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Is This the Year You Wear a Thong?(Brief Article)

Cosmopolitan

| June 01, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Blame it on Rio...or even Sisqb, but you can't deny that derriere-baring swimwear is superhot this summer. So shed your inhibitions and join the sassy sun bunnies who are strutting their stuff in cheeky thong bikinis. But first, follow our five-step behind-beauty program to get an ass-tounding rear view.

Butt-baring bathing suits used to be a mostly foreign phenomenon, but this season, they're making a splash on our shores. And it's not just because model-of-the-moment Gisele has unleashed a major case of Brazil-mania in the States or that we're all hooked on thong undies. The big reason American women are suddenly eager to bare their bonbons? The slightly naughty check-me-out thrill prancing across the sand scantily clad. Showing more skin is extremely sexy and conve""fidence," says Paula Hermanny "" of VIX Swimwear. Of courses performance any portion of your booty you'll "" cheeks to be smooth and "" ""sure that your moon is ready to be "" "" our five-point beauty and fitness "" get that beautiful behind to the beautiful.

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