Bar Refaeli hits the beach for bikini shoot

Her sculpted body and come hither look have snared Bar Refaeli a movie star boyfriend.

Now the makers of Hurley swimwear are hoping her latest shoot will have an equally impressive effect on their sales figures.

The blonde Israeli, who also models for M&S, dons an animal striped bikini and poses in a pool of water.
Bikini ready: Bar Refaeli need have no concerns about her body in this shoot for swimwear brand Hurley

In a black-and-white photo for the same brand the freckled 23-year-old holds her shirt open to expose a white swimsuit beneath.

Bar signed for Hurley last July and her shoot is meant to 'illustrate a theme of a young woman’s journey and discovery.'

Bar started modelling when she was just eight months old and was recently featured in a poll of the world's most beautiful women.

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She's appeared in campaigns for Victoria's Secret and Ralph Lauren and was the first Israeli to make the cover of iconic Sports Illustrated magazine. She has also appeared on the cover of Elle and GQ.

More recently she has currently been accompanying DiCaprio around the world as he promotes his latest film Revolutionary Road, which also stars Kate Winslet.