World's Sexiest Beaches

From the girls of Ipanema to the wild life in St. Tropez: a photo tour of the globe's hottest beach scenes.

Walk this way: Heading off for the world's sexiest beaches

Tall and tanned and young and lovely: A standard-issue Brazilian beach beauty

Bright lights, big city: Rio's dazzling Ipanema beach

Arrested development: Handcuffs signal louche behavior at St. Tropez's notorious beach bar La Voile Rouge.

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A view from the top: Monterosso, the largest of Italy's Cinque Terre

A view from the top: Monterosso, the largest of Italy's Cinque Terre

Umbrella organization: Rows of man-made shade on the beach at Monterosso

Brave new world: Brits in bikinis hit Newquay Beach in Cornwall.

Smells like teen spirit: A youth movement on the Greek island of Mykonos

Your own private Zakynthos: This Greek isle is tough to get to, but privacy on its beaches is practically guaranteed.

Easy riders: Surfers on Bondi Beach prepare to take their lifeguard exams. (We feel safer already

Lush life: The tropical foliage of Bali's Sanur Beach

Malibu modern: Let's hope they have home owner's insurance.