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Let These Body Positive Babes Rocking Bikinis Be Your Inspiration for Hot Girl Summer

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Jul 10, 2019 8:21 pm·

By Life & Style Staff

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If you’ve been on in internet, like, at all this summer, you’ve probably already heard about hot girl summer. And what’s a better way to celebrate than with photos of some of the hottest ladies we know? We decided to round up some of our favorite body positive celebrities rocking bikinis and bathing suits, because there’s no better time to hit the beach or the pool than right now. Even Mindy Kaling‘s doing it after shying away from skimpy swimsuit photos in the past! After all, you know what they say about bikini bodies: All you need to do is put a bikini on your body. Check out our fave body posi babes rocking bathing suits in the gallery below.

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Struttin’ It in Stripes

Model Tess Holliday knows she’s got it goin’ on. When she hit the beached in a striped suit and red sunglasses, we went full heart-eyes.

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Lookin’ Like a Snack

The gorgeous star grabbed something delicious between snaps while working on a photo shoot in Mexico, and we’re pretty sure we need to steal this whole look, vibe, mood, everything.

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Jameela Jamil in Starry One-Piece Bathing Suit

Starry Eyed

Actress Jameela Jamil has been vocal about the body positivity movement, pushing other stars like the Kardashians to be more mindful of what they post. We’re super into her silly bathing suit shot.

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Kicking Back

Who isn’t at least a little in love with the sexy Ashley Graham? A bonafide Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, she knows how to work one-piece or two-piece — even with a mouthful of Caesar salad.

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Just a little dip🌊

A post shared by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@ashleygraham) on Sep 20, 2018 at 5:34am PDT

Jump On In

The star has opened up in the past about the harsh comments she received and how she lets them roll off her back. “Someone once told me my thighs were ‘cellulite city,'” she said on Instagram. “But I now realize these thighs tell a story of victory and courage.”

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One-Piece Wonder

When we first met Laverne Cox on Orange is the New Black, she was one of the few characters as glamorous on-screen as she is off. On her Insta, she’s all about showing that trans is always beautiful.

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Snakeskin Suit

One way she does that? By flaunting her bikini and bathing suit photos. The star looks absolutely stunning no matter what she wears — but we love that she’s down to bare it all.

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Going into the weekend like... ... #TransIsBeautiful

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Working It

She frequently posts videos of herself doing all kinds of fun and silly dances. Mama knows how to have fun out in the sun!

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Pretty in Pink

We’re all in awe of Iskra Lawrence‘s bikini bod, but the model made waves when she first started hitting the beach for photo shoots. By the time she became the face of Aerie’s #aeriereal campaign, it was clear she wasn’t going anywhere.

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Bright and Bold

“Feeling real because that ~celluLIT,~ those rolls are cute, that jiggle is sexy, and everybody deserves to feel confident in the skin they’re in,” the model wrote on one of her Instagram posts. “Who we are is what makes us beautiful, not just a beauty ideal.”

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Strong and Stripes

Paralympian Brenna Huckaby also joined in the #aeriereal campaign, flaunting her bikini bod on a trip to the beach. “I love my body for what it is. I love my body for what it looks like,” she shared on Instagram.

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Hi bitch.

A post shared by Lizzo (@lizzobeeating) on Dec 1, 2018 at 1:59pm PST

White Hot

Blame it on her juice! Lizzo‘s body posi journey started about a decade ago. “I’ve been big my whole life. ‘Just deal with it! Just accept your body!’” she says she told herself. “It took a long time. 10 years later, I have a healthy relationship with my body.”

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Totally Glowing

Jessica Simpson has talked a lot about learning to love her body despite all the changes it’s been through, especially now that she’s a mom. “Raising Maxwell makes me realize that I don’t want her to see me beat myself up for things like food choices or numbers on a scale,” she wrote in a blog in 2013.

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Lovely in Lace

The star loves to strut her stuff in a bikini no matter what — and no matter where. Whether she’s hanging out at the beach or just posing for a selfie in her closet, Jessica is killing it.

