Bar Refaeli poses for the 2010 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
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Bar pretty in pink as she feels the wind in her face.
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Bar became the first Israeli model to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue two years ago and appeared on the cover of the much acclaimed issue this year.
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She started modeling when she was just eight months old.
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Veteran S.I. photographer Walter Ioss Jr. snaps pictures of Bar early in the morning at an undisclosed location.
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Bar Refaeli strikes a pose.
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Bar Refaeli also poses for video shoot.
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Bar Refaeli poses for pictures sitting on a fishing boat.
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Bar pulls down her bikini strap while being made-up by the crew.
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Along with a team of photographers, Sports Illustrated’s Walter Ioss Jr. shoots on location at the Maldives Islands.
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The SI swimsuit crew has a different morning commute to work.
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The early bird catches the model! The SI swimsuit crew and models are up at 5:45 a.m. shooting.
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An SI swimsuit rookie is photographed.
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SI’s MJ Day Tweets: Yes and YES! We do have this much fun and you do want to be here….Happy Birthday to our TV crew member Julie!!!!
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The crew is made up of several photographers, who all work to make sure the models look perfect in their swimsuits.
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An SI swimsuit rookie brings the shoot indoors under cloudy skies.
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Swimsuit pirates anyone?
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A shot of the beautiful island where Sports Illustrated photographers and models are hard at work shooting the annual swimsuit issue.
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Rough waters and bad weather could affect the last day of shooting.
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Day Tweets about her favorite freshman class of Swimsuit models. Rookie #1 is seen here grabbing the sea pickle.
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Even the cloudiest of skies couldn’t ruin a photo shoot of the gorgeous Bar Refaeli.
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Where the magic happens…A shot of the beach where the photographers capture the models posing in their swimsuits.
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Bar Refaeli and SI’s Mark Bechtel celebrate the shoot with a high five during dinner.
