look as she vacationed with her mother and sister on a yacht off Ibiza this weekend.

The tiny swimsuits of a Mediterranean getaway were paired with cigarettes and glasses of rosé instead of Balthazar Getty, the actor whom Miller has been accused of pulling away from his wife (they are now separated). And, unfortunately for the European tabloids, Miller kept her bikini top on this trip. And they say stars can't learn from their mistakes!

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Amelie would never go somewhere as quirk-free as Malibu: Audrey Tautou gets some sun on the island of Pantelleria, south of Sicily.

After being involved in the debacle of "The DaVinci Code," Tautou went back to movies made in her native French. (We blame Akiva Goldsman.) But she's gearing up to play a local hero -- designer Coco Chanel -- for a new biopic that begins shooting this fall, "Coco avant Chanel." If it's as big as the buzz, she'll be able to afford more nice vacations on the way back from the Oscars.

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Seems we're not the only ones trying to cram in a beach break before summer travel season runs out. Celebs of all stripes are jetting all over in an attempt to catch some rays before, uh, heading back to sunny LA.]]> pbb 2008-08-19T12:00:13-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/