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Hello, Yellow

Jordyn Woods knows better than anyone that being in the public eye means dealing with the public opinion, but she’s pretty much an expert at letting the hate roll off her back as she does her thing.

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Knot Worried

And when your life looks as fabulous as this, why sweat the small stuff? Instead, you could be sweating out all that negative energy while rocking a tiny two-piece out on some tropical shore.

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Wild and Free

When it comes to comedian Amy Schumer, she’s never been afraid to let it all hang out — both on stage and off. Though she’s a master at self-deprecating humor, there’s no doubt that she’s comfortable in her own skin.

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Paisley Perfection

On National Bikini Day in 2017, the star celebrated in the best way possible — by popping on a two-piece, kicking back on a lounge chair and grinning for the camera. Sometimes the perfect pose is no pose at all.

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Nicole Byer in Snakeskin Print Green Bikini

Lime Green Queen

Comedian Nicole Byer also loves to flaunt her figure in a bikini, but she doesn’t see anything revolutionary about slipping into a swimsuit so that you can spend the day in the water.

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Total Moo’d

Instead, she’s actually started a series of bathing suit photos where she lambasts the trend of calling women brave for showing off their bodies, adding the hashtags #verybrave, #sofatsobrave, #veryfatverybrave, #veryfat and #sofat to her posts.

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Check Mate

“You better believe this #brave #bikini is so stretched out you can barely tell it’s checkered,” she wrote on one pic. “You better believe the black is so stretched out it’s gray. You better believe the spandex holding this together is living on a prayer.”

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Gothic Glam

She’s willing to get creative with what defines a bikini, too. “I warned [my friend] that I wasn’t sure if my #brave bikini top was indeed a bathing suit top,” she joked in one post. “She said, ‘I don’t think it is. It’s mesh and I can see your areolas.'”

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Sarah Herron Holds Surfboard on the Beach

Surf’s Up

Bachelor alum Sarah Herron has admitted that she feels “extremely vulnerable” being photographed in a swimsuit, but she hasn’t let that stop her from doing a photo shoot on the beach and she’s learned not to get too caught up on whether or not a pic is completely 100% flattering.

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Sarah Herron Leans Over in Grey Swimsuit Next to Pool

Great in Grey

“Don’t let the wrong light, a bad angle, an unflattering outfit or a few margs determine your value in this world,” she told her fans in a blog post from May 2018. The founder of SheLift, she aims to inspire all women to head out on adventures — even in bikinis.

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Whitney Way Thore in Blue and Black Bikini

Blue Us Away

No body shame at sea! That’s the motto of the yearly cruise Whitney Thore helps lead, and it’s also the perfect motto for hitting the beach in a bikini. The reality star looked gorgeous and glam in her slicked-back bun and stunners with a mismatched two-piece.

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Whitney Way Thore in Black and Orange Bikini

Beachy Babe

Her show, My Big Fat Fabulous Life, could not be more perfectly named, and it’s clear Whitney loves to live out loud, rock a swimsuit and slam Instagram trolls all at the same time.

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Whitney Way Thore in Black One-Piece Bathing Suit

Classic Chic

“I am criticized for being fat. I am criticized for exercising. Criticized for being happy. Criticized for being unhappy,” the star revealed on Instagram in June. Though she sometimes needs to take time to handle the hate, she always knows her worth.

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Feels like a melon degrees out here 🍉 hahhahahaha you’re welcome. ✌🏾

A post shared by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) on Aug 2, 2018 at 10:47am PDT

Fruity Cutie

Mindy put it best when she took a page of out Office character’s book, putting on an impromptu swimsuit fashion show (at lunch). “IDK who needs to hear this but … 🗣 WEAR A BIKINI IF YOU WANT TO WEAR A BIKINI,” she said simply. Though she admitted she’s been shy about her body int he past, she’s decided not to let that hold her back anymore. Looks like she’s finally joined fellow comedian Nicole in her #brave #bikini life. We stan!

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